Category Archives: Journalism and Writing

Still Writing after All These Years

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Administrator

I usually post something new in this space at the beginning of the week—generally Sunday or Monday—and I apologize for my tardiness. Got tied down with deadline projects on the copywriting front, and that’s where I collect my meager earnings. … Continue reading →

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Our Father Which Art in Hell

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Administrator

I’m no a Penn State fanatic, but I overdosed on the self-righteousness of the critics who have taken to portraying Joe Paterno as some kind of evil emperor. It had evolved from Paterno making some serious errors in judgment to … Continue reading →

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It’s an Awesome—and Extreme—World

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Administrator

SkillUnlimited defies quantification. It is unlimited and measureless, setting no limits and eschewing hyperbole. Deleting the space between the two words was no accident. As for the Skill part, that’s in the limited mind of the beholder. I’m here to … Continue reading →

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Info, Knowledge and Attention Spans

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Administrator

Has anybody seen my attention span? I never had much of it, but what I had is slipping away. I could blame it on the aging process, but I look around and it seems to be happening to everyone, no … Continue reading →

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Can Facebook Journalism and Newspapers Coexist?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Administrator

Community journalism appears to be in the hands of the masses, so to speak, and some of it is good. It seems I got out of the newspaper business at the right time. The recent historic flood in my part … Continue reading →

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Laboring over Einstein in a Deadline World

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Administrator

I never had much of attention span, but I was great at focusing over a span of several hours when I really had to. This served me well in college in cramming for tests. Despite all the advice to the … Continue reading →

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Getting Up Close and Personal with Irene

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Administrator

One of the first pieces of advice I received as a wet-behind-the-ears cub reporter was that if you can’t write about anything else, write about the weather. This came from the grizzled city editor of a metropolitan newspaper, and I … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned on the Blogging Trail

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Administrator

One of the things I do as a copywriter is write blogs for other people or, more specifically, for business/commercial websites. Blogs are a good way to keep a website current, as well as bringing readers back, because very little … Continue reading →

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What’s So Unpatriotic about Compromise?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Administrator

May God bless generous and patriotic billionaires. Warren Buffett’s call to his fellow filthy rich to pay their fair share of taxes for their country’s sake is closer to the message of what the real Tea Party—the one in Boston … Continue reading →

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Welcome to My Life’s Headquarters

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Administrator

With the arrival of warm weather, my front porch has become my life’s headquarters. I work there, compliments of my laptop and wireless router, and there are times I don’t feel as if I’m working at all. Since I retired … Continue reading →

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