“That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them!”
— Connie Willis
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Posts Tagged ‘Thoughts’
Lessons from the Past
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Already Ahead of the Game
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, Thoughts on December 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »
We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.
— Ray Bradbury
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Be Those People
Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, Christmas, inspiration, Thoughts on December 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“It’s Christmas Eve! It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be.”
— Bill Murray
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This May Come in Handy
Posted in Holidays, Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, learning new things, Thoughts on December 23, 2025| Leave a Comment »
13 seconds?! Impressive!
Japanese Speed Gift Wrapping, an art and cultural tradition of careHow to wrap presents
And for more details, here’s a tutorial series on How to wrap presents Japanese-style.
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Goodness and Light
Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, holidays, look for what's good, Thoughts on December 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of year again, when the holidays come knocking and we’re all busy busy busy.
What’s that, you say? Must be time for a holiday round of quotes and pretty pictures? Right you are! I’ll get on that, and also dig through my special folder of fun and nonsense, looking for things that may excite and delight.
Whatever you’re planning in the next little while, I hope you have time for the sort of goodness and light we could all use these days.
Happy holidays!
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Brighter Days Ahead
Posted in Other, Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, astronomy, science, solstice, Thoughts on December 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »
It’s that time again!
Yes, the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead.
Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.
That’s right, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the shortest day of the year. (And if you’d like a quick reminder of the astronomy of it all, this one’s helpful: December Solstice 2025.)
So light a candle (physical or metaphorical, your choice!), and look ahead to a brighter future.
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Look for the Halos
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, goodwill, Thoughts on December 20, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“…there there might not be angels, but there are people who might as well be angels.”
― David Foster Wallace
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First Things First
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Your first workout will be bad.
Your first podcast will be bad.
Your first speech will be bad.
Your first video will be bad.
Your first ANYTHING will be bad.
but you cant make your 100th without making your first.
So put your ego aside, and start.
— Alec Zamora
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He Went to 11
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, storytellers, Thoughts, Writers on December 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78
“People take a look at ‘Princess Bride,’ and exclaim, ‘God, this is such an odd conglomeration!’” Mr. Reiner told The New York Times shortly after the movie was released in 1987. “‘How could you balance all those things?’”
“But it didn’t seem all that strange to me,” he went on, “because those are all parts of my personality. I’ve definitely got this satirical side to me, and this romantic side, and this more realistic way of looking at things.”
I don’t know about you, but Reiner’s eclectic approach to storytelling was one of the things I loved about his work. That and the clever humor, the touching moments, and the personal stories.
My favorite quote from this statement, Close friends of Rob and Michele Reiner release statement on their lives and work, is a reminder that we all make an impact.
“Each man’s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” — from It’s a Wonderful Life
Maybe we’ll watch The Princess Bride this weekend. Or Stand by Me. Or Spinal Tap. Or When Harry Met Sally. Or A Few Good Men. Or or or.
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Dare to Think
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, Thoughts on December 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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