2008
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The Best Comic Books
In response to a comment from last week’s post on comics, I have compiled a short list of comics that are definitely worth reading. Many of these titles can be found at your public library in the Graphic Novel section. This is how I discovered many of these titles. Watchmen by Allan Moore and Dave…
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First Draft Done
I finished the first draft of my novel last week. It clocks in at 233 pages and is 76,305 words long. I was aiming for 80,000 – 100,000 words so I came pretty close. When I write, I let the story just come out naturally. It’s like a journey and I can tell when the…
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Comics at the Library
I love the public library. At any one point in time, I usually have a dozen things checked out. Libraries have more than just books too. They have DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs, audio books, and comic books. Yes, comic books. I enjoy comic books but it can be an expensive hobby. When I was a teenager,…
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Why Should We Look at Story?
If I asked you what you did today, what would you say? Think about it for a moment. There are really only a handful of choices to keep the conversation going. 1) You could pick one event of your day and try to relate that experience in detail. 2) You could give a quick brief…
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Why Do You Throw Bottles?
I have been to lots of concerts. I really enjoy live music and I respect the musicians who tour around to give us a good show. The one thing I don’t understand at these shows is the audience. There are always a few people in the audience who seem to have absolutely no respect for…
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Myth Revisited
Last April I wrote a blog entry entitled Global Warming Myth. I just reread it and it is amazing how it still resonates. Last April, we were getting record low temperatures and snow. Up until last week, I thought it was now spring. Except, we seem to be getting a repeat of last year’s weather.…
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Ladies First
Hip-hop is a culture that everyone can participate in. But where are the ladies? They are severely underrepresented in this genre. Why is that? XM radio 65 explored this topic all weekend. The extended the Ladies First radio program to celebrate everything female in hip-hop. It was nice to hear all the great songs from…
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The Promotion of Human Welfare
I read this great essay and within it was this quotation, “…it would be far more socially beneficial to induce men to accept the promotion of human welfare on earth as their major purpose in life.” That is beautiful! Think about it for one moment. Imagine what would happen if everyone looked out for one…
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What is Story?
A Myth is simply a story that tries to explain the way the world works. We behave in certain ways due to the myths that we support. Myths, in and of themselves, have nothing to do with religion. Myths transcend religion and affect each and everyone one of us, whether we have religious convictions or…
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Extent of My Vocabulary
I read somewhere that Shakespeare had a vocabulary of over 30,000 words. Apparently, this is a huge amount and most people don’t have such an extensive vocabulary. This got me thinking about the size and content of my vocabulary. So I’ve decided I am going to measure my vocabulary. The problem is, I’m not sure…