Observations From Hadleyville: September 2009

I was at the Sheriff Station tonight for a class. Afterward, I spent some time talking to one of the deputies. He told me of a problem he was having with a certain trouble-making member of the class. He said, "Normally, I would just boot the guy out, but I asked myself: What Would Don Do? and decided to give him a second chance."

Instead of taking credit for this one, I'm gonna kick it upstairs. Way to go, God.

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WORDS OF WISDOM FOR WRITERS

The secret of becoming a writer is that you have to write. You have to write a lot. You also have to finish what you write, even though no one wants it yet. If you don't learn to finish your work, no one will ever want to see it. The biggest mistake new writers make is carrying around copies of unfinished work to inflict on their friends.

I am sure it has been done with less, but you should be prepared to write and throw away a million words of finished material. By finished, I mean completed, done, ready to submit, and written as well as you know how at the time you wrote it.
-Jerry Pournelle

WHAT'S THIS HADLEYVILLE THING?

Those of you familiar with Mark Twain’s works might recognize my blog title. As Samuel Clemons grew older, he became increasingly disillusioned with humanity. Towards the end he began referring to the Damned Human Race; employing the secular and religious epithet at one stroke.

I find I’ve not reached that level of despair myself. I still believe in redemption and I still see signs of nobility even among we fallen, damned creatures. So, I could not bring myself to call this blog “On the Damned Human Race.” I do however, resonate with another of Clemmons stories; “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.” And viola, there you have it. “Observations From Hadleyville.”

Observations From Hadleyville

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

MY STATUS HAS BEEN UPGRADED

Monday, September 28, 2009

SOME PEOPLE'S CHILDREN

Thursday, September 24, 2009

ON HOLD

THAT ABOUT SUMS IT UP

Monday, September 21, 2009

BUMPER STICKERS

THE GOLD FLUSH

Friday, September 18, 2009

CARTER CAN

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

THE WAY WE WERE

Sunday, September 13, 2009

THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

THE DARK NIGHT

I WAS A TEENAGE POLYESTER POLITICIAN

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