things are looking good for me and my campaign.
so we will see..
Congrats. Very cool. I'd love to run for political office, but unfortunately my leanings are too leftist for my province and I wouldn't stand much of a chance. You also need a fair amount of money to mount a campaign.
I'm sure you will bring a wealth of knowledge and understanding to your new position.
i think that at least a few of you are writers, maybe more.
i mean honest-to-god working-for-money writers, writers with a small "w" rather than a capital "w." my experience is that writing is a lot like theater: a few stars at the top making the bucks, a middle level with lots of people who work hard and don't make much, and then a lot more hopeful people at the bottom who are trying to make a living writing with no luck so far.. tell me about it.
what kind of writing do you do?
Some amazing talent here!
I've done a lot of writing. Had a weekly column in an online magazine for a number of years - really enjoyed it because I could write on all kinds of things, including political opinion. Over the past few years I've done a lot of ghostwriting. Just finished a book for a heart surgeon. I do a lot of website content, that kind of stuff. It can be boring. I just do it cuz I need the money. I have a couple of good clients, but for the most part, unfortunately that type of writing does not pay very much. There is a lot of global competition and a lot of writers willing to work for peanuts. The writing quality reflects that, of course, but if you look at the majority of the web content out there....well, let's just say it is pretty dumbed down.
My grandkids love the stories I make up for them, so I've considered putting together some children's books. I've also been collecting material for many years, since I want to eventually write a psych book. A book that requires a lot of research that will stand up to peer review is quite an undertaking, though. I'm also in the process of trying to set up my own website & blog, but I just don't have enough hours in my day (maybe if I spent less time here? LOL)
In spite of making a living as a musician for a good chunk of my life, I've never attempted songwriting. Guess I never felt I'd be good enough or something.
I agree with the others, though, that it takes a lot of work to market and sell.
Edited to add: I've written quite a number of biographies that are on sale on Amazon, many about other writers. A common thread seems to be that most of the really successful ones got a LOT of rejections before they finally sold a piece of writing. They kept at it because they loved it and believed in themselves.
can someone please explain to me how mr. grundy comes up with the following statement?.
1921 - in 1921 witnesses were forbidden vaccinations (golden age 1921 october 12 p.17) .
from: http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blood-transfusions.php.
I recall there was controversy in the early 50s, I remember some thinking that certain vaccines were prepped with blood, which made them forbidden. My youngest brother almost died from getting vaccinated (whooping cough), so my mother stopped vaccinating us, but it was not JW-related by then.
sorry, i'm still having trouble making this clickable.
mr. deity hasn't been around on this forum for a few months, so i thought a look at the first episode might give some balance to the current atheist/believer arguments.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzf8q9qhfhi.
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my daughter turned me on to Mr. Deity tonight. Don't know how I missed him previously. But I've just discovered that hes' an ex-Mormon. So he really has a great perspective from a former cult member.
I've been watching all the videos. They are incredibly funny and so right on when it comes to how the all-powerful deity of the Bible would think and behave if he were a flesh and blood person.
Glad you are enjoying them as much as I am, Haboob.
sorry, i'm still having trouble making this clickable.
mr. deity hasn't been around on this forum for a few months, so i thought a look at the first episode might give some balance to the current atheist/believer arguments.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzf8q9qhfhi.
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I'm not sure one can quite appreciate Mr. Deity and the skeptic (athiest) if you haven't watched all the clips (which are WELL worth viewing), but here's the link:
sorry, i'm still having trouble making this clickable.
mr. deity hasn't been around on this forum for a few months, so i thought a look at the first episode might give some balance to the current atheist/believer arguments.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzf8q9qhfhi.
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Thanks, NC! Must be my browser settings.
sorry, i'm still having trouble making this clickable.
mr. deity hasn't been around on this forum for a few months, so i thought a look at the first episode might give some balance to the current atheist/believer arguments.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzf8q9qhfhi.
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Sorry, I'm still having trouble making this clickable. Mr. Deity hasn't been around on this forum for a few months, so I thought a look at the first episode might give some balance to the current atheist/believer arguments.
todays google alert, from the toronto sun;.
man who botched son's home-circumcision guilty of criminal negligence, top court rules 21. by brigitte pellerin,parliamentary bureaufirst posted: friday, november 16, 2012 11:41 am est.
the supreme court of canada in ottawa on july 21, 2011.
When I read this story first thing this morning, it said nothing about him being a JW. I had assumed a Jewish connection. What an idiot.
i honestly think that if i have to watch her sing that stupid song and promote those lifestyle facelifts very much longer, i am going to go get a .45 automatic and shoot out my television screen.. thank you very much for your consideration of this rant.. sincerely,.
james.
I have a love/hate relationship with Debbie Boone and YOu light up my life. (JamieBowers I also Loved the True Blood scene!)
Back when my first daughter was born I was playing in a band. We had booked a wedding for the month I was due, but I wasn't overly worried. The date was three weeks past my due date, and anyway, what were the chances of going into labour that same day?
The bride and groom had requested You Light Up My Life as their first song. It was getting major airplay at the time but I didn't know it well. So I spent the whole day practicing the song and singing at the piano in preparation. At around 4 pm my pains started. By 6 pm I knew I wasn't gonna make the wedding gig. My sister quickly learned the song as a stand=in and I headed to the hospital. My firstborn came into the world shortly after midnight.
I was always curious whether my singing that song over and over that day before I went into labour might somehow resonate with my daughter. Or maybe it was just that Debbie Boone's voice brought on the greatest pain I had known in my life up until that point!!!
it's now "game on" between me and the mice.
my landlady put 15 traps down throughout their apartment on the first floor.
in 2 weeks i caught the 5 not so bright mice.
I had mice in my house for the first time last year. So I got a cat. Solved the problem. Until one day when I was asleep in my bed, with my little granddaughter (5 years old) beside me. at some point she woke up and reached across the pillow. She didn't scream or get worked up. Just said, "grama, there's a dead mouse in the bed." I guess it was a cat gift.
But really, the only thing that did work was the cats. Kept em out permanently. Now I have no cats....hmmm. just thought of that.
