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I Am Shutting Up and Reading
(re-posted from Goodreads)Blue Hearts of Mars is the first book I have signed to read in the Shut Up and Read Group. This is the first YA Science Fiction novel I have read and I am enjoying it so far, which should not be surprising, since it has made it to the quarter finals of…
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A Short Motorcycle Video
I rode to the book store on the Road King, testing the camera, which had too much wind in the audio recording. I added some music from the samples that came with the computer.
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Life, the Feedburner-verse, and Everything
Two weeks ago I started using one Google document to keep track of blog ideas. Yes, I began journaling, though my Google doc journal looks more like a pile of notes than anything readable. There are half-formed revelations, idea snippets typed in with my phone, and cut-and-paste URL sites that I found useful.I know balance…
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Guitar Solos, Editors, and Sweat
MusicCrossfire will be playing at the Guns and Hoses charity event on April 12, 2013 to benefit Crime Stoppers. Last year the Beech Activity Center sold out, so now might be the time to start practicing (every day). As usual, I have about a thousand goals and self imposed deadlines; now it is time to move…
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So Nice
Temperatures reached 85 degrees today in South Central Kansas. Motorcycles rumbled at every intersection I approached. Helmeted, unhelmeted, blue jeans, khakis, or leather; everyone was out today. Mostly I ride on long trips to Colorado or Texas, so tooling around back roads and side streets without a destination was different. Now that I have my…
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The King Needs Juice
One of the first things my dad and I discussed when we took the King off the truck, was the need to winterize it and attach a battery maintainer. I rode the bike a few times, despite the cold, and figured the battery was fine (and it is; I started it up today). Attaching the…
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The Craft of Writing: 7 Magnificent Books
Dragon notebook with a hard cover, heavy duty spiral rings, and quality paper (important, since I am using sharpies). I like bold contrasting colors to break the monotony. I have a large and ever growing collection of books on writing. Today I purchased three books: Self Editing for Fiction Writers (Rennie Browne and Dave King), Write Great Fiction…
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Insanity: The End of Week 2
The greatest thing is confidence… I have followed the program for two weeks, never missing a workout. I quit lifting weights, for now, and have focused on completing the 60 day program. From a scheduling and distraction aspect, the hardest week will be week four, because we are taking a family vacation. I figure that if I…
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Use of Force Myths in Movies and Books
Bulletproof Vests How many times have you seen a hero’s sidekick (we’ll call him Bad Luck Bob) get shot and die, only to learn that he was wearing a bulletproof vest? In a dramatic scene, after the villain is vanquished, the hero goes to his fallen friend. Bob regains consciousness and unzips his FBI windbreaker…
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Fix My Harley – A Brilliant Idea
The final days of January are normally freezing cold in Kansas, but today the temperature reached 71 degrees–about 50 or 60 degrees warmer than usual. It will probably snow tomorrow. Welcome the land of OZ. I took advantage of the warm weather to soak my yard (all dirt) so that it will settle and the builder can bring the…
