From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Nothing to tell you, nothing much to say

by Bill on June 30, 2009

“Got nothing to tell you, I’ve got nothing much to say …” – Patty Griffen (‘Heavenly Day’) I haven’t posted a great deal lately except for annoying rants, which I’d rather not do. (But they escape every now and again, as in my last post.) And as I try to write something now, I realize [...]

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Wasting my time on a PC

by Bill on June 24, 2009

Pardon the rant, but if you can’t go off on your blog, where can you? Years ago I moved from a PC to a Mac and have been happy with the decision ever since. Macs aren’t quite as wonderful as some people would have you believe, there are a number of things about mine I [...]

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You don’t need an MBA, you need OCD

by Bill on June 17, 2009

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. – Kurt Vonnegut It amazes me that so many organizations don’t understand branding. They think branding is their logo, their TV ads, mailouts and handshakes for the cameras. Your brand is everything associated with you. Like the [...]

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The first draft is the outline

by Bill on June 15, 2009

There is a post over on Living the Romantic Comedy (Billy Mernit’s blog) called “You and Your Shitty Draft” where the odd quirk many writers have of wanting to make that first draft perfect is discussed. I made a couple of comments and decided it was worthwhile to post them here. They are: Comment #1: [...]

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Words win

by Bill on June 14, 2009

I repeat myself, but I’ve been playing with that Harcourt Goes to Hell thing I started. Also repeating: It’s experimental in the sense that I wanted to see it evolve online – what was it? Where was it going? I got caught up by the idea that it needed illustration. It struck me as a [...]

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I play on my computer and online

by Bill on June 11, 2009

I’ve been up to no good, at least not in a practical sense. I’ve been doing what I’ve always done with computers, the Internet and writing: playing. Some guys go out at 11:00 at night and play hockey. Some people go hiking or kayaking or running. Some people pour over recipes and try new cuisines. [...]

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How to enjoy a morning

by Bill on June 5, 2009

This is a short instructional video on how mornings should be experienced. Thanks to Molly Bloom and Bear for sharing their expertise. A note on the music: Michael Kaeshammer. I saw him in Fredericton about two years ago and immediately picked up his disc, “Strut,” from which the music for this is taken (“Almost a [...]

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