Freelance writer and marketer. Sharing what I'm learning. To a 2nd grader, a 4th grader is a genius.
Successful writers have a strict habit of daily writing. We're fooling ourselves if our goal is to be a writer yet believe the habit of daily writing isn't for us. Most dogs love going for walks. Not ours. On this one particular day, the weather wasn’t great outside, and our pugalier would have nothing to do with it. She just lay in her bed, … [Read more...]
The family at the playground had the sweetest dog, but wow was it a jerk. She was super friendly and greeted us with a wildly wagging tail every time. But her opinion of any other dog having fun — not allowed! She would chase and growl and nip at any other pooch that was simply enjoying their time at the park. Her owners didn’t know what to do … [Read more...]
Is Hollywood director James Cameron a slouch? The man has only directed seven major films in the last thirty-six years. Most Hollywood directors will direct at least one film every two years - some will do even more! So what's the reason for the apparent lack of production coming from Cameron?The answer may be this - when Cameron is involved with a … [Read more...]
Imagine if the state of Alaska were put up for sale. Any guess on what the asking price would be? I had no idea so I decided to do a little research. If Alaska were on the market today, most likely the asking price would be somewhere between two and a half trillion and five trillion dollars. Numbers so large they are hard to fathom! An asking … [Read more...]
American sprinter Lolo Jones could almost see the gold medal. She was that close. It was the 2008 Summer Olympics, and Jones was leading the field in the 100-meter hurdles race. The race was hers to lose. With two hurdles to go, the very unfortunate happened. Jones had flown through the first eight hurdles. But the ninth, it was approaching … [Read more...]