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Updates about my life & my writing. I'll also post musings about the art & resource links.
Finally! I'm starting to utilize my blog to keep everyone updated on my status. I'll be posting news (personal and website-related), thoughts & musings, and occasionally links to other writing resources. Sometimes, I'll even post links to other sites that have inspired me; hopefully, it may inspire others, too.

I have found that most of my ideas come from 'out of the blue' when something 'strikes my fancy'. It could be an overheard phrase, a news story, an old sci-fi movie, or a simple statement read in a book.

For example, my latest inspiration came from a news article regarding excavation of an old archaeological site. The author quoted scientists who were explaining 'why' early man believed a certain way. It suddenly struck me that it was all supposition. How can we possibly know how early man felt? We ASSUME that his thought process and belief system is similar to our own, but our assumptions could be so far off-base that the truth is totally different. (I purposely left out the details of the assumption until after I post my story.)

A long time ago, I read an article in Reader's Digest. It was a story written by an archaeologist in the future who had dug up an ancient ruin (which happened to be a hotel from present day). The story detailed the process with which the scientists analyzed their findings. Their deductions were outrageous! Toilet seats were seen as elaborate neckbands, toothbrushes were shown dangling as earrings, rooms were communal living arrangements for a family, etc.

It was hilarious to look at our lives as people from the future would see them, but it also hit a chord with me - interpreting other people's lives from our point of view is not an accurate way of learning about them. Perhaps that "religious scroll" was comparable to our present day greeting cards - commonplace for the people at that time.
#15. Holiday Weekend Coming Up!
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#14. Blog updates are on my website
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#13. Much delayed update
ID #644842 entered on April 11, 2009 at 3:30pm
#12. First Update for 2009
ID #627597 entered on January 3, 2009 at 2:37pm
#11. 11/17/2008 Update
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#10. 11/01/08 Update
ID #616115 entered on November 2, 2008 at 1:48am
#9. A Brief Update
ID #610549 entered on October 2, 2008 at 2:34am
#8. Long Weeks!
ID #607924 entered on September 19, 2008 at 2:49pm
#7. Computer Access Update
ID #606126 entered on September 8, 2008 at 9:41pm
#6. Some inspiring articles for stories
ID #604785 entered on September 1, 2008 at 3:21am
#5. New website found and Awardicon received!
ID #604313 entered on August 29, 2008 at 1:05am
#4. My Other Sites
ID #604239 entered on August 28, 2008 at 5:11pm
#3. Time to Start the Blogging!
ID #603027 entered on August 21, 2008 at 1:49am
#2. August Update
ID #601541 entered on August 12, 2008 at 4:14pm
#1. Current Status
ID #597563 entered on July 20, 2008 at 10:56pm


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