Daily Jots

Thought of the Day:
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle
Thinking Outside the Box:
So it’s Saturday. And that means you have to think outside of your normal brain parameters. I get to have a day without thinking! (If only!!) But seriously, I would like you to think outside of the box for what this quote may mean to you. Here are some ideas to jumpstart your weekend engine.

It’s early in the month so why not make some changes to your lifestyle that will put you in a …read more

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I have recently been rewatching the “Babylon 5″ television series. I think it may be my favorite science-fiction series because, in my opinion, it presents a more realistic view of the future than another, better known series (you can guess which one I mean). Regular readers will notice a change in the format today. I needed to remember that I can still put on my shoes and dance (read on and I think you will understand what I mean.)
At any rate I found some rather insightful quotes and I would like to bring five of those to …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“It was a pleasant café, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old waterproof on the coat rack to dry and put my worn and weathered felt hat on the rack above the bench and ordered a café au lait. The waiter brought it and I took out a notebook from the pocket of the coat and a pencil and started to write.”
Ernest Hemingway
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Wow, that makes it sound easy. I am sure that Hemingway never would have had a problem using a quote effectively. I wonder if he …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“Fiction is love and hate and agreement and conflict and common adventure, not lonely musings on have-beens and might-have-beens.”
Arlo Guthrie, Jr.
Thinking Outside of the Box:
This month, and each November, aspiring and experienced authors alike, commit to a project that probably makes them wish they could BE committed. November is National Novel Writing Month and the project is affectionately named NaNoWriMo. It is quite the activity for fiction writers. Think of the challenge of writing a novel, even a bad one (!), in 30 days. If you figure approximately 90,000 words, that is a …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“We pass now quickly from each other’s sight; but I know full well that where beyond these passing scenes you shall be, there will be Heaven.”
Joshua L. Chamberlain
Thinking Outside of the Box:
Many people do not know about All Saints Day. It is the day to remember those who have gone before us, particularly those who have passed away within the last year or those closest to us. Love binds us together even across the divide of earth and heaven. But the fact is, we don’t know where Heaven is; it could be “up” in the sky, way …read more

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