Fandango’s Provocative Question #106: What you say vs. How you say it Obviously it’s important what you write about because if there’s no content, no one will bother to read it no matter how brilliantly you write. On the other hand,… Read More ›
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IF YOU WANT TO KEEP BLOGGING, AFFORDABLE PLATFORMS EXIST
I really don’t want to stop blogging. Even if I have to use a different computer — like the Mac rather than the PC — or get an iPad or something else. I need to write. It’s not merely what… Read More ›
ADMIRATION IN THE AGE OF LIARS AND CORRUPTION
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #8 I’m afraid to admire anyone these days. Just when I think I’ve found someone really admirable, I discover that they’ve been abusing women, molesting children, or have a secret fascination with pederasty. So I think… Read More ›
WHO ARE YOU NOW? DIDN’T YOU USED TO BE SOMEONE?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #80 From Fandango, a deep, philosophical question. We need some of those because everything else is about disease or the news. “I saw this question on a site that offers up a bunch of “deep, philosophical” questions and… Read More ›
IF YOU DON’T READ, YOU PROBABLY CAN’T WRITE – Marilyn Armstrong
Blogging Insights # 34 – Reading QUESTION Do you think that reading is an important prerequisite for writing well? If so, what kind of reading material inspires or affects your writing? I never took a writing course. .I never wanted… Read More ›
HOISTED ON A WHAT? Marilyn Armstrong
Last night I said to Garry “Aha! He is hoisted upon his own petard!” And Nat Helms wrote a piece about Trump hoisted on his own petard. But really, how many of us have the slightest idea what a petard… Read More ›
THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE SMALL PRINT – Marilyn Armstrong
The biggest lie we tell all the time is that when we check the box at the bottom we are agreeing to an interminable list of conditions that basically say whatever they say. What we know is if we do… Read More ›
MORE ABOUT SURVIVAL VS. VALOR – Marilyn Armstrong
We were watching a rerun of NCIS, an episode from a few years ago. The victim had given her life to protect others and her country’s secrets. “She didn’t have to do it,” McGee pointed out. “No,” said Gibbs. “She… Read More ›
A WORD MEANS JUST WHAT I CHOOSE IT TO MEAN by HUMPTY DUMPTY
‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ‘The question… Read More ›
BALLS, NERVE, AND חוצפה – Marilyn Armstrong
“You’re one tough broad,” my friend told me. I recognized this as a compliment. Maybe you have to come from New York or New Jersey to “get it,” but I got it. “Tough” includes brave, determined, and hard to kill…. Read More ›
WHO SAID LIFE IS FAIR? – Marilyn Armstrong
With shock and grief, I hear the wailing of betrayed youth. They have made the awfulest Big Discovery. Life is unfair. You work hard, perform brilliantly yet wind up bruised and forgotten. Then again, you might find yourself famous, rich,… Read More ›
PASS THE SANDPAPER. I’M BUFFING. – Marilyn Armstrong
Buff has lately come to mean “handsome guy.” For me, it’s wood finishing. Especially the kind of sandpaper or buffing cloth I need to get the wood as silky as I can. I used to do a lot of that… Read More ›
