I grew up in trees. Every time I went outside to play as a child (which was nearly every day, no matter the heat or height of snow), I found the most comfortable place to be was in a tree. The strong limbs of apple, mulberry, persimmon, cherry and walnut held me closer to the [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 22, 2008
Trying to Blog
This is the most difficult blog for me to keep up with. The reasons are I have to keep changing my password because I can’t remember the one WordPress has given me–it’s way too complicated and haven’t been able to find the place to change it to something I can remember.
Then I always have a [...]
July 20, 2008
Batman, A to Z
With The Dark Knight setting all kinds of box office records this weekend, I thought I’d post a link to “Batman, A to Z,” a brief look at the five actors who have played Batman for the big screen, which I wrote last week as a Spotlight feature for The Wave Magazine.
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July 6, 2008
Revista de poesía La Fuente de las Siete Vírgenes
La revista “La fuente de las 7 vírgenes” acaba de sacar el número 11 de 2008, en el que han tenido a bien publicar, entre los trabajos de otros autores de distintos lugares del planeta, uno de mis poemas: “En el verano“. Mi agradecimiento ante todo; además aprovecho la ocasión para presentarles [...]
July 2, 2008
PSWA’s 2009 Writing Conference
PSWA’s (Public Safety Writers Association) annual conference is being held in Las Vegas, June 18-21, 2009 at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino. The conference is open to anyone writing crime and mystery fiction or non-fiction, technical writing for public safety magazines in print or online, or anyone interested in writing. Registered attendees may offer a [...]
July 20, 2008
Remembering George Carlin on Share-a-Vision Radio
In case you missed it, Frankie and I paid tribute to the late George Carlin during the July 10 edition of Talking Television on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org. Besides playing a brief clip from NBC’s Saturday Night in which Carlin performed his classic routine on the differences between football and baseball, we discussed his skillful use of [...]
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