Author: admin
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Writing Blog Posts
I started writing a post the day before yesterday on another computer. Because it wasn’t ready, I didn’t post it. Now, I want to write a post about the act of writing routinely. It takes time. It takes effort to write something interesting. It takes patience because thoughts don’t always arise when it’s convenient. I…
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Michael Lewis has a Masterclass!
I love to learn! It’s one of the reasons that I keep a Masterclass membership active. Today, I discovered that Michael Lewis, one of my favorite authors, has a new masterclass. I haven’t delved into it yet. I’m too busy with my own projects to take a learning break. However, I’m incredibly excited to take…
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Partial Solar Eclipse
I considered going to Texas to watch today’s solar eclipse. Didn’t happen. Instead, I used a pinhole camera, a colander, and the blinds in my daughter’s room to watch a partial solar eclipse from our home in Colorado. While these photos may not be as awe-inspiring as the ones I could have captured in Texas,…
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Questions
The following are questions that everyone needs to answer. They may not need to do so in words. But their actions are going to tell their stories. These questions are deep. They cannot be answered once and for all. Any answers must be confirmed day by day. We live in a changing world. While our…
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Our Expanding Universe
Today, I learned that the first-year results from DESI have been announced. Berkeley Lab and Science have each posted great articles that provide the details. Here’s my understanding. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has been used to create the largest 3D map of our expanding universe. The visuals in the above articles are awe-inspiring!…
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Screenwriting Advice
Because I’m on this screenwriting kick, I’m sharing a bit of advice that makes sense to me. It comes from a book called Kill the Dog. Enjoy a brief laugh if you’ve ever read the Save the Cat books! An amateur screenwriter only wants to hear what’s good about their script; a professional only wants…
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Creative Projects
I’ve been writing a screenplay. I don’t know if we’re eventually going to turn it into a movie. I would like to. The first step is to make the screenplay shine. It’s not easy work. Every day, I notice all of the things wrong with it. That’s part of the process. Lots of people say…
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First Draft of a New Song
OK. Here’s a new song that I’ve composed. This is not exactly what I want it to be. Still, I want to share what I’ve discovered. I don’t know if I’ll update this into something real. Nevertheless, I want to share it now.
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Solar Eclipses
I have a sudden desire to drive to Texas to witness the total Solar Eclipse that’s scheduled for Monday, April 8, 2024. I’ve seen several partial solar eclipses. I vividly remember looking at the shadows of leaves on May 10, 1994, when an annular eclipse happened while I was studying physics at Indiana University. I…
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Physical Health
There’s nothing like getting sick to help us appreciate being healthy. It’s been a rough year for me with regard to my physical health. I’ve had a nasty chest cold for over a week now. Maybe it’s been due to two different viruses. I say this because my wife got a cold before me, started…