All right that's enough of that. Where's my pen and that outline?
Word for the Week
Solitude
- being solitary or alone
- seclusion
- a secluded place
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
A Room of My Own with a Clear View
I once avoided Sister Solitude. I didn't want to be alone with my thoughts. I would find a television, a friend, or a phone call. In the past, even one of my most cherished pastimes, reading a book, could be a means to escape her quiet presence. An author may be physically absent, but their thoughts prove good company during the act of reading. All that to say, with two kids and an extremely budgeted schedule of time to myself (mostly stolen from sleep's embrace), today, a little solitude sounds pretty darn good. Oh, the error of youthful ignorance!
All right that's enough of that. Where's my pen and that outline?
Word for the Week
Solitude
All right that's enough of that. Where's my pen and that outline?
Word for the Week
Solitude
Monday, August 20, 2007
Because I'm in search of inspiration....
Do you think that Leonardo da Vinci, painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, etc. ever had a day, when he sat down to sketch or begin work on his latest project only to find that he was, well, stumped?
Word for the Week
genius
great creative capacity and mental ability or a person posessing these qualities
Word for the Week
genius
great creative capacity and mental ability or a person posessing these qualities
Monday, August 06, 2007
Newark Killings Play Out Another Scene In America's Continuing Tragedy
Yahoo! News Story - Killings of students shock Newark
Cory Booker should be given credit for making the best of a seemingly irretrievable situation. His taking the job of mayor in Newark, N.J. appears to be the equivalent of launching a hopeless search and rescue mission. The man has courage, something rarely seen in this political age. If as his detractors claim, he's an opportunistic political climber, I'd say that he'll definitely have earned whatever they believe he's after by the time he exits the position of mayor in Newark.
Word for the Week
cruicible
--a container made of a heat resistant substance, as graphite, for melting ores, metals, etc.
--a severe test or trial
from Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
Killings of students shock Newark - Yahoo! News
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Monday, July 16, 2007
Monday, July 02, 2007
Pondering the Supreme Court's 5-4 Ruling:Can Desegregation Occur Without Race-Based Regulation?
The fact that in 2007, we continue to wage a war against the remnants of our nation's race based transgressions boggles the mind. More stunning than this, the Supreme Court handed down a decision last week, which I believe undermined decades of work and progress. Diversity, does and must, encompass more than the question of how many, black, white, asian, latino/latina, etc. bodies occupy a classroom. However, given our country's history regarding racial justice, to favor other factors and exclude race, in the name of fairness seems more than disingenuous.
Race and class in the United States are so intimately linked, and the funding provided our schools so dependent on the class of the people in their community, that it almost always proves true that a predominantly, Black, Latino, or other minority, public school is inevitably a poor one;they lack the financial resources to provide some of the things we now consider mandatory for a proper education, up to date computers, internet access, the most current curriculum resources which often include, CDs, DVDs and other new media. Given this truth, using an ideal as amorphous as diversity, as the basis of future integration efforts, and the equitable distribution of opportunity and resources proves a disingenuous, empty gesture. This decision may be the undoing of the legislative progress, so hard won by the Civil Rights Movement.
Word for the Week
Diversity: dissimilarity; difference; variety
Race and class in the United States are so intimately linked, and the funding provided our schools so dependent on the class of the people in their community, that it almost always proves true that a predominantly, Black, Latino, or other minority, public school is inevitably a poor one;they lack the financial resources to provide some of the things we now consider mandatory for a proper education, up to date computers, internet access, the most current curriculum resources which often include, CDs, DVDs and other new media. Given this truth, using an ideal as amorphous as diversity, as the basis of future integration efforts, and the equitable distribution of opportunity and resources proves a disingenuous, empty gesture. This decision may be the undoing of the legislative progress, so hard won by the Civil Rights Movement.
Word for the Week
Diversity: dissimilarity; difference; variety
Monday, June 25, 2007
The impulse to create is a huge part of the human experience. We make families, works of art and feats of engineering, both functional and dysfunctional, as we endeavor create that which is meaningful and/or useful in our lives.
Word for the Week
Impulse
incitement to action arising from a state of mind or an external stimulus
Source: Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
Word for the Week
Impulse
incitement to action arising from a state of mind or an external stimulus
Source: Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
Monday, June 18, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Million Dollar Question: What Characteristic Distinguishes Good Writers from Great Writers and The Published from the Unpublished?
Answer: Persistence
Over the years, persistence is a trait which I've acquired in vast amounts. Without persistence, many of the great experiences that I've had as a writer never would have occurred. I never would have been published in my local paper, or completed two chapbooks, or had the opportunity to publish this blog. So when I grow weary and I can't see the next possibility, I remember that if I intend to reach my goal, I must be "incessant and unrelenting" in my pursuit. I must be persistent.
Word for the Week
per·sist·ent [ pər sístənt ]
adjective
Definition:
1. continuing despite problems: tenaciously or obstinately continuing despite problems or difficulties
2. incessant or unrelenting: existing or
Over the years, persistence is a trait which I've acquired in vast amounts. Without persistence, many of the great experiences that I've had as a writer never would have occurred. I never would have been published in my local paper, or completed two chapbooks, or had the opportunity to publish this blog. So when I grow weary and I can't see the next possibility, I remember that if I intend to reach my goal, I must be "incessant and unrelenting" in my pursuit. I must be persistent.
Word for the Week
per·sist·ent [ pər sístənt ]
adjective
Definition:
1. continuing despite problems: tenaciously or obstinately continuing despite problems or difficulties
2. incessant or unrelenting: existing or
Monday, May 14, 2007
A Multi-leveled Labyrinth Holds The Muse
As we practice the craft of writing, some days it proves a frustration and others a delight. Writing can become like finding one's way through a multi-level labyrinth. Think in terms of the space which is fabled to have held the Minotaur. However, unlike the home of the Minotaur, a writer's labyrinth is not static; it is ever-changing. The lighting within it ebbs, grows and flows as we seek our destination. Each corner holds a new and different treasure. When we solve the puzzle and exit the space, we are eager to move on to the next challenge.
Word for the Week
labyrinth
an intricate structure containing winding passages hard to follow without losing one's way; maze
Source: Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
Word for the Week
labyrinth
an intricate structure containing winding passages hard to follow without losing one's way; maze
Source: Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
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