Monthly Archives: February 2020
The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll
The only poem Lewis Carrol published that had an unhappy ending. Make no mistake, this is a happy and sometime joyous poems that revels in the English language. Some say this is the most extended example of nonsense poetry in … Continue reading
The Pulitzer Prize And The State of Jefferson
Winning the Pulitzer was traditionally a career making event for a newspaper reporter. And a real point of pride for the newspaper that employed the writer. It used to be simple, you won the Pulitzer. There were four original awards … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, non-fiction writing, Stanton Delaplane, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others, Writing tips
Tagged 1941, 1942, columbia school of journalism, humboldt county, jackson county, klamath county, lake county, northern california, oregon, siskiyou county, Stanton Delaplane, state of jefferson, the san francisco chronicle, trinity county
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Deeper Into SEO
Search engine optimization means producing high ranking web pages. Quality content isn’t enough, that content must employ a variety of techniques to get your client’s website on the first or second page of Google’s search results. A company might produce … Continue reading
We Can Be Heroes
What a set of pipes! David Bowie killing it in Berlin in 2002. At age 55. The different versions of this performance total over 118 million views. Heroes by David Bowie I, I will be king And you, you will … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged 2002, Berlin, David Bowie, heroes, rock music, singing, songwriting, we could be heroes
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American Heritage is Alive Online and Ongoing
More great history from American Heritage, a lay publication written for decades by famous, notable historians. I never got into this title but I did have three articles published in their sister magazine, Invention & Technology. Which is still going, … Continue reading
The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot
The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot Mistah Kurtz—he dead. A penny for the Old Guy I We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together … Continue reading
The IRS Can’t Keep Up With the New Workforce
I’m an independent contractor who receives a small amount of income from Canada. This year, about three thousand dollars. The IRS doesn’t know how to deal with this and no online tax service can process my taxes. This same situation … Continue reading
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Tagged 1040, gig economy, independent contractor, irs, overseas income, self-employed, sole proprietorship, taxes, wrong tax forms
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A Different Look at Time
Isn’t this amazing? This is a Ressence watch, their TYPE 1² Squared.(external link) The indicators or complications are disks that revolve and are always in motion, just as the hands of a conventional watch are always revolving. The orange tinged … Continue reading
Posted in art, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged dials, ressence, time, timepieces, type 1 squared, watches
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Prufrock
Miranda Hale delivers a slower and better paced reading than most video tellings. She reads with a smile in her voice for the first minutes but then settles down. The epigraph recalls Dante’s travel through the Underworld. Seeing that Dante … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, Uncategorized, video, Writing by others
Tagged miranda hale, Poetry, prufrock, the love song of j alfred prufrock, ts eliot
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Beyond Books
Something from my rockhounding site, https://southwestrockhounding.com (external link) Click twice to blow up the photo. It was recently recommended on FB that I read some field guides to rock and mineral ID. This was in response to some specific observations … Continue reading
Posted in books, non-fiction writing, Photography, southwestrockhounding.com, Uncategorized
Tagged collections, geiger counters, geology, lab work, mineral ID, minerals, prospecting, rocks, stones, testing, uv lamps
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