12/03/08

Conversational Knives and Daggers
By Catfarmer

An unseen part of a writer's job - even for people who write only as a hobby and can't really consider it a job - is correspondence. From brief one-time replies to full-fledged conversations that can develop into personal friendships, it's easy to get bogged down in various forms of correspondence. Pen pals can accumulate rapidly, and as conversations get philosophically deeper or more intense and proliferate, it can become overwhelming to maintain many simultaneously. Those conversations can feel like the most rewarding aspect of being a moonlight writer - they can also feel like a self-punishment mechanism at times. (Read the rest here)

Mission of Choice - Accepted!
By Ted Lang © 2004

“Good morning Mr. Phelps. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is….” These were the words that launched each exciting episode of what was my favorite last show of the weekend on Sunday evenings preceding the 11:00 p.m. “Evening News.” The show was Mission Impossible.

There is something, at least for me, very fascinating in such adventures that allow a small, secretive group of individuals to pool their talents to tackle seemingly insurmountable odds and win in doing so. The group plans carefully, clearly defines the end objective, identifies the impossible obstacles, and then figures out a way to successfully defeat each challenge in order to successfully accomplish the mission. What’s even more fascinating about such highly motivated and efficient groups is that they work! (Read the rest here)

Libertarian Commentary on The Day's News
By Nathan A. Barton © 2004

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1- Abu Ghraib blame: "Animal House" on the night shift?
Houston Chronicle
A fair enough summary of the mess - all things considered. What punishment is appropriate? Obviously, the last thing we are going to see is some kind of restorative justice where these idiots have to go and perform menial tasks for the prisoners or their families, or even go out and find the people they did this to and apologize for what they did - but it would be nice, wouldn't it? (Read the rest here)

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