“what we write should surprise us, the way life surprises us.”
-marty rubin
Jan30
Tag Archives: writing
Jan18
treasure house.
in 1852 Roget published his thesaurus, a word that means ‘treasure house’ in greek.
JANUARY 18: NATIONAL THESAURUS DAY
British lexicographer Peter Mark Roget—who is most famous for publishing The Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (a.k.a. Roget’s Thesaurus) in 1852—was born on January 18, 1779. As such, this is a day to honor, celebrate, extol, laud, praise, revere, salute, etc. his contributions.
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“the man is not wholly evil, he has a thesaurus in his cabin.”
– j.m. barrie, author of Peter Pan, describing the character Captain Hook.
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Personal note:
I am a huge fan of alphabets, words, and more words, in all languages
the thesaurus is one of my favorite books
and it is indeed a treasure house.
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image credit: the right word, Roget and his thesaurus by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
Nov24
words are thoughts.
that moment when the apple crisp you made
is finally ready to eat
and you learn how to write a new word
because you need to tell people something.
‘apple.’
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“words are but pictures of our thoughts.”
-john dryden
Oct3
‘life is a collage of events, really.’ – mohanlal
for those of you who’ve followed, read, or commented on my posts over the years
I’ve finally put my finger on my ‘writing style’
it’s collage
and no surprise to anyone who knows me outside of the blogging world
it goes along with the creative outlets I’ve always enjoyed
making cards, books, and art
using pieces of things I’ve found, read, and collected in the world
it’s simply a matter of combining
images, thoughts, prose, quotes, poetry, music, and ideas
that generally don’t begin together
but once gathered
looked at in new ways
rearranged mixed and shuffled
like a puzzle with no absolute solution
suddenly seeming to belong together
to bring new meaning
when combined into a whole
my blog is the same
but the difference is
rather than being made of anything concrete
it’s abstract
it’s a mix of electronic media
it can vanish into the ethernet at any time.
like all of life
it’s about making connections.
and having lived a while
I suppose I am a bit of a collage myself.
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“every art I do is a collage.”
-santigold
Sep22
stand by your words.
standing by what could be the longest word in the universe.
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‘this universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables
which are not those of one’s mother tongue.’
-tahar ben jelloun
Jul9
noted.
no more need be said.
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“cars are the sculptures of our everyday lives.”
May14
seven.
seven
years ago today
I published my first blog post
thank you to all
who have made the time
to stop by for a visit
and sit for a moment.
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“all human actions have one or more of these seven causes:
chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.”
-aristotle
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painting by: bruce nutting – seven birds of blue
Feb12
what it’s like when writing at home with my cat.
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image credit: glen baxter, new yorker magazine
Jan15
2001.
what began as post #1 in may of 2012
has led to post #2001 today.
thank you to all who
view, read, comment, chat, post, and share.
i appreciate each and every one of you
even in those far away countries
where i may have only 1 loyal reader
you have all offered me
great support
much food for thought
inspiration
and most of all
wonderful human connections.
here’s to the next 2001.
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“i think statistics go in one ear and out the other.
all of us respond to stories more than numbers.”
-koren zailckas
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image credit: metro goldwyn mayer, media.com
Dec18
astonishing.
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image credit: kerrytown bookfest
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