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The valley below was obscenely beautiful.  I have hiked these hills all my life, but this time it was as if I had never seen it before.  The trees were taller, greener.  The river was clearer.  The sky was bluer.  “No!” I shook my head and chided myself, “Don’t fall under that spell.”  The little…

I've decided to stop dragging my feet and jump in to freelance writing.  I figure, what's a better time to start a new, high-risk career than an economic depression?  Here is a sample article from my portfolio… Looking at popular blog sites like Dooce (www.dooce.com) or Lifehacker (www.lifehacker.com) makes many amateur (and some professional) writers say…

Clever is not the same as smart.   Think about it.

Seriously, if you are looking for skilled freelance writer, for goodness sake, proofread your job posting.  You are not likely to have quality articles written if you ask for quality articles to be ‘writen’.  I may be shooting myself in the foot here, as potential employers may come to this site to check out my…

I was going to write about the "Bridges Out of Poverty" training I received today, but I am just way too exhausted (three modifiers, count them, three modifiers for exhausted, ah ah ah…I must be tired.  I promise, I will post an entry about "Bridges Out of Poverty." Really, I will, I swear. Good night,…

Most people that have spent any time in a Corporate or Government environment are familiar with ‘SMART Goals’. SMART stands for: Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic/Relevant Timely/Time-Bound At my job, all employees are required to come up with three SMART Goals at their annual evaluation. It is recommended that we provide one long-term goal (over one…

counting syllablesto make meaningless statements,haikus are stupid

Once upon a time, I promised myself that I would post an entry in my blog every day, or at least 4-5 times a week.  How about every other week?  Monthly?  Okay, okay, okay, I will post an entry at least once every six months, whether I need it or not. I have excuses, school…work…sleep,…

I don’t really have much to say about this here that I haven’t already said in my comments on Making Light.  But I figured I ought to have something up on my own site, so that 1) I can confirm that I am indeed the very same CosmicDog that posts on Making Light and 2)…

I have to admit it, I kinda like Hillary Clinton.  I always have.  As I’ve said in other places, if she takes her husband’s approach to political leadership, she would make a pretty good President, and the country would be better for it.  She would take public opinion into account when making decisions, and as…