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Olympic Poetry?

August 6th, 2008

Article from the London Times in the UK.
August 4, 2008
Poetry at the 2012 Olympic Games? There’s no rhyme or reason why not
If they had poetry and rhetoric in ancient Athens they can have medals for slam performances in London, says Fanny Walker

Fanny Walker

There is something historically incomplete about the modern Olympic motto of [...]

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Wacko Wednesdays: YOU JUST DON’T GET IT: Catch Phrases

July 9th, 2008

Catch phrases are an efficient way to show a lot of inner information and motivation about a character with a few uttered words of dialog.

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Writing Gems (WG) - New Category

July 5th, 2008

Day #4 - Writing away
by NymphDuPave

It’s only fair to have some shiny links about writing too. Daily Writing Tips is one of the best writing blogs out there. I RSS it. You should too.
The post on How to Write Every Day is a true gem. Here’s an excerpt:
Knowing that it’s a good idea to write [...]

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Wacko Wednesdays: Multiple Intelligences II

July 2nd, 2008

Have no fear if your IQ score in 2nd grade was less than ideal! Don’t worry if your main character is a dud! Below are some interesting skills that can liven up any party, fictional or non!

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Wacko Wednesdays: Demographics

June 25th, 2008

My husband Gary and I have a friend (who we haven’t seen in a while) named Dave. We met Dave in college. Dave was a very short and slight guy with a personality bigger than a house. Dave was bubbly and he loved everything and everybody. Besides the incredible penchant [...]

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Wacko Wednesdays: Body Manipulation

June 18th, 2008

(this is a re-write of a post I did back in November of 2007, which was deleted)
Researchers love to look at deviant behavior.  These are the things we do that fall outside the “normal” range of how most people usually act.  Sociology and Psychology scientists eat up odd human behavior like the desert does rain: [...]

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Keepin’ It Real E-Cards

June 16th, 2008

Had fun yesterday on Twitter.  I was asking my Twitterverse if there was any anti American Greetings site with e-cards that were a bit more, how shall we say?  Real?
Lots of my villagers suggested http://someecards.com/ , which does have some great cards.  But they just aren’t raw enough.  Here were some of my suggestions:
PurpleCar: KeepinItReal [...]

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Dear Reader.

June 15th, 2008

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Wacko Wednesdays: Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness)

May 28th, 2008

Wacko Wednesdays: Prosopagnosia.
For three years, I lived in a third floor walkup apartment in a lovely 7-unit brownstone building at 18th and Pine. Most of us renters were in our twenties and early thirties except “Ellen”, a woman in her late 50’s. Ellen seemed a bit strange but she was friendly and [...]

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Wacko Wednesdays: Narcissism

May 21st, 2008 1 Comment

This week:  Narcissism
It’s been a long day.  After carting the kids around town on errands, you hope to do a quick return at the department store.  You are about to pull into a prime parking space when you are cut off by a man in a Mercedes. You finally get into the store and are [...]

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