Monthly Archives: September 2016
Spelling Toilette:
Good: Toilette Bad: Towlette Is often the place or process where you are cleaning yourself or dressing. It is the first part of the word I have problems with. This might help. To clean yourself each morning or evening you … Continue reading
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War in fiction:
At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on how to depict war in your writing. It had some good suggestions. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Bring emotional cost to a personal level. … Continue reading
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Club and organization growth:
These notes came from a toast master’s training but the principles could be used in various circumstances. Service to the members can be illustrated by the acronym rise. – R = respect – I = integrity – S = service to the members … Continue reading
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Addressing addiction week one:
At church, they started a new class on handling addiction. Each of us has an addiction in one way or another, food, finances, morality issues, physical issues etc. I thought this to be a good class to attend to improve … Continue reading
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Self-defense of the home:
I listened to a guy’s experience who got involve in the Arab spring revolt in Syria. He told about hiding in one home and the mobs took it over. A neighbor let the American couple flee to his home. There … Continue reading
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Spelling original:
Good: original Bad: origional I want to put in the second o. but if I any duplicate any letters; my word will no longer be original. Do you have a better idea? Please share in the comment section … Continue reading
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Show don’t tell:
These are notes from a symposium panel probably from the 1980s. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Put action in a scene rather than narration. Put events with an action. One often noticed that the section of … Continue reading
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Motivational movies for troubled lads:
A friend of mine posted a question of what good movies would be for a for a lad who is struggling in making good decisions. This is the list of the responses he got and I thought I’d share. Any … Continue reading
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Humanism:
I attended a lecture at an emergency / book of Mormon conference and these are my notes on Humanism. Any inaccurate or misinformation is the fault of the note taker Nephites embraced humanism. In the book of Mormon (Alma 30) … Continue reading
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The five regrets of the dying:
At toast Masters listened to an interesting presentation about people’s feelings about life at the end of their life. Palliative care representatives had similar regrets in life. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Wish I could have … Continue reading
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