Browsing Archive: May, 2009

Antiques

Posted by Bruce Robinson on Saturday, May 30, 2009, In : Opinions on life by Ebay category

Antiques-

Antiques are mostly dust catchers- good for little else other than requiring periodic dusting and cleaning. There are exceptions that I do enjoy, though, either for their aesthetic appeal or because of their history. Some token that my children gave me for example, or an item that belonged to an ancestor of mine. A pellet-rifle that was made in Czechoslovakia that belonged to my grandfather, who died before I was born, would fit into this category, as w...

Things that Fathers should know

Posted by Bruce Robinson on Friday, May 29, 2009, In : Thoughts on life

Going through some stuff on some of my older hard drives, I stumbled upon this priceless work, not sure where I got it, so difficult to give credit where credit is due. But most of these are pretty accurate...

Things a Man Should Know: About Fatherhood

1. Don't worry, your dad didn't know what he was doing, either.

2. No, no--not that Spock!

3. Second thought, maybe you should worry.

4. Never tell anybody that you and your wife are "trying." We really don't ne...

Killing off good Characters

Posted by Bruce Robinson on Thursday, May 28, 2009, In : Writing

The art of writing can be described by numerous adjectives, usually dependent upon where the author is in a particular piece of work as well as their overall outlook on whether they are still writing because they truly want to, or the craft has jaded them to the point where they feel that they have to. All I can describe is how it feels to me, I am sure that everyone that writes will not agree, but... this is my blog, not theirs!
An idea pops into my head, usually not fully formed, so...
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