Journal
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This Or That
I do life in varying ways to keep from going stale. I’ll input as much as I can for a while by agreeing to everything, meet everyone, go everywhere. Then I’ll output for a while by saying no to everything, and just focus on what…
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Priority Shift
It is fast approaching that time of year again. November is designated as National Novel Writing Month with their stated goal being 50,000 words a month into a novel. I love the concept but it isn’t practical for me so of course I’ll be hacking…
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And Then…
…the realization that Missadventures had polished off one bottle and cracked open another before you could.
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2:22am
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Hibernation
2019 was a great year for my portrait photography. There are so many creative, beautiful people out there and it was great to work with them but I need a break. I’m hanging up the camera for portrait photography to focus on personal photography and…
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Balance
I don’t know why I have this rebellious side of me, I really don’t. I don’t mean to be so contrarian but it happens. I want to be opposite of my surroundings some times. The strong-willed, overachievers bring out the lazy side of me. People…
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Test My Theories
I need to make personal growth a priority. This means I plan a life away from the safe zone and do it. And when I decide that creativity is a priority than I need to plan a peaceful place without obstacles so I can just…
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In Appreciation Of Web 1.0
I used to enjoy the internet. There was a time when it was something to be explored (Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser was aptly named but poorly executed, by the way.) Back then there were standards and protocols but still the wild frontier. The www was…
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Khmer Empire Antiquities Part II
In May 2019 I had the opportunity to explore the Art Institute of Chicago and Field Museum to research and analyze the ancient Khmer empire artifacts from Cambodia as research for an upcoming book. It was my delight to explore similar artifacts from this Labor…
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7/7 GHR Check-In
This is my fifth month. How am I doing so far? Time to review my progress from this past month. This is the 11thannual attempt at creating life-long habits for myself. I’ve discoveredthat because of the after the end-of-year holidays I am not mentally orphysically…
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New Ink
FINALLY
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6/6 GHR Check-In
This is my fourth month. How am I doing so far? Time to review my progress from this past month. This is the 11thannual attempt at creating life-long habits for myself. I’ve discoveredthat because of the after the end-of-year holidays I am not mentally orphysically…
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Write Drunk, Edit Sober
In writing a novel or even a short story the concept is there but the execution is not. Maybe I should follow along with the above quote? The quote is attributed to Ernest Hemingway as his inspiration for cranking out his works. Then again, he…
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Khmer Empire Antiquities
Because I am still researching my novel based on the Khmer empire in Cambodia, I had hoped to discover some relics or art from this period and the Art Institute of Chicago did not disappoint. What was disappointing were the descriptions of the artifacts. Which…