Can you create a sentence, that makes sense, with five “ands” in a row, before watching today’s video?
Think about that for a bit. Then see how this clever fellow does exactly that!
Ever Had One of Those Days?
You are going along with your tidy to-do list decorated with empty check-boxes waiting to be marked. And then, WHAM! You get hijacked like the rhino in today’s picture and carried off to some unknown destination. Hours go by, and you are tossed to and fro by this new crisis and that new task. Before you know it, the day is done and your eyes find that tidy to-do list. Still pristine as the …
Fun Friday – June 21, 2024
This video is quite creative. And even if you don’t understand the scholastic elements, just enjoy the pure delight in this professor’s love of teaching biblical languages. Wow.
Write to Publish 2024
The Write to Publish conference for 2024 concluded last Friday and was a wonderful success. We had over 300 in attendance, making for great opportunities to meet new people and develop what will be lasting connections. We heard from a variety of key speakers. Brett Harris gave a “Challenge to the Truly Ambitious.” Trillia Newbell had to cancel at the last minute due to pneumonia. …
Fun Fridays – June 14, 2024
Once you see today’s 30-second video, you cannot unsee it. Plus, the next time you hear the song, THIS will come to mind. Some people are far too clever.
In Praise of Slow Reading
When asked what I do for a living I will sometimes answer, “I read.” Then when asked what I do for fun I smile and say, “I read.” That is one of the joys of being a literary agent, the privilege of reading…a lot. As such, the quantity of material that must be consumed just to keep up can be overwhelming. An ability to read quickly helps but also the ability to …
Fun Fridays – June 7, 2024
It’s NATIONAL DONUT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is the description from the National Day Calendar website: Each year on the first Friday in June, people participate in National Doughnut or Donut Day, celebrating the doughnut and honoring the Salvation Army Lassies. The Lassies were the women who served doughnuts to soldiers during WWI. In 1917, the original “Salvation Army Doughnut” was first …
Weirdest Book-Signing Experience
I came across today’s rather strange photo and thought it a good metaphor for the weird things that can and have happened at an author’s book-signing. Over the years, I’ve either stood in line, organized, facilitated, or observed hundreds of author book-signings. Everything from popular celebrities to a local self-published author trying to make a mark. Every once in a while, …
Fun Fridays – May 31, 2024
Today’s video has been around for a long time. It still makes me laugh. Don’t try to fix it!
Memorial Day
Today in the U.S. we honor the veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice and died in the military for our country. It is an important day of remembrance. Some interesting quotes to ponder in light of this day: “It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.” — Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address …