• The Best Knowledge Tools I’m learning much more than anticipated when I am researching, preparing a novel and other short stories (still in progress). I have such an appreciation for those who are already published. Something we readers take for granted is the research and…

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  • The Bible Tells Me So

    Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.

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  • The Free Spirit and the Recluse

    Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? Bruce Banner or Hulk? Harvey Dent or Two-Face? Or in my situation, the Free Spirit or the Recluse. All of us have at least two distinctive personalities inside of us. Mine is the free spirit which thrives on new experiences,…

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  • 2019 Reading Goals Now that I have completed my reading goal of fifty books this year, I am already making plans on next year’s goals. It won’t be fifty. It may be less than half that, I am not sure. The reasons are many but…

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  • GET OVER IT When I am in a mood or uninspired, I know myself well enough on how to change improve it. These aren’t revelations, just simple reminders. Thankfulness: You’ve had worse. Try recalling those worse moments and then remember that “this” isn’t that bad.…

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  • Currently Music: Classic big bands, swing and jazz. Re-discovered thanks to a local radio station and Spotify Reading: Oath of Office, the next in Tom Clancy’s long running series Podcast: Short Stuff. Bite-sized at 15 minutes or less of varying interests. Food: Spicy chicken. Asian,…

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  • Do What You Like… And like what you do.

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  • Find What You’d Die For… And live for it.

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  • Distraction-Free Reading

    When and how does anyone make the time? The simple answer is deliberately. There are plenty of mind-numbing, time-wasting activities out there but who wouldn’t want to get something out of it? One helpful tip is that “Airplane Mode” on your device works just as…

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  • Currently

    Music: Obsessing over Magic Slim’s Born On A Bad Sign Blues album Reading: Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With A Thousand Faces. Part psychology and part mythology. Podcast: Imaginary Worlds, features a new science fiction story every 2 weeks Food: Tracy’s quesadilla casserole and my prize-winning…

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  • 11/11 GHR Check-In!

    Time to evaluate my progress for my Groundhog Resolutions, the 10th annual attempt at creating life-long habits for myself. I’ve discovered that right after the end of the year holidays I am not mentally or physically capable of sticking with resolutions for the upcoming new…

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  • Mind Mapping

    I’ve recently re-discovered the app MindNode, an app that helps diagram ideas and thoughts in a visual way. Here’s an example of what a basic mind map structure looks like: Just a simple diagram I generated about mind-mapping and why I use MindNode instead of…

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