“In my experience, each failure contains the seeds of your next success—if you are willing to learn from it.”
— Paul Allen
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Seeds of Success
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, failure, persistence, success, Thoughts, writing on November 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Humor, That’s the Ticket
Posted in Funny, Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Fiction, hope, humor, Thoughts on November 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
The arc of the moral universe is running very late. It’s sitting in standstill traffic behind a fleet of Amazon delivery vans, a burning Tesla, and a stretch limousine with Truck Nuts.
The arc of the moral universe is leaning on the horn.
The arc of the moral universe shouldn’t have stopped for that latte.
The arc of the moral universe owes you an apology.
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Dilithium All the Way?
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, future, genre fiction, star trek, think positive, Thoughts on November 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »
You know how some days a question gets stuck in your mind? For me today, it’s the question of where the energy comes from for Star Trek’s matter replicators. (Reminder: I came to Star Trek much later than Star Wars, and I’m ok with that.) Does everything in the ST universe run on dilithium?
Sure, I could look it up, but instead I’m going to use the distraction to keep the part of my mind that focuses on the future happily entertained, instead of stressfully worried. Because that leaves me with more positive energy for action.
Whatever it takes, right?
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Something to Look Forward To
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, commercial fiction, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on November 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The other day, I started a book billed as a mystery for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club. Premise, fine I guess. Characters, meh to mediocre. Overall story, tone and execution? Not for me. It takes a lot for me to put down a book, particularly before the first body falls, but in this case, I did it.
I only share books I like here, so I won’t mention the title. I will say that it’s lovely to find a reliable author. The good news is that Osman has started up a new series and I am looking forward to it. Here’s an interview with Osman and Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher books.
And while I think the idea that writing is a good job for those who have already had careers is a mite limiting, it certainly has worked out for these two authors.
To me, it’s never about what happens. It’s about: why do I care what happens? And that’s all character…
My default is to write commercial fiction, because that’s just how my brain is. I want to do something that the maximum amount of people love; I want to write something that’s good and then sits right in the heart of popular culture. You want the sort of book where, if you’re on a long-haul flight and you open the first page, it takes you through that entire flight – that sounds trite, but it’s not, because how do you keep someone through an entire flight? You keep them with story, and you keep them with character, and you keep them with wit and with a personality that people want to spend time with.
— Richard Osman
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No Wrong Time
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, action, inspiration, Thoughts on November 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“There is no wrong time to do the right thing.”
― Charles M. Blow
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Looking Ahead
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, next steps, Thoughts on November 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Go! Confront the problem! Fight! Win! And call me when you get back, darling. I enjoy our visits.”
— Edna Mode, The Incredibles
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I’m Waiting
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, elections, hope, poetry for the future, Thoughts on November 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I’m waiting
to rememberthat there is more to today than a headline
that the lump in my throat is not forever
that my fellow Americans are still that
and when they (we) lose their health care and disasters go unrelieved and preventable disease is not prevented and wells are poisoned and two plus two no longer equals four
I will not rejoicebecause
today is more than a headline, and
the lump in my throat is concentrated fuel, and
my fellow Americans are just that, and
we will still fight for health care and disaster relief and disease prevention and clean soil air water and reality in all its forms, andthis timeline is the only one we have, so
I’m waiting.
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Fill the World With Hope
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, election day, Thoughts, voting on November 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”
― Barack Obama
Today, that’s voting. Go forth, citizen, and make good things happen!
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We Matter
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, #Election2019, democracy, elections, politics, Thoughts, voting on November 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »
It’s finally election week! That’s right, tomorrow is Election Day in the US, and if you haven’t already voted, it’s time to make your voice heard.
To find your voting and drop-off locations:
For my fellow Pennsylvania voters, here’s how to find your polling place, what to expect if you are a first-time voter, and more info.
(I’ve already voted absentee because I’m out of the country, but if you are in line tomorrow, I hope the Pizza to the Polls people find you!)
Do I think it’s ridiculous that voting takes place on a Tuesday and / or that it isn’t already a national holiday? I do! Still, it could be more complicated.
Do Astronauts Actually Vote from Space? Election Officials Explain
Astronauts do not have to miss out on voting just because they are on a mission on Election Day—they can do it from space! It happens with the help of a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system….
Believe it or not, voting from space has been a thing for nearly three decades. According to NASA, “astronauts have voted in U.S. elections since 1997, when the Texas Legislature passed a bill that allowed NASA astronauts to cast ballots from orbit.”
My absentee ballot was also a bit of a to-do, but hassle or not, it is an honor and privilege to share this democracy with you.
We matter. Vote!
“Every election is determined by the people who show up.”
— Larry Sabato
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To All That Is Good
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, politics, preparatory cuteness, Thoughts on November 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »
If you are in the US, the coming week promises to be a bit stressful. Here’s a bit of cuteness to start you off on a positive note.
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