Writing

The last few days have proved to be interesting markers of time. Everything contained within the grand passage of time seems highly regular if not mundane. Throughout the next month each day of work will require an hour of mandatory overtime. With respect to the written word two general strategies exist. First, the written...
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Today, for some reason the concept of network attached storage (NAS) seems interesting. Maybe the Andy 2.0 network requires a hard drive. Setting up a Windows 7 network should be easy. Setting up a networked storage drive requires either a wired network or a wireless network with computers. Maybe all this consideration of network...
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Sometimes it is a good idea to begin the day with a few written thoughts. Recently on a personal level, the fine art of writing has taken on two distinct methodologies. First, one potential methodology for striving forward involves unleashing a focused productivity results from intentionally writing on a defined subject. Second, a stream...
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…and now on a side note a stranger from beyond the borders of the nation stands up and exclaims, “Please allow the individual standing in front of the audience today to be so bold as to begin an unsolicited introduction to the very nature of reality and the universe in general.” The speech continued...
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This document was dictated using Microsoft voice recognition software. Composition of most of the following sentences should test the voice recognition software. Initially, the Microsoft voice recognition software required significant training. For the most part dictation only works when the microphone is less than twenty centimeters from the speaker. Maybe...
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Now would be the time to advance the cause. All the distractions of the world must disappear. If the distractions can disappear even for a moment, then the cause might advance forward beyond current expectations. Revelations about the cause develop almost spontaneously. Distractions crowd out momentum. A few ounces of momentum develop from necessity....
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Is everyone enjoying the internet today having a happy Earth Day? Anyway, the day has inspired a few notes on writing. Step one, after waking up and beginning a new day move toward the office to write a few good pages. If time is available to work in the office, then make sure to open...
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Today Nels moved the pet cactus outside. The cactus previously resided within a comfortable wintering location in the kitchen. Before the summer officially starts, a few seeds will start the growing process inside. Each of these starter plants will grow from seed to a size capable of living in the outside garden. During...
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Since March 6, 2009, all of the Twitter updates or tweets are starting to amass a few pages of disjointed and tangential prose. All of the tweets from all the twitter users worldwide have very little in common. Building a concrete well reasoned argument typically requires more than one hundred and forty characters. Should...
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Theoretically, the middle of the month of April should be the start of spring or at the very least should provide mild weather. Colorado Springs, Colorado currently faces blizzard conditions without the snow sticking to the roads. Eventually, the snow will lower the temperature enough to negatively impact driving conditions. Early this mourning Peppercorn...
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For some people the need to write comes and goes. All writers are at some level intellectual reactionaries. True fiction can be spontaneous. Some writers will perpetually search for a moment of spontaneous creativity. Professional writers work at regular intervals building large collections of prose. Some creative writers only produce prose when the moment...
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Nels first started working with online publishing formats around 1998. After ten years of exploratory writing, Nels knows a fully realized product is still under development. Exploratory writings derive from creativity. Some people struggle with the intersection of complexity and modernity. Exploratory writers tend to work with theoretical considerations about modernity within segments of...
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Nels wonders why after living in Colorado for years, a good late March snow the evening before trash and recycling day is still surprising. Dealing with the weather is part of living six thousand feet above sea level. What seem like random changes in the weather are probably part of larger patterns. Climatologists work...
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Nels now realizes what the pressure to produce a higher quality and quantity of writing on a daily basis feels like. A certain degree of pressure to produce academic writing on command does exist. On a lighter note, the Twitter micro blogging system has been experiencing significant problems today. Twitter provides a writer with...
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Each day, I know a certain amount has to be accomplished. Maybe an individual can sustain a degree of hyper-focus. I can remember playing some old school Nintendo games that require a certain degree of relentlessness. Life of a generally requires the ability to balance multiple factors. Relentlessness requires a degree of patience to...
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Remember the potentially problematic nature of sustaining a single-minded purpose. Finishing the dissertation process is a top priority. Each day presents a writing opportunity. Allowing the possibility of action to out a way the possibility for in action requires persistence. Every day I schedule a certain amount of focused writing time. I have the...
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Perhaps it is time for a definitive statement. Society in the abstract has lost the collective will to strive toward a better future. Resolution of this collective problem might require providing some helpful advice to the thinker. Resolved a thinker should, 1. Always strive forward. 2. Endeavor to achieve progress. 3. Persevere with patience. Any...
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I asked the dictation software to type, “Peppercorn the dog is a very picky eater.” After some intensive thinking the dictation software produced the following statement, “Peppercorn the fall guy is a very picky error.” Normally, I am not surprised by the errors created by the dictation software. According to research made available on...
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Release a stream of thoughts from the mind to the framework of writing. Yesterday was a good day for a variety of reasons. Driving just off the highway within the limits of the city somebody was riding a horse. As modernity evolves, riding horses within the city limits will probably become increasingly rare. Strangely...
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What are the practical considerations associated with the thinker’s intellectual trajectory? Logical foundations begin at the point of formation based on the assumption that thinkers can follow an intellectual trajectory. As a baseline for the purposes of comparison the intellectual trajectory could focus on striving toward a daily philosophy. Perhaps focusing on a simplistic...
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…and now please acknowledge this inconsequential presentation of a rather unique, but otherwise less than useful fact. This presentation of information is presented in part thanks to readings taken from a Mastercool Infrared Thermometer utilizing the aiming effects of light amplification through the stimulated emission of otherwise harmless radiation. Roughly 39.6 degrees Fahrenheit is...
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Limiting the scope of individual daily activities is inevitable. Certain accomplishments require a multitude of individuals to work together. Individuals cannot accomplish every potential task everyday. At some level individuals have to make a decision about what set of daily activities to strive to accomplish. How do individuals begin to consider limiting the scope...
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In just a few days another year will be starting. During the course of the last year everything seemed a little different. Expectations surrounding the next year are starting to develop. Simply making a list of what should be accomplished might not be enough this year. Certain expectations for the up coming year are...
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At times the world is surrounded by models of reclusive written exposition and commentary. Observers live with certain expectations. Those that tend to search forge ahead of those who reflect and research. Reflection on direct observation or written observations is part of understanding bigger questions and processes. Some congratulations are in order to local weather...
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The project looms from the time the day starts to the moment the day ends. Working toward the edge of what is possible requires significant consideration of the project. Even a momentary lapse in judgment can limit the potential of what is possible. Every new batch of snow in Colorado Springs seems to bring...
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Shahman called from the Shawnee Mission South High School debate tournament interrupting a rather peaceful Saturday morning nap. Recently my previously reliable cellular phone suffered debilitating microphone damage. As a result of the damage the entire phone had to be replaced by another cellular phone that arrived via airmail. Oddly enough the cellular phone...
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What does it take to succeed? How do you know when you have found success? When is the right time to take change strategies? Questions seem to be generated faster than answers within a critical evaluation framework. Today as the sun rises daylight becomes a diminishing commodity. Daybreak reminds everyone that the day only...
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Day in and day out some things change and some things stay the same. Several days ago, Joni thought it was a good idea to attend a wedding in a very small Midwestern town. Somehow, the wedding actually occurred on a small dock on a small lake in a small Midwestern town. After living...
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Well I have to say the new daily routine is starting to take on a more standard form. Peppercorn the dog seems to think that the day begins sometime around five in the morning. As a writer who spends a decent part of every night working into the midnight hours waking up at five...
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Over the last few days, the apartment has started to look more and more like a storage shed. After spending far too long staring at the ever-growing stack of boxes near the door, I am ready for moving day. Several years ago moving simply involved packing everything up into a car and driving. Now...
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