Monthly Archives: June 2005

Impressions – who exactly are you?

In the introduction to his novel Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut says something to the effect of, “You are what you pretend to be. So you better pretend to be something good.” I was thinking about this as I read Creating … Continue reading

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Everything is global except communication

One of the intriguing things about looking at blog statistics is, over time, you see what interests people. And, at least to some small degree, you can see who is interested in what posts. Of all the posts I’ve written, … Continue reading

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Writing rituals – do you have one?

I’m a great believer in rituals so it was with a good deal of interest that I read Writing Sprints: Winning the Race (Chip Scanlan on Poynter Online). In this instance, he is discussing rituals as they relate to work, … Continue reading

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Summer, flooding and … cellulite?

It has been raining all day here in Edmonton. In southern Alberta, it’s been raining like a sonofabitch for days and days and days.  Where a few years ago drought was an issue here, now it’s flooding. So it goes … Continue reading

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For time travellers, ignorance is power

Hmm. So if this bit of time travel business is accurate (New model ‘permits time travel’), can we then say the less you know, the better? Is ignorance power? Can you effect change as long as you don’t know anything … Continue reading

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