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The Greatest Father’s Day Post Never Written

Jack — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:35:39 +0000

Don’t tell my kids but a few years ago our fish died while we were on vacation. Since I was already a wily veteran with some years of parenting experience I had the fish “replaced” by the friend who was watching our house. When we returned home the kids were thrilled to see how the [...]

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What Happens When You Lose That Blogging Feeling

Jack — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:35:55 +0000

My buddy Elizabeth sent me a tweet today to let me know she had quoted me and I thought it was so cool I wanted to share it with you. Now that wacky woman the Shmata Queen might allege I am sharing this because of my ego but I can assure you it is not. [...]

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The Universe & The Scent Of A Woman

Jack — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:13:06 +0000

If you want to be a writer you have to do the work. You have to put in your time and figure out how to bend the words to your will. You have to tickle, squeeze, beg, slap, anb bother them to change positions and assemble upon command. In between it all you have to [...]

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Misunderstood

Jack — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:15:02 +0000

Distorted and misunderstood. Can’t tell you how many times I have looked a picture like the one above and wondered what life was like back then. Can’t tell you how many times I have had a misunderstanding or disagreement with someone else and felt like my words were distorted and misunderstood. Can’t tell you how [...]

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Time Travel and Terms Of Service

Jack — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:23:29 +0000

The relationship between time travel and terms of service is straightforward. I wrote a story for Yeah Write that is called Time Travel and is posted on a different blog that is not self hosted. The problem with blogs that are not self hosted is that you don’t have as much control over what happens to [...]

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Sweet and Sloppy Kisses

Jack — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:37:33 +0000

Friday rolls around and by mid afternoon I am feeling rather squirrelly. It is getting harder to focus on working and I am starting to think about whether I am going to grab a friend and go to the movies. The new Star Trek is out and I am dying to see it. Make a [...]

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