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Let Your Fingers Do the Naming
Demographers have been noting the decreasing size of families in industrialized nations for decades. They pin it on everything from rising education rates among women to the decrease in family famring. But I know the real culprit: With skyrocketing number of baby names to pick from, would-e parents avoid having children because they can’t decide…
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Aim Low
One of my favorite books is called Rules of Thumb 2. The volume offers thousands of guidelines for any number of essential day-to-day activities, such as properly estimating a submerged crocodile’s length and surviving a pistol duel. The dueling hint was submitted by historian Jim Barber, who writes: “When dueling with firearms, always aim lower…
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Create your clay
Writing a novel is like working with clay. You first create a rough shape, then massage that shape into something beautiful, such as an ashtray or a fearsome army of worms. Unlike potters, though, who can simply buy clay at the art supply store, novelists have to pull off the supernatural feat of creating their…
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Green lights, from here to the horizon
The first day. A blank page. And a slight panic about starting the book off on the right foot. But you know what? There are no wrong feet. Take a tip from freewheeling graphic design guru Bruce Mau on teh subject of beginnings: “Not knowing where to begin is a common for of paralysis. Begin…
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Kerrygold Irish Vintage Cheddar
This was an epic cheese–kind of tasted smoked and was rather soft, but an amazing flavor! Lisa, Jack, Kate, and I had this while eating popcorn, pickles, and olives. It went really well with this–the flavor was mellow and did not overpower the olives and enhanced the saltiness of the popcorn. I purchased this at…
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Cheddar English Oak Smoked
This was a great cheese. Lisa, Jack, Kate, and I ate this while eating popcorn, olives, and pickles and watching Harry Potter. A really good night. I purchased a small wedge at Whole Foods which has a great cheese section.
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The Darjeeling LImited
This was a great movie. I saw it with Jeffery, David, and Robert. A classic film with all sorts of painful awkward moments.
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Caution Lust
This was very slow and long. Nothing really happened and the final betrayal is rather meaningless. I did not enjoy this film in spite of the amazing cinematography.
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XVI–The Tower
Sometimes our limited vision of reality blocks our understanding and perception of truth.
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Do Not Be Afraid
1. Do not be afraid2. Listen to those who know3. Understand the source4. Be willing to learn things that I do not care about5. Never practice always play for the end game
David Given Schwarm 