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Gratified
Loralee Mendez contacted me out of the blue today, thanks to the power of the Internet. She teaches at a local branch of Southwestern Michigan College and had found the book I wrote a few years back, The Square Root
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What Can I Tell You
There are times I want to discontinue my blog, shut down my web site, and regain anonymity. During these times, I chafe under the daily grind of writing in a public venue such as the Internet. Why bother, I wonder.
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News Outlets
We stopped at the gas station on our way to breakfast yesterday morning to buy the Sunday Chicago Tribune.
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Yogi Deciphered
New York Yankees catcher and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra has moved on to other endeavors, but his one liners of yesterday still crack everybody up. Even if you didn’t know at the time who said it, you’ve probably heard
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Two for the Record
A few days ago I wrote about my stack of unfinished books, attributing my inability to completing them to “Reader’s Block.” Then I became inspired, maybe because I called myself out in public.
What I mean by ‘inspired’ is that
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Sayings
At heart I’m a romantic. Brilliant sunsets and well-performed piano concertos and mushy Valentine’s Day cards and unexpected kisses unravel me. I become toast.
At the same time, I’m prone to the hokey saying for inspiration in my everyday life.
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Reader’s Block
They are stacked in their own neat little corner, almost like children who have been given a time out. And what these ten books have in common is that I’ve read approximately two/thirds of each and then set the work
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Headlines
The primary job of headlines in a newspaper is to entice the reader to read the entire article and to sum its contents in several words, in case the reader passes on. Good headlines usually include some double meaning or
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Cartoon Politics
Last night’s news broadcasts reported that Vice President Richard Cheney finally assumed personal responsibility for his negligence last week regarding the hunting incident where his friend was injured. I could certainly find more grist for my blog with this turn
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Reader Interest
I had been out of town and returned to find an email from a faithful reader of my blog. “Did you get food poisoning from your recipe article or are you just getting lazy?” it read. It addressed a dilemma
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