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Mar.09.2013 Investments and Rewards The biggest investment that I made in life was on my books. The books that I loved to read were the books that I immediately bought more of and sent them to everyone. If a story inspired me in any way, I’d share it. Sometimes I bought up to 10 copies at a time, or I'd even go as far as...	Dec.07.2012 Wintour of Dissonance The rumour that instead of Barack Obama being in Vogue it might well be the other way round ended up as a whimper. The possibility of Anna Wintour being sent to the United Kingdom as the US ambassador might have been a mere tantaliser, but it would not be a coup. You could be a banker, a...
Feb.28.2012 Kidnapped Swimsuit! Reward Offered! Yesterday in Berkeley, a woman's green swimsuit was taken from a shower at the local pool. The incident occurred post-swim. Whoever took the suit is now in a lot of hot water. After swimming laps, Ms. Swimmer (who shall remain anonymous to protect her identity) suffered a memory lapse and...	Aug.08.2011 From 100% on a Short Story to Parade Captain! This last weekend I had a highlight in my writing career: I was a parade captain in the Gull Lake Centennial parade. Gull Lake, SK, Canada is here: It's the town where I graduated from high school in 1985 (I attended Tompkins school from K-9) and learned that heavy metal is the greatest music...
Jul.29.2010 Instant Reward vs. Long-term Benefits “Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.” ~ Author Unknown Yesterday I had the best time talking to my daughter and two of her little friends, as they were telling me what they want to be when they grow up. Although Princess was definitely on top of the chart, the...	Nov.06.2009 What We Don't Get What We Don’t Get My fantasy goes something like this: I enter a poetry contest and win first prize. The famous Duke professor/ poet or the North Carolina Poet Laureate phones me personally to inform me of the good news. He says I wish I had written it myself! I call every person I...
Jul.28.2009 DOs and DON’Ts for Writing this Summer I always find it hard to focus on writing when the weather is (finally) gorgeous. Of course, this week in Seattle, it’s a little toasty (okay, it’s freaking HOT: 94 currently — forecast of 97 tomorrow). But whether you’re enjoying the weather or trying to escape it, summer can generally be tough...	Sep.26.2008 Things I learned as a child Leadership is more important today than ever before in our history. The rapid pace of change in technology, economics and a whole host of other factors, globalization, changing social expectations, and changing demographics of the work force place greater than ever demands on leaders...