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Writing Assignment: All That Jazz

12.02.2011 Jazz

Louis Armstrong said, “Man if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.” There are some things that are next to impossible to describe with words. Not impossible, just pretty damn close to it. There’s even a quote: “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” And the quote itself is popular enough that it’s close to [...]

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The Case Against Curation

11.28.2011 Art

There are times when our use of language shifts and the meaning of words is altered. I typically don’t fight against it. But this current hijacking of the word “curation” to mean “a list of things on other web sites that I link to” is a poor word choice. A curator is someone who is [...]

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Writing Assignment: Love It Or Hate It

09.16.2011 Writing Assignments

Expressing a strong opinion well is one of the most difficult things a writer can do. Initial reactions can be powerful, visceral, and difficult to translate into cool, evidence-based logical discourse. That’s not to say that opinions and reactions have to be logical or cool. But to put your reaction and thoughts in writing, to [...]

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Coming Into Your Own – Embracing Your Own Best Destiny

05.24.2010 Art

Until recently, when someone would ask, “what do you do?” I’d pause and struggle a bit, then tell them about my job. “I manage a small technology company,” I’d tell them, or “I run marketing and internet projects for …” But what I really wanted to say was, “I’m a writer.” That inner conflict, probably [...]

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Notes From The Road: College Campus Tours

04.15.2010 Family

This last week was a complete blur. We covered over 2200 miles in nine days, visited six cities and made five college tours. I’m beat. But it was a great trip.  I almost felt as if I was the one looking for a college. I’d never done this before. Kathleen, who’ll graduate from Michigan State [...]

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