I sat down at 9 PM to get started in earnest on my new story, “The Graveyard” shift, and I ended up writing the first two sections, 1,500 words in an hour and a half. And it felt pretty good. I’ve outlined something like 16 sections to the story, an assuming they are all roughtly…
One person’s junk is another person’s gems. I have my Grandfather’s old manual Royal typewriter and I love it. It’s a portable typewriter, and I remember playing with this thing when I was just a little kid. It needs to be cleaned up a bit and it needs a new ribbon, but one day, I…
A friend told me that the tradition of “siestas” in Europe may be waning, and I checked online, and sure enough that appears to be the case, at least in Spain. According to a BBC news article: But the country’s corporate culture now spurns the idea of daytime dozing as being unproductive, and the siesta…
A friend told me that the tradition of “siestas” in Europe may be waning, and I checked online, and sure enough that appears to be the case, at least in Spain. According to a BBC news article: But the country’s corporate culture now spurns the idea of daytime dozing as being unproductive, and the siesta…
There is a great bit by Bing Crosby and Jimmy Durante called, “You’ve Gotta Start Off Each Day with a Song”, which is one of the funniest things I’ve heard. It’s a song-and-banter kind of thing that was common back in the golden age of radio, but it’s great. There’s another bit with Bing and…
I’ve wondered this for a long time, but never really thought to look into it. Until tonight, after shaving. Apparently, I’m not the only one who has asked this question. My search came up with several blogs asking essentially the same question, but with no good answer. As best as I can figure from the…
I’ve wondered this for a long time, but never really thought to look into it. Until tonight, after shaving. Apparently, I’m not the only one who has asked this question. My search came up with several blogs asking essentially the same question, but with no good answer. As best as I can figure from the…
Sitting in a meeting this afternoon, I got a great idea for a story, and it immediately caught fire with me. When I got back to my office, I jotted down the idea so I wouldn’t forget. I even have a working title, “The Graveyard Shift”. So enthusiastic am I about this story, that I…
I woke up around 1 AM and got up to get a drink of water. I wandered into the office and checked the latest headlines, and was happy to see that 12 of the 13 miners trapped by a mine explosion in West Virgina were found alive. Good news! I went back to bed. When…
I woke up around 1 AM and got up to get a drink of water. I wandered into the office and checked the latest headlines, and was happy to see that 12 of the 13 miners trapped by a mine explosion in West Virgina were found alive. Good news! I went back to bed. When…
I was reading this book shortly after getting back from vacation in November. There is a lot of funny stuff in this book, but one passage in particular made me burst out laughing, mainly due to the nature of the subject. I received a few strange glances, laughing so hard at something contained within a…
I was reading this book shortly after getting back from vacation in November. There is a lot of funny stuff in this book, but one passage in particular made me burst out laughing, mainly due to the nature of the subject. I received a few strange glances, laughing so hard at something contained within a…