Daily Jots

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
Gloria Steinem
Do you believe that your dreams mean something? Could it be that your dreams are trying to tell you something?? There has to be some reason we dream don’t you think??
“There is no universally agreed-upon biological definition of dreaming. The dogma states that dreams are associated with REM sleep but the evidence for this is not strong. Subjects awakened during REM sleep usually report having been dreaming but since REM sleep is not as deep as non-REM sleep, it …read more

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I don’t think you are going to like this one much, but it is a necessary evil and one that you might even be able to work into a story at some point in the future. Get ready… it’s Clean Out Your Kitchen Cupboards Day. Okay, I’m going to make it easy on you. Just pick one cupboard and pull everything out of it. And, that goes for the tall ones that you have to stand on a chair to reach.
I did this just a few minutes ago and found a particular cup that never gets used. That reminded …read more

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“The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money.”
Karl Marx
Now isn’t that the truth!!

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“Twinkies might seem like enough of a treat, but this recipe calls for deep frying the cream-filled snack with batter and eating it like a popsicle. To sweeten the deal, there’s a recipe for berry sauce, too.”
Hey, it’s January, it’s freezing and spring feels like a long way away. So, today I think we should do something pecular like deep frying our Twinkies. That’s what they look like, and you have to admit… they do look good!
Has anyone tried them?
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“Twinkies might seem like enough of a treat, but this recipe calls for deep frying the cream-filled snack with batter and eating it like a popsicle. To sweeten the deal, there’s a recipe for berry sauce, too.”
Hey, it’s January, it’s freezing and spring feels like a long way away. So, today I think we should do something pecular like deep frying our Twinkies. That’s what they look like, and you have to admit… they do look good!
Has anyone tried them?
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This is just sooo cute, you are just going to have to go out and get yourself a cat.

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Well actually the idea of managing your time could apply to everyone, not just the writer. I guess the more I think about it, the more I realize that it’s not about managing time so much as learning to manage ourselves. That is the key and I noticed it even more so while on holiday. I am definitely a person who is governed by routine. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing!
*A Writer’s Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

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Just going through a little trivia that I have collected over the years and I have a question for you…
Do you remember what Oscar-winning actress played Janet?
What appealed most to you and what if anything would you change about the character if you could??

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Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power, that is not easy.
Aristotle
So when was the last time you flew off the handle? I have a tendency to keep things bottled up and then I blow! Not a good habit.
*Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You

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“Sleep affects everything from how we look and feel to how we perform. Our moods are significantly worse after a poor night’s rest, and we pack on pounds when not getting enough sleep. So how do you handle your bouts of insomnia or squeeze sleep into your crazy schedule? We asked Hollywood’s busiest women what their tricks are for getting some shut-eye.”
I don’t have any trouble falling asleep, it’s staying asleep that I have the hardest time with. And when you are suddenly awake at 3 a.m., there’s really not a lot you can do, but apparently these celebrities have …read more

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