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I love my blog but I know it needs a lot of work.There is so much I’m still learning about blogging so whenever I see a contest where some of the prizes will help to develop your blog, I’m all Continue reading Chance to win More than $6000 in Prizes
The average American gains 7 pounds during the holidays. Will you?
When I read it, I don’t wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write. I knew that there was one thing I wanted to be and that was a writer. Culture’s worth huge, huge risks. Without Continue reading Norman Mailer quotes In Memorium
One of the most feared expressions in modern times is “The computer is down.”~ Norman Augustine Yesterday, I had what I thought was a major computer problem, but instead it was very minor…my modem somehow got unplugged. The panic I Continue reading The Most Feared Expression
The smell of ink is intoxicating to me – others may have wine, but I have poetry. ~Abbe Yeux-verdi Today I posted two Billy Collins poems for you to listen too, it is nice to have poetry read out loud Continue reading The Intoxication of Ink
“The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking”Brooks Atkinson I think I started very young taking pictures. I have a Continue reading Me and My Camera
Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.– William J.H. Boetcker This is a difficult one because it’s hard to see other writers succeed and not Continue reading Improving Personal Success
“It’s better to burn out than it is to rust” Neil Young I had to talk about Neil Young today after an amazing concert at the Wells Fargo Theatre in Denver. Thirty-six years after the above live concert, Neil Young Continue reading Neil Young Rocks Denver