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10.17.15 ‘What do you think is so bad about ‘girl’?
This is a request for reevaluation of the use of the word “girl” for human beings who are clearly “women.”
Read MoreCuriosity Quills
Very kind of Curiosity Quills to include me in their Blogging from A to Z list! https://curiosityquills.com/j-is-for-jason-purdy-and-randee-dawn/
Read MoreA Love Song for Howard Jones: Why Pop Lyrics Matter to the Teens We Are and the Adults We Become
The world teaches us to think that life is full of limitations The world tries to make us think that there are loads of limits — “Conditioning,” Howard Jones Two things happened in the world of music during the week of March 23, neither of which had anything to do with one another – unless you…
Read More1.20.15 ‘Something like 500 hours of radio and TV’
Who says science fiction can’t be funny? “Nothing really new has been created since the Overlords came… There’s nothing left to struggle for and there are too many distractions and entertainments. Do you realize that every day something like 500 hours of radio and TV our out over the various channels? If you went without…
Read MoreGood news: My writing group is preparing to start meeting again. Bad news: I haven't done any fresh writing since we last met. This should be an incentive, but it keeps feeling like the last Jenga piece you pull before the whole tower collapses in. More later today, possibly.
Read MoreSeem a little off this morning; forgot to put on my FitBit (long story there) to work out, and haven't had caffeine. Will try and post a little later once the brain is back up to running speed. That said, watched a segment (while working out) on free divers. Amazing stuff, holding your breath over…
Read MoreOscars today. Things will be crazy busy. Get back atcha on Friday.
Read MoreSinging a new tune
Ever do something as a hobby, then try to take it to the next level and feel like you're a little out of your depth? That was me last night: Jumping into a full-blown a capella female chorus, and doing my best to tread water. I've been dabbling in choruses for a couple of years…
Read MoreMaking a list, maybe getting back to it later
Ah, yes, the return to the normal routine. Mine tends to include lists. I'll think of things as I get up in the morning and before I know it, there's a list of things to do for the day — but it feels like at the start of the year these lists are even longer.…
Read MoreReleasing stories into the wild
There is something unseemly in the practice of self-promotion. Oh, I'll give it to you — in America today we're taught that the individual is No. 1, and that in order to get ahead you need to know how to sell yourself. Brands! Marketing! Business! Faster, pussycat, sell, sell, sell! Yet it is uncomfortable to…
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