October 2011
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“Nothing can give you peace but yourself.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
September 2011
77 posts
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Question of the day
Have you ever hated anyone? Why and for how long?
Anonymous asked: Where did you get that beautiful smile? You Glow Girl!!!
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“Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.”
– Madonna
“Don’t allow life to change you; Be the one to change your life”
– Pam Kizirian
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Question of the day
What is your most treasured memory?
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“Now is the magical word for success. Lots of good dreams never come true because...”
– The Magic of Thinking Big
“Someone is speaking well of you at this very moment!”
– My Fortune Cookie
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“Only dead fish swim with the stream.”
– Anonymous
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Question of the day
Would you be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world?
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“Follow your bliss.”
– Joseph Campbell
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Question of the day
Are there people you envy enough to want to trade lives with them?
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“Freedom lies in being bold.”
– Robert Frost
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Question of the day
If you could use a voodoo doll to hurt anyone you chose, would you?
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“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
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Question of the day
Do your closest friends tend to be men or women?
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“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.”
– Oscar Wilde
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Question of the day
Do you prefer being around men or women?
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“When you reach the top, keep climbing.”
– Zen saying
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Writing Snakes and My New Business Partner: Cardio
Part of writing is finding inspiration in your life to apply to your works.
Find something only you can say.
- James Dickey
For me, this often comes in the form of dreams. My dreams are unpredictable, vivid, lucid, wild and traumatizing at times. By writing them down I not only harnessed the characters of my novels but developed a story that stayed true to their characters.
Some can plan...
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Question of the day
If you knew a way to use your estate, following your death, to benefit humanity, would you do it and leave only a minimal amount to your family?
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“Never mistake motion for action.”
– Ernest Hemingway
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Wedding Bells, Adopt-a-thons and Tax Write-Offs
The pictures of trying on rings while dream-building with My Guy in Las Vegas yielded a ton popular congrats and thank you to those who care. However, there is no engagement and the subject of Weddings this week will fall to two other couples getting married this week.
That’s not a bug. That’s a feature.
- Anonymous
True and genuine congrats to my Uncle Jim and Kate, as well as...
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Question of the day
If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
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Question of the day
You have the chance to meet someone with whom you can have the most satisfying love imaginable. Sadly, you know that in 6 months time the person will die. Would you still want to meet the person and fall in love?
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“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
– Abraham Lincoln
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Verbal Blog Mishap Due To Kidnapping and Vegas...
The momentary lapse in Verbal Blogs has been due to the kidnapping of my phone in Las Vegas during the 2011 Book Tour Las Vegas.
Other casualties included my Driver’s License, Debit Cards, Light-Up Lip Glosses and Reef brand Flip Flops complete with a bottle opener on the bottom.
Sometimes life hands us lemons. When this happens to me, I like to refer to a little inspiration.
When life...
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Question of the day
Would you be willing to become extremely ugly if it meant you would live for 1,000 years at any physical age you chose?
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“You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.”
– John Mason
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Question of the day
If at birth you could select the profession your child would eventually pursue, would you do so?
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“Remember that a kick in the ass is a step forward.”
– Anonymous
Question of the day
Whom do you admire most?
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“Never under any circumstances take a laxative and a sleeping pill in the same...”
– Dave Berry
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Question of the day
Would you rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life?
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“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.”
– Janis Joplin
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I Lost a Mentor This Week
Question of the day
What would constitute a “perfect” evening for you?
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“Say little and do much.”
– Talmud
Who The Heck Am I & Why Will It Benefit You to...
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Question of the day
If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain with the body or mind of a 30 year old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?
What’s up with changing my blog all around?
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“Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.”
– Henry Ford
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Question of the day
You are given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and saying the words “good bye” twice. People would die naturally and would never suspect you. Are there any situations in which you would use this power?
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“Keep breathing.”
– Sophie Tucker