Remembering those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001
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Sunday, September 11, 2005
Thursday, September 8, 2005
Beating 30 days
So I thought I would post today, duh! It's been exactly 1 month since my last. Forgive me Father!
A lot of stuff has happened in a month so I will try and put everything in bullet points.
1. Trying to shift career gears is like trying to turn a very large ship. It could take
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A lot of stuff has happened in a month so I will try and put everything in bullet points.
1. Trying to shift career gears is like trying to turn a very large ship. It could take
Monday, August 8, 2005
The library isn’t quite anymore
I went to the library tonight in hopes of finding a quite place to start writing down some ideas for the first chapter of my book. The library I frequent is one of the largest and busiest in the city and it's a Monday night, which always means lost of people.
When I was growing up I remember the librarian's shushing anyone if they were talking to loud or asking them to leave if they got out of hand. Not any more. There were at least 8 library staff members in the main area of the library and the noise level was so bad that I couldn't even concentrate. They were basically ignoring the noise.
The question I always have is why? Is it impossible to keep people from talking at a level so distracting? Is the library staff to timid to ask people to keep quite?
I will cover something similar in the first chapter of my book, respect and boundaries, which most kids and adults seem to have forgotten exists.
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When I was growing up I remember the librarian's shushing anyone if they were talking to loud or asking them to leave if they got out of hand. Not any more. There were at least 8 library staff members in the main area of the library and the noise level was so bad that I couldn't even concentrate. They were basically ignoring the noise.
The question I always have is why? Is it impossible to keep people from talking at a level so distracting? Is the library staff to timid to ask people to keep quite?
I will cover something similar in the first chapter of my book, respect and boundaries, which most kids and adults seem to have forgotten exists.
Filed under: writing
Friday, August 5, 2005
Finished my first Harry Potter audio book
I haven't read any of the Harry Potter books although I've seen (and own) all the movies. When the sixth book came out I thought it would be a good time to read them. I decided to listen to them on tape instead since I travel to and from the office alone, I figured it would be a great way to pass an hour a day.
I finished the audio’s today and I must admit the book is a lot different than the movie. Sure the plot line is basically the same, but I like the nuances that J.K. Rowling adds to each of the characters. On the screen you see them as facial expressions or passing glanced. And in many cases you miss the little things all together because there is just too much happening on the screen. That is where the book makes a big difference.
I liked the book and the narrator and I have my hands on book 2, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Filed under: books
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I finished the audio’s today and I must admit the book is a lot different than the movie. Sure the plot line is basically the same, but I like the nuances that J.K. Rowling adds to each of the characters. On the screen you see them as facial expressions or passing glanced. And in many cases you miss the little things all together because there is just too much happening on the screen. That is where the book makes a big difference.
I liked the book and the narrator and I have my hands on book 2, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Filed under: books
Iraq war, is it still a war?
As a former Marine, stories like this make me sick and mad.
I'm a supporter of our troops. Not the war, or so called war. I was for the removal of a dictator who clearly harboured terrorist that were making more plans to attack the US. I also believe that the Iraqi dictators were making and or selling weapons technology to other terrorist countries.
But I feel it's time to step out of that area. Let the people of Iraq defend their country. If they really want freedom then they will have to fight for it. Take a stand.
Filed under: military
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I'm a supporter of our troops. Not the war, or so called war. I was for the removal of a dictator who clearly harboured terrorist that were making more plans to attack the US. I also believe that the Iraqi dictators were making and or selling weapons technology to other terrorist countries.
But I feel it's time to step out of that area. Let the people of Iraq defend their country. If they really want freedom then they will have to fight for it. Take a stand.
Filed under: military
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