THE WRITTEN RECORD
Author: Chris
Returned
I just returned three e-books back to the library because they didn’t live up to the hype. ”The Plot”, whereas a creative writing professor steals a student’s submitted novel and takes the best-selling credit. “Less” Won the Pulitzer Prize but…
Use What You Got
Poor grammar in the title aside, I have some nice things. I’m fortunate and have more things than I could ever want. But somehow I’ve acquired more stuff this past year. I tinker and play with my toys and I…
Amateur Pleasure
“What is more pure than an amateur love? What is better than listening to a friend with a newly found hobby? It is not about buying and selling. It is not about prestige, or mastery, or status. Being an amateur…
Never Give Up
“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never giving up your enthusiasm.”
Beginner’s Mind
“It often happens that two students can solve difficulties in their work for one another better than the master can. The fellow-pupil can help because he knows less. The difficulty we want him to explain is one he has recently…
Health App
For some reason this morning I wondered if Apple Health app could track weight as opposed to me using the invasive MyFitnessPal app and eureka! It felt great to not only add my new weight, (down from previous) but to…
Take A Walk
Drawing is like taking a line for a walk
Reading
Small Deeds
Great acts are made up of small deeds
You May Be Right
4-30-2022 26mm ƒ/1.5
I Did It Again
Here’s something about me: I’ll tweak and twerk on something until it’s molded into something I’m happy with. And just when I’ve got it down to what I want, I switch to something entirely different. Example- I’ve been working with…
I Want This
There are many things in my life that I don’t need. I don’t need half the technology I have, nor most of online services that I pay for. This includes the hosting for my website. I don’t need it, but…
Frustrated Photographer
I’ve been out for three days and came back with three shots. Only one usable. I miss portrait photography because this sucks. This town is so un-photogenic.
Brainiac
Time to organize the backlog of notes, posts, pdf and blog archives into my second brain, Brainiac.