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 |  Writings about things that have occurred in my life. Not in Chronological Order |
| Things that have happened in my life, good or bad. The entries will not be in Chronological order |
PROMPT July 13th Write about your favorite summer activity. Favorite Summer Activity? What if I said I don't have one? I don't take vacations, yet I travel the country, and sometimes the world, for work. I get paid to do that, and they cover my expenses while I travel. A lot of times, it's like being on vacation. True, I work an eight hour day, but look at the benefits I get! My hotel room is paid. My flight to get there is paid. My meals are paid. Oh wait, there is that work thing.... Remember this saying though, "Give a man a job he loves, and he'll never work another day in his life." I've thought for a long time that Confucius said it, but there is some doubt about that (in today's world, of course it would be doubted). Anyway, I live that saying every day, and even work during a weekend at times! But if I'm pinned down to write about a 'real' favorite summer activity, I'd have to say it's something that you can do year round. Most of us do it, especially here on WDC. I absolutely LOVE to read! When I was a child/teen, it was not unusual for me to read 10 books a week. We're not talking about short books either. I know in high school, I read 'When Worlds Collide', and 'After Worlds Collide' five to seven times. I also loved reading about WWII, especially about the Navy (submarines especially). Is it any wonder I joined the Navy and served in submarines? Sadly, most of my reading is now done on line. I have a lifelong love of books, and own several old copies of books. None are worth a lot of money, none are first issue prints. Sadly, my prized possession is in a plastic bag to preserve it. It's a copy of Tarzan Of The Apes, printed in 1917. But the backing is (has) fallen apart, and some pages are loose. I really enjoy going to garage sales, and always go just to see what I can find in the way of old books. Another prized possession is a copy of the complete works of O'Henry'. I had two, so I gave one to a good friend.  So yep, reading is, and has always been, a passion for me. Don't get me wrong, I played outside (and inside) with friends too, but if they came by, they usually had to pull me out of a book. Often, I lived in the story's I read. Science Fiction was my first genre to love. I've learned to love fiction in general, and as a young man, I found 'the Master of horror, Stephen King. My favorite authors changed over the years. As a young teen, Andre Norton and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Somewhere along the way, I found Marion Zimmer Bradley, Larry Niven, Philip Jose Farmer, Fred Saberhagen, Stephen King, and so many more. You want to have a good time in the summer, or any time of year? Get a copy of 'The Empire Of The East' by Fred Saberhagen. Once you read that, and meet 'Ardneh', read his 'Lost Swords' series, and marvel at the whole timeline he created. If I could write like that.... You get my drift. Side note here. I met Fred Saberhagen in Albuquerque while home on leave once. I purchased a copy of 'Empire Of The East' which he signed. Sometime later, I loaned it to a friend so they could enjoy it, and never got it back before leaving Hawaii. Broke my heart, and I still kick myself for loaning out in the first place.  Jim Dorrell |
PROMPT July 12th When did you first start blogging? (anywhere, not necessarily on WDC) Why? What did you blog about? (subjects, topics, personal news, etc.) Has your blogging style changed since you began? I started blogging here on WDC in May 2011. I had been working for Motorola for 11 years, but had not been traveling as much as I do now. I thought that starting a blog that covered where I went and what I saw would be a good way to share what I see. I've changed my approach on that blog thanks to comments/recommendations from readers. Some wanted it more personal (my first entries were very short and to the point about where I was), some wondered where I dined at, etc. I've learned that I love blogging thanks to the comments I've received, and the satisfaction gained from knowing a few out there actually enjoyed reading about my travels. I've tried to make my entries in that blog "Where In The World Is Sum1?"  more interesting, but I find it really hard. Face it, I'm a nerd and geek. My job requires that, and it's a good fit. Plus, I'm pretty private about most things here online, so I find it hard to share some things. Plus, if I wrote about the subjects I teach each week, you'd all be asleep in minutes. Hey! I should market that! A sure cure for insomnia!  I find it easier to open up here in the 30DBC, but I think my entries still need work. A lot of it is age related. No, I'm not senile or anything, far from it. But my views (read yesterdays entry if you're curious about what I'm talking about), greatly differ from the mainstream thought consciousness. That's okay in my opinion, because the one thing I decided on almost 50 years ago, is that I would not be like other people and march to the beat of the same drum. I'd be different. But I don't think I'm that different really, I don't rebel against the norm. But having this idea for that long makes my entries just a little off if you ask me. And once again, I'm fine with that. If you don't like the entries, you can comment and tell me, just like you do when you enjoy an entry. We're all allowed to have an opinion after all. And hopefully, everyone knows what opinions are worth, because they're all worth the same.  Jim Dorrell |
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