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Data Backups
Backing data up online is a good idea. I have a network storage drive that I use to hold my documents. It keeps the hard drive of my computer free for processing. The problem with that method is that the…
Weight Loss and the Holidays
Half a year of dieting and what do I have to show for it? The holidays arrived and I had trouble with them, as you might expect. I have also begun to forget to track my meals. That can be…
Tagged with: candy, computer, food, Fudge, meal, meals, method, portions, snack, snacks, sugar, weight loss, Weight Watchers
Posted in General Opinion
Posted in General Opinion
Practicing
Writing is like anything else that you do. If you want to do it well, you have to practice. Some people write stories to practice their craft. They do endless writing exercises and that works for them. Sometimes it works…
Weather
Several years ago, I nearly became a weather forecaster. I would have been one of those people who tell when a storm is coming, and when. Sometimes I regret not going down that path. If I had, I would know…
Tagged with: clock, computer, conversation, factors, forecaster, forecasters, guesswork, humans, Navy, Polar, Polar Vortex, prediction, Vortex, weather
Posted in General Opinion
Posted in General Opinion
Journaling
If you would like to keep a journal, just sit down and write for ten to fifteen minutes a day Set some time aside to do that. All you really need to do is write. I write about the weather…
Keeping a Health Log
I have decided to keep a medical log. I’m going to put the times I was hospitalized in the medical history part of the log and keep track of the medications I am taking. There’s only one at the moment,…
Tagged with: android, computer, doctor, doctors, health, health history, immunizations, medications, method, OneNote, procedure, procedures, results, spreadsheet, surgery, word
Posted in General Opinion
Posted in General Opinion
A Word About Names
Names are important. They identify us and lets others find us in public records. That’s the heart of genealogy, or family history. Searching records, looking for your ancestors simply work better when you know the name. You would search for…
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Posted in Family History, Hobbies
Posted in Family History, Hobbies
Finding Time to Write
There is one thing I learned last November as I wrote my heart out for NaNoWriMo and that is that my hands are not strong enough to write for two hours straight. As part of my preparations for NaNoWriMo, I…
Dialog
Read your story aloud and pay close attention to the dialog. Reading the story aloud lets you hear the dialog as it would sound if your character were a real person and all had your voice or that of the…
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Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
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