From Sunday Stealing: 1. How long have you been blogging? I founded Colloquium in March 2005. 2. Any advice to beginners? It it best to establish your own domain from…
That’s what Alan Jackson asked us in song shortly after September 11, 2001.
Each year, the anniversary brings back the memories, images and sense of being unable to awaken from a horrifying nightmare.
For us Baby Boomers, there have been a lot of moments during our lives which cause us to periodically query each other about our memories and perceptions of world-altering events. Where were you when . . .
John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated?
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Neil Armstrong walked on the moon?
Nixon resigned?
John Lennon died?
Ronald Reagan was shot?
the space shuttle exploded?
the 1989 quake hit?
“Where were you when the first plane hit?” Note that no one ever asks quizzically, “What plane?”
A writing exercise makes its way through the blogosphere periodically: “Pick a book of fiction you’d never read (e.g., if you read sci-fi, pick a romance). Open to a random…
Each Sunday, Sunday Stealing rips off a meme from another blogger — giving full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and invites everyone to…
My question for this edition: Did you watch Governor Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech? What did you think of it? What do you think about her candidacy? Is she qualified and…
Each Sunday, Sunday Stealingrips off a meme from another blogger — giving full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and invites everyone to play…
I saw it coming, but made up my mind I would hold out until BigBob said something. And then, a few weeks ago, he asked the question: “Is there really…
My question for this edition: Can you believe that Labor Day weekend is here already? Did your summer fly by? What was the best part of the summer for you…
Becca started a terrific meme at Write on Wednesday: The Writing Style Meme. In honor of the beginning of the school year and, for those of us no longer in…
“Matt,” as he is known to his teachers and classmates, begins his high school junior year tomorrow, but we’ll be renting a larger tux for this year’s prom. He needed…
“Authentic” simply means genuine, real, not phony or copied. It is a word that has, unfortunately, become a cliched “buzz word” and, along the way, one of my least favorite.…
1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was teriyaki chicken, rice, and potstickers, accompanied by good lunchtime conversation with a colleague. 2. Shopping is something I intensely dislike.…
We all seemed to have insomnia last Friday night. I snapped these about 3:00 a.m., as #1Son and Buddy were having a very serious middle-of-the-night conversation.
“Five Reasons Why Blogging Improves Your Writing” are advanced at Daily Writing Tips: You’ll get into the habit of writing regularly; Instant feedback lets you know how you’re doing; Having…
~~ One of the Top 5 Picks Chosen by the August 8, 2008, WOOF Contest Contestants ~~ If a tree falls in the forest, but no one hears it, does…
My question for this edition: In California, drivers are prohibited from using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle unless they use a hands-free device. In other words, on…
One of my favorite bloggers, Becca, of Becca’s Byline, launched a new site a few weeks ago. Write on Wednesday is, according to Becca’s introduction, “a place to gather if…
Another blogger recently wrote about the joys and frustrations associated with a collaborative writing project. With regard to the development of a fictional character when several writers have input into…
Perhaps this series will never be concluded so long as the creative ways in which people use the Internet and the true impact of the information disseminated via the web…
I have an ongoing love-hate relationship with “the little village of Lodi,” as Paul Zimmerman referred to it regularly when writing about local events in the Lodi News-Sentinel while I…
The Fourth of July is almost here and many Americans, including me, are on vacation this week in conjunction with the holiday. So this week, instead of writing and publishing…
My question for this edition: Do you think that Don Imus should have been allowed to return to the radio airwaves following his dismissal last year? And what do you…
Appetizer What is the weather like today where you live? Digusting. There are hundreds of wildfires burning throughout California and the smoke has been hanging in the air for days…