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Friday, April 5, 2013

Well, that's about it.

After agonizing for days and weeks, I sent the following message to a fellow Blogit veteran the other day, after she offeed me porfessional help writing an E-Book to try to dip some money ot of that stream. And I quote. "Should I ask for such help in future, remind me that I am telling you now that... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

PING

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Passing of Benzinha, a former/long-time Blogit member

I read today on Faceboook that our Benzinha, (aka April Romo de Vivar) has succumbed after a long and contentious battle with lung cancer in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Please take the time to read her old posts and her Facebook material as well. She was a passionate pursuer of personal liberties, animal... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas all!

And for you lucky ones, Merry Boxing Day as well. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Japanese music videos/"Char" vs. "Hotei"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6X-qLXycnE&feature=related Holy smokes! Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Texting and cell-phoning and the classroom.

I've been teaching adults in a structured (and non-correctional-facility) setting now for over a year. I have encounteed in myself what seems to be an unreasonably severe reaction to two things (well, three, but number three is unrelated; later, shall we?). What are my nemeses? Use of cell devices... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Was thinking the other day...(grind smoke grind wheeze grind grind)

Truth is what you discover and can prove and reproduce, or it has been reproduced. Answers are things we get to settle questions. If the truth does not meet the paramters of a question, the question needs to be reframed, or the truth will be discarded. If we ask bad questions, or our leaders set our... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Aw, come-on...

Doesn't anyone believe in separation of Church and State? At least some folks are willing to admit they believe government needs religious (their religion) guidance; I admire their honesty, but their naiveté and sometimes vehement vitriol scare the bejesus out of me. Pun intended. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Roll call...who's still out there?

I realize I have been gone, and that is because I have realized that I am not and will not become an author, and my social conspirators have largely disappeared. Life has been very interesting, and spending the couple of hours a night I used to on blogging about it no longer seems as vital. So, if... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

What have you been doing? All your life?

I challenged one of our emritii to list what she has done for a living over her lifetime, and I extend that challenge here to YOU. What would a list of your life's various occupations (for a living, or at least your only disposable income) include? To salt the pot, mine: Lifeguard/dock hand on a... Sign in to see full entry.

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