General Musings
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New York, New York…
“We got rats on the west side, bed bugs uptown.” “Go ahead, bite the big apple, don’t mind the maggots,” and yet Jagger sums it up: “Pile it up, pile it up/pile it high on the platter.” Shattered, Mick Jagger “I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail… Continue reading
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Writing… winnowing out the packing peanuts
“Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.” Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing “So many large words, as though syllables will hide the truth” Sharon Mock, She Walks in Shadows “Vigorous writing is concise.” Walter Strunk Jr. As a software person, I try to keep aware… Continue reading
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Café Culture – The Reminiscence
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” – Ernest Hemingway “Paris is always a good idea.” – Audrey Hepburn “A walk about Paris will provide lessons in… Continue reading
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The Sun Also Rises
“You know it makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch.” “Yes.” It’s sort of what we have instead of God.” “Some people have God,” I said. “Quite a lot.” “He never worked very well with me.” “Should we have another martini?” – Lady Ashley and Jake Barnes. A novel by Ernest… Continue reading
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Wallander
“Police work wouldn’t be possible without coffee,” Wallander said. “No work would be possible without coffee.” They pondered the importance of coffee in silence.” – Henning Mankell, One Step Behind “People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.” – Henning Mankell, The Troubled Man “Not having time for a person, not being able… Continue reading
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Life is amazing.
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon And so it is with mine, Life… Continue reading
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The Rock Quarry
I have climbed Mount Everest. I have also climbed the Matterhorn. I have fought German Panzers advancing on Patton’s position. I have broken trail with Daniel Boone. And I have parlayed with the leaders of the Sioux nation whilst living amongst them as a mountain man. All within earshot of my mother calling me to… Continue reading
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Just Write
“To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.” —Allen Ginsberg “We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” —Ernest Hemingway “Making people believe the unbelievable is no trick; it’s work. … Belief and reader absorption come in the details: An overturned tricycle in the gutter of… Continue reading
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I’m back…
It’s been a long time, but I am revving up for big year of blogging. Stay tuned for more. Peace, and reason. Marv Continue reading
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Music and writing
“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art.” – Charlie Parker “Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production… Continue reading
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