Monthly Archives: October 2019
One of The Seven Sisters in San Luis Obispo County
Just had some 40 year old half-frame slides turned into prints. Kodachrome film showing loss of color and tone. I’d post a picture or me or the rest of the countryside but I think the only thing worth looking at … Continue reading
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Tagged poison oak, san luis obispo county slo town, seven sisters, slo, the past
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The Harding Pegmatite Mine in Taos County, New Mexico
The Harding Pegmatite Mine in Taos County, New Mexico is owned by the State and managed by the University of New Mexico. You can visit and collect up to five pounds of material but there is a procedure you must … Continue reading
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Took a walk at Red Rock today, just west of Las Vegas, only ten miles from where I live. Below: looking north to iron stained hills at dusk Below: looking south to a limestone outcropping with Yucca Below: desert wash
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Tagged fall day, hiking, Las Vegas, Nevada, red rock, Red Rock Canyon, red rock canyon national conservation area, walking
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DHL, Serial Disorder and T.S. Eliot
DHL I am using DHL to ship for the first time and getting odd results. They charge a premium price but the service isn’t premium. To hurry up a mineral identification I had my local shipping store send a tiny … Continue reading
Posted in books, editing writing, Poetry, revising writing, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others, Writing tips
Tagged Conrad, Dante, dhl, eliot, Kurtz, Poetry, serial disorder, The Inferno, translations, ts eliot
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Writing for Free
I recently corresponded with a friend who is an authority in the rock, gem and mineral trade. He laments that he has never been paid for his writing, even for a newspaper that he contributes to. His writing mainly sits … Continue reading
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Tagged art, being yourself, book writing, finances, getting paid, income, write, writing, writing to write
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Rhyming, Rilke, and Doggerel
Rhyming, Rilke, and Doggerel oes rhyme move a poem along on its own accord? Is there a motive power with rhyme that unrhymed poetry does not possess? Also, rhymed poetry usually communicates with at least partial clarity, perhaps because of … Continue reading
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Tagged book of hours, doggerel, motive force, Poetry, power of rhyme, rhyme, Rilke, structure in poetry, ts eliot, unrhymed
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Notes to Other Writers Using Word and Acrobat DC
This discussion is what Americans call inside baseball. Every non-writer can safely tune out. I’m using the latest version of Microsoft Office for the Mac, as well as the expensive Adobe Acrobat DC for creating .pdf files. After much experimenting … Continue reading