I say this often enough to bore people, but it’s true. You can learn something from anybody. Even if it’s only what not to do. In fact, I think the “what not to do” lessons are the most valuable because […]
Month: January 2021
These Word Wednesdays
Have to confess that rather than writing consistently to start the year, it’s been stops and starts. Quick bursts of output and then days of dormancy. Since I don’t want to bore anyone more than they might already be, all […]
A Procrastination Fascination
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” Douglas Adams Is procrastination part of human nature? Is it inherent in who we are? Is it part of the base code that forms the programming […]
Teenager Nation
I started writing a post about accountability this morning and completely lost steam after my initial zeal and cup of coffee ran out. Although there seemed to be a decently strong thread running through it, I deleted it and decided […]
The Active Voice
I didn’t post anything on Monday, and I’m kind of glad that I didn’t. Because it more than likely would’ve been a video of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech or perhaps one of a hundred […]
The Hill
I’d planned to post a poem this morning since Word Wednesday was pre-empted by the Inauguration, but there’s nothing that I could post that would be better than the poem Amanda Gorman read yesterday, “The Hill We Climb”. So, I […]
It’s A New Dawn… It’s A New Day
I’ve never paid that much attention to Inauguration Day before. Usually, there’s work to be done, deadlines to be met, and various responsibilities that keep me from spending much time thinking about it. In the past, I spend the day […]
The Sound Of Silence
I hadn’t planned to take a two week break from blogging to start 2021, but here we are. It’d be nice to say it was some sort of social media cleanse – because that sounds like a rather trendy, yet […]