Author Archives: Susan

REALITY?: Making Adjustments

Posted on December 9, 2003 by Susan

This is going to be one of those really homey, girlie posts. So now some fool has gone and put up three more stop signs in each direction within a quarter mile stretch of road between the college and home. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Another Test

Posted on December 9, 2003 by Susan

You can really find some great things on the internet, and especially among blogging buddies. From Scott at Do I Dare Disturb the Universe, The Spacefem personality test. I’ll share my results with you once again, with the word of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Not for the Squeamish

Posted on December 9, 2003 by Susan

First go here, check out “ONLINE GIZMO OF THE MONTH Eye Prodding”, then go here. Just do as I say. Continue reading →

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WRITING: Colorful Language

Posted on December 9, 2003 by Susan

Maybe it’s because I tend to be practical, and brutally honest—at least to myself. I think I tend to temper honesty with delicacy for others, and I do allow myself flights of fancy when my mind isn’t required to use … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY & BLOGGING: Linking Loop

Posted on December 9, 2003 by Susan

If there is a better way to make my morning rounds, please do share it with me. With all the lovely and important links listed here on Spinning, I use instead my bookmarked list because it eliminates the need to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Research Project Abandoned

Posted on December 8, 2003 by Susan

You know what? In looking into the controversy over the special singling out for an award by Wizbang for Best Blog by a Female Author, I have decided that it truly doesn’t matter all that much. For one thing, there … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: A Research Project

Posted on December 8, 2003 by Susan

And that is exactly what my thoughts this morning have led me into, and why I’m not quite ready to post. I realized that a couple different ideas are finally beginning to coalesce into a picture, and I simply need … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Friendships

Posted on December 8, 2003 by Susan

It’s something that the holidays bring reflection upon, family and friendship. But friendship is something I’ve been dwelling upon almost daily for quite a while now, as friends are lost through death, misunderstanding, and the worst culprit of all, time. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Focus

Posted on December 8, 2003 by Susan

I’m getting quite a late start this morning in my writing, and all because an idea that won’t go away is bogging and blocking (blogging?) my thoughts, excluding all else from getting through. With a more focused day at hand; … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Time Well Spent

Posted on December 7, 2003 by Susan

I did find some time this weekend to search out more sites and blogs that are interesting or downright useful to writers. And, even though it’s listed under “FUN PLACES” try out Magnetic Poetry because it can also be considered … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Deadline Sunday Night

Posted on December 7, 2003 by Susan

Must be a lot of papers due tomorrow morning, I’m getting folks googling and yahooing and even aolsearching their way to Spinning for some quick info on several of the stories I’ve analyzed briefly here. Just a word to those … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: html tags

Posted on December 7, 2003 by Susan

Remember all the frantic fixing of this blog I was doing early one morning this past week–after I messed with the settings? Well, I just noticed that I’ve since lost the time tags on the postings. Now I know that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Intermedial Me

Posted on December 7, 2003 by Susan

Well, Husband got me as far as the walkway, and I got me the rest of the way shovelling into my barn, burrowing through the deep snow like the voles I hate so much. Meanwhile, they probably spent the night … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Viewpoints

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Susan

With Waylon wailing in the background…”Nobody knows I’m Elvis…” I sit and occasionally write and otherwise stand and frame my little heart out in this snow-covered barn. And frankly, the “blanket of snow” I ranted over is the perfect description … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Apology

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Susan

How rude of me to have started the day off complaining about our bad writing habits! And me, of all people! Why just look at my name: Spinning… tales, my wheels, out of control. How much more of a cliché … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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