Category Archives: Philosophy

Boss of the Year

For those who didn’t know, I retired from working for other people this past June (2022), and have been building my writing / creativity career since then. This arrangement allowed me the opportunity to make the pleasant discovery that I … Continue reading

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Rear View Mirror – April 2023

It was hard to concentrate on my indoor tasks during the first half of April because the weather—and especially the temperature!—started turning to my liking. But then…the temperatures dropped, and the rain decided it wanted to challenge all the small … Continue reading

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Mistranslatedism

The pursuit of perfection—and especially the pursuit of ensuring my creative output says exactly what I want it to say—means that I might not offer up everything I create to the public. Exempli gratia: I just finished reviewing a recently … Continue reading

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Enjoy the Process

Sometimes, I feel like my science fiction World Books are taking as long to come into focus as did our galaxy. But, of course, the galaxy is still evolving. So, why should I expect anything less from my World Books? … Continue reading

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Books of Influence – Rogue Warrior

Next up in my Books of Influence series…two books, actually! Former Navy Seal Richard Marchinco, among all his other achievements, wrote two business books that were valuable to me: Leadership Secrets of The Rogue Warrior and The Rogue Warrior’s Strategy … Continue reading

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Multimistakistic

When you catch yourself saying “I need to stop making this mistake” multiple times, I would suggest embracing one of these two options: 1) Get used to your confused suffering. Not that it’s already too late for you to change, … Continue reading

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Exiting 2021 – What Nobody Saw

Somebody looked at my published output from last year, and was under the impression I didn’t do much writing at all. Let’s find out. I self-published a space-bound short story called “Beyond the Conscious Breath.” There was also a short … Continue reading

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Exiting 2021 – Forward Movement

For those who thought life in the year 2020 was frustrating and depressing, was 2021 any better? I’m saying it was. For me, anyway. I won’t claim I achieved everything I set myself to accomplish. But, then again, how often … Continue reading

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Annoyancism

I just happened to read a blog post the other day that hinted towards a near fear of incurring and enduring writer’s block. Writer’s block is a topic I don’t really offer much thought to because I don’t experience it. … Continue reading

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One Word

I saw this idea on several other blogs, and decided this would make a good experiment for my blog. We’re not even two weeks into the new year, and already the blogsphere is packed with thoughts and reflections and revelations … Continue reading

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