January 2010

posted on: 01/29/2010
A guide to RSS

It's come to my attention that a few people want to subscribe to my blogs but don't know how. Wonder no longer! Here's my guide to RSS (I hope you have a salt shaker near because this guide should be taken with at least one or two grains.)

What is RSS? RSS stands for Read Some Stuff. Or Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary. Choose your own adventure here.

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posted on: 01/26/2010
Riding three people in the front seat of your car

A friend dropped these beautiful flowers off yesterday. She knew I had a rough day last week, and she wanted to tell me I was wonderful. What a great Monday!

I think I'll learn more and more how important a support system is, as a freelance writer. These flowers reminded me that eventhough I'm in this by myself in some ways, I'm not alone. And even though writing is my calling, it doesn't define me, and it's not my identity.

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posted on: 01/23/2010
U.S. Illiteracy Predictions

This page was at the back of a book I got from the library. It was published in 1978.

Thankfully, the U.S. illiteracy rate around 2000 was 1 percent and it's the same now, in 2010.

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posted on: 01/11/2010
Dwight Schrute nods in approval.

My Dwight bobblehead followed me almost two years ago from Waco, Texas, to Denver, Colo. And I brought it home from work last week as I made the transition from employed to self-employed.

Dwight encourages me, nodding his head in agreement as I type. That's especially appreciated today, as I breach the gap between "I want to write full-time someday" to "I'm a freelance writer."

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