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  • Choosing a New Book

    How do you go about choosing a new book to read?  Do you go to a bookstore?  Borrow one from a friend?  (And never give it back?)  Check one out from the library?  (And never return it?)  Order one online?  I must confess I’ve done all of those things except not returning a book I’ve…

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  • AI and Me

    I don’t know what I think about AI (“artificial intelligence” for the uninitiated).  Like any new advance in technology, especially technology of computers, it has the power to be useful to those of us who use computers daily, or even less often.  The search engine I use most often is now advertising that it is…

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  • Writers and Paper

    I’m curious.  What will writers do without paper? In our growing environmentally conscious society, the reduction of paper in the workplace has already begun.  We’re supposed to reduce the amount of paper we use to help save trees, and by extension, the environment.  But books are made of paper.  (I don’t count e-books here.)  In…

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  • Some Of The Older Books

    In this Christmas season, I decided to look back at some of the books I’ve purchased or been given over the years.  Of all the books I have, two stand out as being almost unique.  Back in 1955, my grandfather gave me two books which I’ve kept longer than any others I own.  I still use them…

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  • Starting Slowly

    Why do written works have to start with something that captures the reader’s attention immediately?  We novice writers are told repeatedly that in order to get a book to sell, we have to grab the reader’s attention with a boffo line or sentence.  This is because, we are told, readers are a fickle group and will…

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  • A Trip To The Bookstore

    I usually write these blog posts on Sunday afternoon, after my regular stop at one of the local bookstores in the Albuquerque area.  Today was no exception.  The first thing I check after entering is the magazine rack of news journals to see what people are saying about national and international politics.  (Right now that’s the 2016…

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  • The Martian

    I went to see the movie “The Martian” about a week ago and was impressed.  I thought it well done, well-acted within limits, and all around a good show.  I’m not ready to add it to my list of favorite movies (which you can access on this blogsite), but I liked it.  Some reviewers have said they…

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