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Category: Random Thoughts
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You won’t make any money from self-publishing. MYTH! The internet has revolutionized every business it has come into contact with, and publishing is no different. For the first time, these changes are handing power back to the writer. It’s up to YOU if you want to profit from them. Let’s Get Digital: How To Self-Publish,…
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Christopher Hitchens dies By Bethonie Butler Christopher Hitchens in D.C. in 2010. (Marvin Joseph — The Washington Post)And in light of the sad news Friday about Christopher Hitchens’s death, we wonder what song would honor the quick-witted and outspoken writer. He countedBob Dylan among his favorite musicians, so a Dylan song might be appropriate. We like “Mozambique”…
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”Collaboration is the stuff of growth.” That’s a quote from the video (click below to watch) that my Facebook friend, Gladys Pearl, shared on her wall. It’s a statement that those of us who want to grow should take to heart. RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms
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Go shopping in the wee hours of the DARK BLACK Friday morning until your feet turn BLUE for walking and waiting and your eyes RED for lack of sleep. Then, when too tired to go on shopping, go home to your WHITE painted home and try what you’ve purchased on. See if the little PINK…
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“The perceived battle between the executive and the judiciary on the case of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo worries some political analysts” (See in “Judiciary-executive battle worries analysts,” abs-cbnNEWS.com, Posted at 11/18/2011 11:16 PM | Updated as of 11/18/2011 11:16 PM) Whether or not there is reason to worry about the GMA case, I’m beginning to wonder whether…
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I am tempted to try to express my thoughts in the Visayan language of my Facebook friends. But for the sake of those who cannot understand it, I’d rather not. Also, at the outset, let me say that my intention for doing this is not to vilify anyone. In truth, I have great admiration for those…
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Yesterday I went to court for a pre-trial. No, I was not charged with some crime like the ones you’ve seen on CSI. It was “just” a misdemeanor—I received a citation for “failing to stop at stop sign.” The hearing was scheduled at 1:00 p.m. and I was notified that I had to be there…
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Is making a name that important? Does it really matter? What if you’re just one of the unnamed folks?