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Somebody, somewhere must’ve said, “Life is Growth.” While we’re alive, we experience change and we learn from it. In the beginning, we start small and grow bigger, learn how to walk, say “Mama,” and run without hitting walls. Why? Because … Continue reading
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The Fifth Estate includes social media, blogs, the internet in general, and all of us. Estates One, Two, and Three The first “three estates” describe the social hierarchy in medieval times. It consisted of the clergy, nobility, and commoners. But … Continue reading
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Found this at auction for $15. No name plate and nothing to that effect inside. It powers on and there’s a trace, but definitely needs help. If I can identify the make and model, I can they try to get … Continue reading
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Whose tacos are worse, Jack In The Box’s hope-there’s-no-one-blocking-the-crapper gut bombs, or the new-kid-on-the-block tacos from Burger King? But first, can you guess which is which? (Trust me. Neither vendor’s product comes across the counter like these!) In my personal … Continue reading
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Our patriots died for the freedoms we so blithely take for granted including free speech, the right to assemble, trial by jury, and the right to bear arms. Many others, around the world, do not have those rights, and have … Continue reading
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Four nights a week, the Central Phoenix Writers Workshop meets to critique and commiserate. A recent Wednesday evening session is pictured above a half hour before the meeting begins. It draws twenty or so writers most of the year, with … Continue reading
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There’s lots of them, of course: punctuation, word choice, active versus passive voice and all that. Here’s one I just figured out: When you’re writing the draft, write the draft. The key point? DON’T EDIT! Just write. Don’t look at … Continue reading
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I earned my first SOTA points a week ago as an activator, and again this morning as a chaser. (My amateur radio call sign is K7EDS.) Activators pack a complete amateur radio station to the summit of a qualifying mountain. … Continue reading
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National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is almost here. [Sounds of gnashing teeth, scribbling pencils, fingernails on mouse pads and, most importantly, the repeated sharp “crack” as the slave driver limbers up his whip.] Since 1999, this annual event has helped … Continue reading