12
May
2008
When Did You Know You Were a Writer?
Posted by JHS as Write Stuff
“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were
Flopsy,
Mopsy,
Cotton-tail,
and Peter.”
So begins “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” So begins “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” When you were a child, did your parents read those words to you? Mine did. And I read them to my children. Although, as [...]
05
May
2008
Connected Lives (Part Six)
Posted by JHS as Write Stuff
Connected Lives (Part Six)
LOL.
ROFL.
POS.
TTYL.
TTFN.
Do you recognize each of those abbreviations? If not, they stand for:
Laughing on line.
Rolling on floor laughing.
Parents over shoulder.
Talk to you later.
Ta ta for now.
I wonder how many times each day, those and other shortcuts like them are transmitted via text or instant message, or email. I think it would be even [...]
28
Apr
2008
Connected Lives (Part Five)
Posted by JHS as Write Stuff
Connected Lives (Part Five)
In a recent meeting with my colleagues, we all sat around a conference table, our identical Blackberries in front of us. As one by one the Blackberries chirped, clicked, chimed, and buzzed, we found ourselves laughing at we looked at each other and then down at our individual devices, simultaneously declaring, [...]
21
Apr
2008
Connected Lives (Part Four)
Posted by JHS as Write Stuff
Connected Lives (Part Four)
Here in California, it is unusually cold for late April, but that was fine with me. I settled in last evening, wrapped in my favorite blanket, to watch the seventh and final installment of HBO’s spectacular adaptation of David McCullough’s biography of John Adams. As with the prior episodes, I [...]
14
Apr
2008
Connected Lives (Part Three)
Posted by JHS as Write Stuff
Connected Lives (Part Three)
This past week, I was contacted by a reporter from the Stockton Record. She interviewed me for an upcoming story about women here in California’s Central Valley who blog. She has also spoken with women in nearby Modesto and Stockton.
Among the questions she asked me: “How did you get [...]
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