Politicians want to look good so they can get things done. CEOs want to get things done so they can look good."-Peggy Noon in On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech with Style, Substance, and Clarity (1999), about the difference in speechwriting for politicians vs. business leaders This quote may explain why President Trump… Continue reading Quote Comparing Politicians to CEOs
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Music Demands Using More Than Your Ears
Friday Reccy: Country Music, Something Good From the Heart of America
Quote on Unfree Thought
What I’m thinking in my head is my personal freedom and my rights. What does it have to do with anyone else? How can others control how my brain cells function?-college student and TikTok video creator Zhou Jianming on the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to force identical thought on all students Although he was criticizing… Continue reading Quote on Unfree Thought
Podcast Explains Mail-in Ballot Pitfalls and Voter Fraud
Happy Memorial Day Weekend
Quote Choose Happiness
Movie Review: The Mule (2019)
Clint Eastwood directs and stars. Better than a blockbuster, this movie is worth your time. Wait! Don’t leave! I’m not saying it will make you think. It’s not an art film or a documentary. It’s a darn good story. And we love stories. A means to an end Earl Stone, 90, needs money. The bank… Continue reading Movie Review: The Mule (2019)
Thankful for Opportunity
Seeking Writing Style Critiques
Aloha! 2019 is flying by, even my kids noticed. I have been chauffeuring them, wrestling with the internet, researching stories to present from a parent's perspective, and writing, writing, and rewriting. I am inspired by my current read Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction by Sondra Perl and Mimi Schwartz to ask:… Continue reading Seeking Writing Style Critiques