Exams began last Friday at the college after students finished printing their final assignments. They ranged from surveys from students taking entrepreneurship to thick reports about companies numbering thirty pages or more. The latter required the heavy-duty stapler while the overall output depleted our paper stocks and I put in an order for more. I saw … Continue reading Music Monday: Like a Bird Set Free by Sia
Music Monday: December by Sara Bareilles
Sometimes I wish for a fast-forward button on December or a skip button like on a DVD player. It's a month fraught with drama and stress over one, perhaps two, major days. It's the month I want to put to bed, to put the year to bed, and greet a brand new one. In her … Continue reading Music Monday: December by Sara Bareilles
The Day Jobs That Inspired Famous Authors
Sometimes an infographic helps keep me motivated in my day job. Call it the writer's paradox. Here's to writers, both published or not, with day jobs.
Up For Air IV: Cut Your Losses and Keep Writing
After the success of last year's National Novel Writing Month, this time I had a disaster. The idea did not sustain me over the month and trying to balance it with the Medical Terminology course did not work. I didn't crack 10,000 words. I feel strangely alright with how things went. Either I remain in … Continue reading Up For Air IV: Cut Your Losses and Keep Writing
Music Monday: Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) by Bill Conti
Last Friday, Creed opened in theatres marking the new chapter in the Rocky series. This time, Sylvester Stallone turns mentor to Michael B. Jordan playing the son of Appollo Creed. A new variation on the classic theme, among the many hat tips in the movie, plays as part of the score. https://youtu.be/dGANPsZSEGE The original theme … Continue reading Music Monday: Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) by Bill Conti
Happy (American) Thanksgiving
We already digested our turkey. Enjoy yours.
Grammar Gremlins
When we name the parts, we take away the mystery and turn writing into a problem that can be solved. -Stephen King I speak English, but another language embedded itself in my head first. My parents spoke Portuguese back in the days Canadian immigration didn't mandate language benchmarks or fluency for newcomers. My parents … Continue reading Grammar Gremlins
Addendum: Yesterday’s Walking Dead Post
Yesterday's Walking Dead post came from the seat of my pants, especially the prediction I made at around noon yesterday about Enid. First off, kudos to the writers deciding to get the question out of the way with Glenn's resourcefulness once again saving the say. We also got the guy beloved by viewers, the man … Continue reading Addendum: Yesterday’s Walking Dead Post
Music Monday: One of Us by Joan Osborne
What if God was one of us Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Trying to make His way home? How soon things change. Barely three months ago the world saw a little boy in blue shorts and a red shirt, lying face down on a Turkish beach. … Continue reading Music Monday: One of Us by Joan Osborne
Glen Rhee, or The Walking Dead’s Version of The Dead Parrot Sketch
Ever watch Monty Python's classic dead parrot sketch? Here's a refresher: https://youtu.be/4vuW6tQ0218 The current debate about whether Glenn Rhee, former pizza delivery guy, husband of Maggie, expectant father, reminds me of this sketch. I pressed the rewind button on the pivotal scene with Nicholas so many times; I can see why Talking Dead host Chris … Continue reading Glen Rhee, or The Walking Dead’s Version of The Dead Parrot Sketch
Unpaused Life 