Monthly Archives: April 2013
I enjoy being a boy
I haven’t concerned myself with the whole “are boys or girls better” competition since grade school–if even then. I never got involved in the “boy fleas/girl fleas” struggle, hosing myself down with pretend “girl flea spray” and all that. But … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
1 Comment
Writing Update – 4/29/13
So how’s my novel coming? I’m glad you asked. Even if you didn’t. But it’s my blog, so I can rhetorically put words in your mouths. Nyeah! It’s coming. I’m still in the planning stage, but I’ve reached the outlining … Continue reading
Great expectations
Well, as of tonight we have two cub scouts in our household. We had our pack meeting, and Walter moved up to Webelos, and Richard joined the Wolf den. And since we’re the Bear den leaders, we won’t be seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
4 Comments
Web Wanderings: Whom Do You Hang With?
We hear a lot of talk about personal information and privacy. A great many people are concerned (rightly, in my opinion) about who has their information and what they can do with it. Other people either ignorantly or voluntarily give … Continue reading
Remain calm and avoid subverting language
Ah, where would my life be without Internet memes? Certainly I’d have less fodder for blog posts. Last week when the prime suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were revealed there was a spate of meme pics encouraging us all to … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
1 Comment
Web Wanderings: Seth Godin
I’ve known of Seth Godin for awhile, but I haven’t really sat down and explored what he has to say until this. This lengthy interview covers a broad range of topics, but all centered around the idea of work as … Continue reading
Must I defend Justin Bieber?
Justin Bieber doesn’t need me to defend him, nor console him. But come on, people. Stop being so negative. Bieber-hating really says more about you than it does about him. It marks you as small-minded, jealous, and fearful. Chill. Believe it … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
6 Comments
Book Review: Million Dollar Outlines, by David Farland
David Farland, aka David Wolverton, has been making a living as a writer and writing consultant for quite a few years now. Here in Utah he’s best known as a teacher, having taught creative writing at BYU for years, and … Continue reading
No, surrender! No, retreat!
My daughter reported last week that one of the boys in her class has been struggling with a bully in their school. The teacher stopped the lesson and had a discussion about bullying and, if my daughter is reporting correctly, … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
5 Comments
Audios, Amigos!
My new mp3 player arrived over the weekend, so I went online and signed up for a 30-day free trial of Audible.com via the Writing Excuses podcast. After some initial difficulties (quickly solved by their customer service people; kudos) I … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
4 Comments