ShareYour World – 18th April Let me start this post by saying that I am done with COVID, but it doesn’t seem to be done with me. I have good and bad days. This wasn’t a good one, nor was yesterday… Read More ›
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INTUITION?
Blogging Insights – NF # 62 : Intuition What do you need to be a writer? This one offers you just one sentence: intuition. Well, hot flash. I takes a bit more than intuition. Far be it for me to… Read More ›
THESE WERE THE YEARS THAT WERE. REALLY.
In May 1969, I had a baby boy. I sang “Come a little closer to my breast” originally sung by the Holy Modal Rounders though made famous by other covering singers including the Incredible String Band, I bumped into them… Read More ›
WHY DID YOU TAKE THAT PICTURE? – Marilyn Armstrong
“Why did you take that picture?” I was startled. No one ever asked me before. Photographers usually know the answer and non-photographers don’t think to ask. It gave me pause to think about the arts and what they mean to… Read More ›
INSPIRED: WHY I WRITE WHILE YOU PREFER GOLF – Marilyn Armstrong
Wednesday RDP – INSPIRE A friend asked me why I do this, why I blog. So I asked her why she plays golf. This is an evergreen post for me. I’ve modified a bit with each iteration, but it says something… Read More ›
WHY I WRITE WHILE YOU PLAY GOLF
A friend asked me why I do this, why I blog. So I asked her why she plays golf. This is an evergreen post for me. I’ve modified a bit with each iteration, but it says something that’s fundamentally true… Read More ›
SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION
A friend asked me why I do this, why I blog. So I asked her why she plays golf. We do what we do because we love it, need it. Or both. Because, despite the fact the many bloggers pretend they… Read More ›
IF YOU WANT IT BAD ENOUGH
The biggest and most damaging lie we tell our kids is this: “If you want it bad enough and work really hard, you can achieve anything.” We all bought into it as kids. Even though life has taught us it’s not true,… Read More ›
Buying the Big Lie
I posted about this subject a while back, but yesterday, when we were out visiting friends, the conversation over dinner turned to chasing dreams versus using your abilities. Both Garry and Jim have spent their lives working in media, though… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 