What day is it?
It’s Friday. You know what that means. Yep, time for me to bestow upon you the new bits of knowledge I acquired this week. Think you can handle the excitement? I think you can. Let’s go!
I learned this week…
…that my skin isn’t nearly as thick as I thought. Or maybe it’s just that I’ve had enough of the cyber-anonymity induced nastiness that seems to have inflicted everyone with a keyboard and an internet connection. I think it’s time to bring back basic human civility.
…that I should never make the mistake of illegally parking in the capital city of Lithuania.
…that Utah governor and presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman plays piano (he used to play keyboards in a band called Wizard back in the day), likes Cherry Garcia ice cream, and is a fan of the Grateful Dead. I think the good people of Utah have been holding out on us.
…that the idea of Texas Governor Rick Perry becoming a contender for the top office makes me want to vomit and move to Europe. I was okay with him as long as he stayed in Austin, hidden from view, but to unleash him on the entire country…well, we might as well just lie down in the street and await the coming apocalypse. Doesn’t make sense, does it? I can’t explain it myself.
…that I am to be the grandmother of a bouncing baby girl.
…that I seriously regret complaining about the frigid temperatures and ice we were plagued with just six short months ago. I sincerely apologize to my Karma and beg forgiveness – and relief from the suffocating heat.
…that not writing every day doesn’t make me any less of a writer. Distractions are a good thing. In moderation, of course.
…that sometimes you just need to get the hell out of dodge.
…that “The cliché “start your novel with action” has a flaw—and it’s a major one: What good is the action if it isn’t grounded in context that’s important to the story or draws you to the main character? It’s much, much better to start your story with tension, like a character conflict or a character who’s not getting what he wants. This gives the reader a reason to feel connected.” – Brian Klem, Writer’s Digest
…that MTV turned thirty this week. In its inception, MTV was innovative and just plain cool. It certainly shaped my exposure to popular music. Now, thirty years later, is it still as ground breaking? Well, you will just have to wait for my upcoming blog to find out my thoughts on this. And I have lots of thoughts on this subject. Shocking, right?
…that nothing beats my homemade sauce after eating out for a week
….that I am captivated by this face and the sage intelligence I see lurking behind his eyes. I wonder what is he thinking? What has he seen in his lifetime behind bars? If he could talk, what would he tell us about ourselves?
Of Bears and Boating 