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- Language, usability and the 19th century
- Some pointless blather for a new year
- Nobel prize for Doris Lessing
- Nope, not missing the west yet
- Is usability kaput?
- Margaret Atwood on the arts - her two cents
- Alberta shows us what not to do
- How intelligent are we in New Brunswick?
- Saturday morning project -- 2004
- Four letter words and courtesy: a follow up
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Author Archives: Bill Wren
Happy and unhappy and how we think of them
I was thinking about the words happy and unhappy and what they meant and what those things were actually about. I’ll save you considerable reading by telling you how I summed it up: We’re almost always aware of when we’re … Continue reading
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My wonderful new playlist
I have a fabulous new playlist. I suppose you have to like this kind of music but if you do I think you will likely find it wonderful as well. It’s a little quiet and a little jazzy (or a … Continue reading
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Morning Jeremiad (aka Peon’s Blues)
Forgive my jeremiad but I have the need to say That when I rose this morning I didn’t feel okay. I went to my computer to read the right now news And every single one of us sang a peon’s … Continue reading
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Leonard Cohen and doing it Old School
I finally got to see Leonard Cohen live (after all these years) at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick and my first thought was, “This is a show.” Let me explain what I mean because of course, any concert … Continue reading
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Story plus telling equals storytelling
The short video below, The Evolution of Storytelling, tells a story about stories. However, pay attention to how it tells its story. Listen to it and pay attention. You may have noticed pairs and sequences of threes. In fact, the … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Story, Storyboat, Writing
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