Anything goes in these pages, same as the weather.
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I’ve always thought that writing should either educate, inform or entertain. If not, what’s the use? I had fun writing this one and I hope the readers will find some of the humor in it. Also, it reminded me of a close call that at the time was exciting but after a few years has […]
Muchos ya saben que estoy escribiendo una novela del oeste en español. Lo que no ha sido fácil. Todavía falta mucho, pero de a poco propongo ir agregando párrafos o páginas enteras para que los interesados le tomen el gusto. Esta novela está diseñada para leerla primero y quizás si hay interés publicarla. En todo […]
Some things are just unbelievable. This article, however, is a true story and it ranks up there with the Amazon Rainforest burning, building more coal-fired electric generating plants, and arresting illegal immigrants at a chicken factory without so much as a letter of reprimand to those that hired them. Not in scale, of course, but […]
I thought about what to title this essay and ended up with “The language problem.” I tried different things and none of them seemed to work. And when I say “problem”, I don’t mean it’s a problem for everybody. It’s only a problem for those that wish they could speak a second language and spend […]
Many times we say things and think nothing of it. Which is good, and probably the only way to have a friendly conversation. If we had to review every word we were going to utter as if in front of a judge after hearing the infamous “. . .can and will be used against you,” […]
My friend Jim wrote this and I think he hit the ball out of the park. If you like Jim’s writing, check the other article by him titled Mending, Mending Walls. It’s a few blogs back. Here is the link to his newest article . . . Denton Record Chronicle.
Sometimes writing is just plain fun. This was the case with this latest essay. Think of a good topic, do some research and follow a few simple *rules: keep it simple, tell the truth, boil it down, ditch the dictionary, write clearly and don’t drink. The last two, I suppose, go together. Writing for the […]
Advice on writing. Part 1. A good place to start is with Hemingway. Not that I claim to be an expert, but people read my articles or blog posts and ask me all the time about writing. First, on how to get started, then on how to get good at it. My advice is simple: […]
Advice on writing. Part 2. Note. Although this post is meant as a stand-alone, it might be better to read part 1 first. By now, you know I’m also big on Mark Twain, so I might as well include his literary advice to boot. In 1885 Mr. Twain wrote an essay critical of James Fenimore […]
Let me just say that English is a great language and one we often take for granted. So, I wrote the following article to point that out, perhaps also to remind people like me that keep forgetting, and because I thought it would be great fun — and it was. Every now and then something […]