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Smallpox vs. Monkeypox
Read more: Smallpox vs. MonkeypoxThe past few months have seen an increase in the number of cases of monkeypox in humans around the world. [BTW, monkeypox is now known as Mpox because it seems […]
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Book Review: Eyes on the Horizon, by Carrie Lynn Fazzolari
Read more: Book Review: Eyes on the Horizon, by Carrie Lynn FazzolariI met Carrie Lynn Fazzolari at the Wildacres Writer’s Conference in 2010, and we have been friends on Facebook for most of the time after that. Her book, Eyes on […]
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Tools of a Writer
Read more: Tools of a WriterI’ve seen a few comments on social media in the past few weeks concerning writing and what makes a good writer and good written copy. Most of what I’ve read […]
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The Adventure Story
Read more: The Adventure StoryI just finished re-reading The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, the precursor to the well-known Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Hobbit is an interesting book, filled with elves, goblins, trolls, […]
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Metric System Revisited
Read more: Metric System RevisitedI’ve posted about the metric system before, and now I want to revisit the topic because I think it’s important to the United States. The US is one of very […]
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Real Time
Read more: Real TimeAs the title of this post says, I’m talking about “real time.” It’s a term used to refer to something that takes place immediately. It takes place so fast you […]
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To Quit or Not to Quit
Read more: To Quit or Not to QuitAs someone who has come to writing lately—and I’m talking here about writing fiction, especially science fiction novels and short stories—after a career spent doing scientific research and writing scientific […]
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The First Writer
Read more: The First WriterWho was the first writer? That is, who was the first person to set down on some surface—a rock, a leaf, a cave wall, in short, some surface that could […]
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A Slight Change
Read more: A Slight ChangeIf you are one of the few who used to read my blogsite on WordPress over the past few years, I have news for you. That site has been shut […]
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Post-COVID, Part 2
Read more: Post-COVID, Part 2In my previous posting on this website, I discussed what we all need to do to help keep COVID in its place. Masking, fist bumps, not shaking hands, vaccination, and […]
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Post-COVID
Read more: Post-COVIDAre we post-COVID yet? Are we really post-COVID? Not really. We may be past the major epidemic of COVID-19, but COVID is still with us. I’ve known personally or heard […]
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Who Is A Person?
Read more: Who Is A Person?Okay, now. We’ve been told in recent months, if not in recent years, that we’re supposed to state our pronouns. We’re supposed to tell everyone, and that includes everyone, what […]