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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Five Things: Blogging Expectations

One of the truely worrisome aspects of blogging is having high expectations for your success. Here are five expectations that could cause the casual blogger to become discouraged and quit the whole idea of blogging.

Favorite quotes on the notion of God

“Any allegiance to a deity or concept or universal principal which put obedience above decent behavior toward an innocent human being <is> evil. “ — Dan Simmons “If God (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/God) existed (a question concerning which Jubal maintained a meticulous intellectual neutrality) and if He desired to be worshiped (a proposition which Jubalfound inherently [...]

Sunday Writing Prompts #2

One of my favorite television series ever was Ray Bradbury Theater. I loved the variety of genres it presented and was a treasure trove of ideas for writing. Basing work on that of others has never frightened me, after all most everything has already be written about. Coming up with new ideas is the hard [...]

My first job.

My first true work experience was in retail, Target to be exact. I was an overnight replenishment monkey hired on for the holiday season and I wound up sticking around for about 8 years. By the time I got out of it, I was making a decent living for the time but less than I [...]

Abraham, the father of three major religions or total nut-job?

Abraham is recognized by three of the world's major religions as their spiritual father. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity can all trace their origins back to this mythical man of faith. But why would we rever such a man?

Sunday’s Writing Prompts #1

Happy Father’s Day to all dads out there, hope you have a wonderful day! In honor of Father’s Day, I am launching a writing prompt series; every Sunday a new prompt will be posted. So, without further delay, here is you first ever Sunday Writing Prompt from the Cloister of the Mind’s Eye: Dad-Wagon-Beach-Fear-Expectations. Use [...]

Censorship and the World Wide Web

The Global Internet seems like a dream, for the first time in history, people around the globe can communicate at the speed of the electron no matter where they live. this innovation has sparked hope for a closer global community and is an avenue for information never before dreamed of, but as always there those [...]

Creating New Jargon

Need a quick set of buzzwords to spice up your next board meeting? Maybe this will help.
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