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Things Worth Doing
Things worth doing are worth doing right. This is something a lot of us probably remember our parents or grandparents telling us when we were growing up. Becoming good at something takes time. It takes practice. Skills for seeing (i.e. divination) are no different. Earlier this week I was approached by a client who was very impressed with my talents.…
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Thoughts on Forty
Today is June 26, 2012. Forty years ago, at around 7:22 am, I came into this world. You know, back when I turned thirty I hoped that I would be respected by others and treated like an intelligent adult. When I was thirty-five I expected the same thing. Now I’ve just realized that no matter how old you are –…
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Balancing The Writing Life
Balancing the writing life means different things to different people. A lot of writers have children to look after, so not only are they trying to balance a day job and family life, but also writing. Truth be known, I have a profound respect for those folks who juggle all of that. Me – I can’t really complain. The writing…
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When Good Themes Go Bad
You’ll noticed a new look to my website. As it turned out when I upgraded my WordPress installation to the new 3.4 my old theme crashed and died a horrible death. I was stuck for several hours with a “broken” website while I searched into the wee hours of the morning looking for a replacement theme that had some of…
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Windows Phone 7 – A Practical Review
I was never a phone person. When cell phones first came out, I got one. I had one of the very first flip phones and it was like carrying a small brick around. As cell phones got smaller, so did mine. For the longest time I used my phone for what it was intended. A phone. But see, I’m not…
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You Want Internet Privacy? Leave.
I have been reading over and over again people posting notices on their Facebook pages stating something to the effect of: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning – any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do…
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Writing Updates
I know a lot of my posts recently have been about relatively mundane things and I haven’t really given a writing update in awhile. It seems that ever since the first of the year, readings have been taking up a lot of my time as well as processing orders for Infernal Colopatiron. Sadly this affects my writing time, too, since…