Do any of our holidays still hold their meaning? Mostly they’ve been hijacked and commercialized. Some come close. I used to think the one that had been obscured the least was Thanksgiving. We all understood the concept of being thankful. Decorations were kept pretty standard, and the traditions built up around it have stayed pretty … Continue reading
I give a lot of thought to dementia and Alzheimer’s. It could be due to hearing of prominent people (Ronald Regan, Terry Pratchett) who have wound up with it, as well as relatives. Then again, it’s more likely on my mind because my own memory always seems to be in continuous decline. I wondered about … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals My blog entries were posted on schedule, and all available stories remain out to market. Other than my usual Indies Unlimited’s Thrifty Thursdays & Kindle Unlimited Fridays (they are not consistently updating their posts – Thursdays are a new one each week, while Kindle Unlimited Fridays is supposed to be a post … Continue reading
Human beings are animals, yet we hold ourselves above and apart from them (many religions justify this stance, as in the Bible’s book of Genesis. Without biblical authorization, the natural way is for all species to vie for supremacy and dominance in one way or another, even if only for survival. It’s a jungle out … Continue reading
“New Antiques” was yet another go at a little bit of time travel (I’ll figure out how it really works eventually), but I wanted to play with the mundane wonder of being a kid, having to deal with how fantastic reality can be. I saw this one play out visually like a movie as I … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals My blog entries were posted on schedule. A couple of stories returned from market and were sent back out. I did little in the way of marketing. I continue to post to Indie’s Unlimited Thrift Thursdays & Kindle Unlimited Fridays (when they get around to updating it), but otherwise I’m watching to … Continue reading
Technology has brought us many gifts, one of biggest ones has been the internet. Whether you’re trying to find, buy or sell product, or learn something new, seeking information, news, or like-minded people, it’s all out there. You can talk with anyone in the world at any given moment (barring, of course, those who have … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence is on its way; I believe it may actually be here already, but it’s not widespread or commonplace as it will be. Just about every invention eventually escapes from its creator (patents only last for so long, and we as humans are always building on the work of others), so it will only … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals My blog entries were posted on schedule. All my available stories are out to market. Marketing is not working for me. I don’t have enough confidence to throw money at it, especially considering most of my work is short fiction. The free promotions I’ve done and my free series starters have resulted … Continue reading
Back when there was still a Blockbuster Video, we had an experience that illustrated a couple of business principles. The first may have given some indication of their downfall. We had returned a video in the drop box at the store, but their records didn’t show the return. After arguing the point with the store … Continue reading
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