Before I begin, I need to note a special caveat. Numbers 11-14 would not normally be part of any collection of inspirational books under usual criteria, even though each book could have been a top five selection for me. However, had I placed them higher, I would have cheated the reader with what might be considered an unsatisfying...
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Several months ago, I wrote how using “we” voice in travel writing sucks. The story was part of a larger collection of how to avoid getting rejected when writing travel articles. At the time, I did not include second person, or “you” voice, as a problem, although I should have included it because “you” sucks, too. In...
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The last few days have been a series of late nights, palpitations, panicked emails and sitting on hold with no answers in sight. It all started with a simple note from my host server, the company that keeps ITKT and TWL safe and available to read. They wanted to let me know that my “CPU usage” was high. So high, in fact,...
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The customs line entering Jamaica was an endless meandering of smiling faces happy to arrive in the Caribbean. While the line moved along quickly, it stretched on long enough for me to look around at who was visiting Jamaica with me. It was not difficult to know who was who was visiting and for what reason. I saw two distinct...
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Sometimes nothing gets done. it is really no one’s fault. Plans just do not go as expected. This was my week. I felt like I had been trying to put a square peg into a round hole with everything I tried to accomplish. At some point, I have to cut myself some slack. I wrote several proposals for developing relationships with...
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My first two books on my eReader are Lit by Mary Karr and Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders — two of my favorite writers. George Saunders is one of America’s best and landed on my list at #25. Will Mary Karr be on this list? Time will tell. Still both writers are inspiring by their talent at storytelling and ability to...
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I got a lot done this week, but little that I had written about last week. However, having a list to refer back to has been one of the better choices I have made in adding the Sunday Check In. I still have to finish my site design, but not for a lack of trying. Sometimes getting money to out of the way places is a headache....
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I quickly called my PR contact to stop processing my ticket on her end and I would just pay at the airport. My contact let me know she had just finished charging the ticket. So, I turned to the American Airlines woman at the counter. “Can you undo the $451 charge? “No.” “Can they cancel the charge on their end?” I...
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