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What is justice? How did things get to be the way they are? Where do we go from here? Community and individuality, civilization and law, politics and tradition, reason and science, ritual and freedom, mercy and making a difference -- these are the issues that will determine our future.
Lately, there's been a bunch on here about writing, blogging, family, and marriage.
And then, on other days, it will just be blather -- but at least it will be in my voice.
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Inspired by an Image – Windows
The assignment for day 4 of the Writing101 class which I took recently was to take one image and be inspired by it and then write about it. At first, I was not moved by any of the ones that … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Freelancing, Independent Business, Writing
Tagged #Writing101, family, Field Inspections, grandparents, inspiration, old houses, photography, travel, windows, writing
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An Idea Bank for Writers
One of the things that distinguishes writers from non-writers is that writers will often have notebooks, scraps of paper, and other places full of thoughts (because the thoughts simply must be written down before they escape or before the writer’s … Continue reading
Posted in General Sharing, Writing
Tagged #amwriting, #Writing101, gratitude, idea bank, journal, journaling, letting go, one sentence per day, quotes, writer's block, writing
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20 Things I Learned from My Recent Trip to Nashville
One of the assignments in the Writing101 class from WordPress was to write a list. While I did that assignment already, I have always been a big list-maker, so here is another list. In a few days, my wife will … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General Sharing, Writing
Tagged #Writing101, cats, family, Nashville, St Thomas West, surgery, things learned, things to take on a trip, travel, travel supplies, trip, Wife
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Love is …
For some people, love is something you fall into like a lake or a mud puddle after the rain. For some people, love is something you fall out of like a sandbox after the other pushes you one time too … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Writing
Tagged #amwriting, #Writing101, family, Love, one word prompt, writing
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Things I Have Learned — Lists of What Matters and What Does Not
Today’s writing assignment for #Writing101 from the Blogging University is a post of Lists. The choices were things I like, things I’ve learned, and things I wish. While this is primarily the 2nd choice, a bit of the 3rd will … Continue reading
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Tagged #Writing101, 10 Things That Matter, character, companions, family, friends, Goals, health, laughter, passion, relaxation, rest, values, What I've Learned, Whimsy
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