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I didn’t use my trip as an excuse to take a break from blogging.
From what’s been posted online, you should have no idea I’ve recently been on the road. Before we left, I wrote and scheduled the posts that would appear while I’d be away.
My motive wasn’t to prevent burglaries — the electronic version … Continue reading
A trip to this store opened my eyes.
When my wife suggested we stop at the Ikea store, I thought we’d come away with just some Swedish meatballs. But we also discovered a great place to watch two kinds of people.
Since the megastore specializes in inexpensive, practical furniture, the place swarmed with young couples preparing to set up housekeeping. In second place were families buying … Continue reading
Sometimes an editor must hold an article.
Writers who submit to the magazine I produce seem to assume I’ll place their article in the next issue.
While that happens sometime, it usually doesn’t ― for two reasons.
I plan each issue well in advance. Rather than take a potluck approach, I look to assemble each issue around a menu.
Recently I received two strong articles … Continue reading