Posted in Career, Harlan Ellison, Work, Writers, Writing on November 24th, 2007 2 Comments »
I actually think I am not nearly as proud of what I’ve written as I am in the fact that I’ve always insisted on being paid and being paid well. What I like most about this wonderfully articulate argument by Harlan Ellison is how he nails on the head one of the biggest problems writers […]
Posted in Blogs, Books, Business, Career, Reading, Work on May 9th, 2007 No Comments »
There is a Jim Cuddy song (Pull Me Through) where the lyrics go something like, “There are letters left unopened here, there never is the time; there are messages I should return …”
Well, I can certainly relate to that these days. There are emails I need to reply to and blog posts I should write […]
Posted in Career, People, Work, Writing on January 28th, 2007 2 Comments »
I came across an interesting post, Painting fakes, on one of my usual Web haunts, Seth’s blog. I won’t repeat the story. You can go over and read it yourself – it’s pretty short. Let’s just say it ends with Picasso saying, “I often paint fakes.†(He’s referring to his own work.)
Some of the blog […]
Posted in Career, Work, Writers, Writing on January 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve always like quotes and here are some I’m particularly fond of:
Freelance writing:
The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps. - Robert Benchley
The dubious privilege of a freelance writer is he’s given the freedom to starve anywhere. - S.J. Perelman
Writing (in general):
Only a mediocre writer is always […]
Posted in Career, General, New Brunswick, Travel, Work on December 2nd, 2006 No Comments »
It appears the people here are a giddy lot, at least compared to the rest of Canada. According to a poll done by L’Observateur of 2,300 Canadians (as reported by the CBC):
New Brunswick and the rest of the Atlantic provinces — excluding Nova Scotia — scored highest in terms of personal contentment … The survey […]
Posted in Career, Fredericton, Internet, New Brunswick, Web Writing, Work on November 11th, 2006 1 Comment »
I can post this because I’m in a coffee shop in downtown Fredericton making use of the free wireless connection, Fred-eZone. (Except today I took a cab downtown instead of walking. See yesterday’s muddled post.)
I haven’t figured out what the problem is with the connection I had a few days ago from the motel. There […]
Posted in Career, Internet, Work, Writing on November 10th, 2006 1 Comment »
I think that was the name (“A period of transition”) of someone’s album - Van Morrison? Not sure, but it seemed an applicable headline for a post - almost any post I write these days, be it here or one of my other blogs.
I’m now living in Fredericton, New Brunswick. However, I use that living […]
Posted in Career, General, Work, Writing on November 1st, 2006 No Comments »
I have too many blogs. That may change in the near future. But some posts don’t seem to belong together, some do.
But I ramble. My point is that my eastern migration is being recorded, in fitful fashion, on my other blog, Crazy Ass Planet. And with things being hectic and anxious and stressful, there’s no […]
Posted in Career, General, Work on October 25th, 2006 No Comments »
It’s so easy to slip,
It’s so easy to fall …
- Little Feat –
When things are going really well you’ve got to be careful. Something may be lying in wait to trip you up.
I decided to move east. I resigned from my job. I sold my condo. Plans were coming together and then … whoops!
Not a […]
Posted in Blogs, Career, General, Writing on October 1st, 2006 No Comments »
Yes, I have not posted for a while. There are two reasons for this (somewhat connected). One, I’ve been very busy with work and with some personal changes that are currently in play. Two, I’ve been down east in Atlantic Canada.
I must admit, I was tipsy quite often while tooling around New Brunswick and Nova […]
