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Jun.18.2013
Okay, I'm a movie fanatic, I admit it. I own 'em, I watch 'em multiple times. Odd for a writer to be so fascinated with the silver screen, you say? Not really, I think. The novel - and the short story - have evolved over the years, and while story's the thing (most of the time), and...
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Jan.16.2013
Money is very precious, so waste it notEven a small amount will one day helpNever spend carelessly without cautionAs squandering money brings poverty
Always record your expenditure astutelyAs you can know where went your fundsDue to this tracking, you can finely curtailEvery wasteful expense highly...
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Jan.03.2013
Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas? Give everyone you know on your gift list what they asked for? Did the IPad’s, jewelry, and fresh pieces of clothing pulled from neatly-wrapped boxes flow steadily around the ole’ Christmas tree? Good. Now, how many of those “things” have truly made...
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Oct.02.2012
I was talking recently with one of our nation’s youth (19 years old) when the subject of politics came up, that dreaded word which has sparked many heated debates, especially lately. We were about ten seconds into the conversation when he quickly said, “I don’t like that Romney guy.”
I said, “...
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Sep.18.2012
The Occupy Wall Street movement began in New York last September and quickly spread around the country -- then, inevitably, in the age of instant information, the world. But just as quickly, it petered out.
Here in San Francisco, the protest began the same week the iPhone 4S came out and...
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Aug.13.2012
I will class this as the 'A' list. It starts with James Patterson at $94Million$. I find that I am not on this list. I will grant that there must be a 'B' list. And a 'C'. I - alas - am not on either of these. It is not - I feel - for a lack of striving. Which I will continue to do. Why, this...
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Jul.09.2012
What are we to make of the news that financially besieged Evander Holyfield has been ejected from his 54,000-square-foot mega-mansion near Atlanta? Is he to be pitied or condemned for buying such a monstrosity in the first place?
Both sentiments appear to be in order.
According to...
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Feb.03.2012
As my dad and I walked up to the old man's house I looked around and found myself in awe at the beauty of the Lake Champlain home about 10 miles north of Basin Harbor. You could look out the man's window and see New York State just across the lake. As my father, then about...
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Jan.25.2012
Gotta say, I am partial to Vladimir Nabokov’s family estate, though Gore Vidal’s Italian perch is mighty tempting. Vctor Hugo’s is a close runner-up. In this day-and-age, how many movie deals am I going to need?
Gore Vidal
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Nov.09.2011
My latest focus in my parenting is in finding the joy. No. I contradict myself. My latest focus in my life is in finding the joy. Without the joy there is much to be lost. My son comes home from college. It is a ''reading'' week. Sounds fabulous. I would love it. A week to read. Solely. I imagine...
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