Tue 24 Feb 2009
Stephenville, TX Chosen Again
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Entertainment, Erath County, Texas, Words
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Tue 24 Feb 2009
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Entertainment, Erath County, Texas, Words
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Tue 24 Feb 2009
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Economics, Words
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Mon 9 Feb 2009
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Entertainment, Words
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Tue 30 Dec 2008
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Motivation, Words
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Tue 16 Dec 2008
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Hosting, Marketing, Rants, Words
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Tue 2 Dec 2008
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Rants, Words
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Fri 21 Nov 2008
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Marketing, Motivation, Words
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I don’t know if it is the first of many or a flash in the pan, but my first article for EzineArticles.com was recently approved.
My plan is for it to be the first of many many articles to drive people to my web sites and Squidoo pages for the express purpose of selling stuff to those visitors. Of course, I have had plans in the past which didn’t work out or more specifically plans in which I lost interest. Hopefully, I can see enough return in the form of money and praise to write more articles.
That is not to say that I am only going to wait for this article to sink or swim, but I know that I can be as much a procrastinator as a hero. At least, that is my track record. The challenge for me has always been to find something I am good at that I want to continue to do with a passion.
At 46 years old, you would think I would have found that something already. That is not the case. I think writing has something to do with my passion, but the few articles I have had published (I was paid to write one) have not sparked me to that passion I know must be inside me somewhere.
Tue 1 Apr 2008
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Uncategorized, Words
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Many years ago I lived on Long Island in Suffolk County, NY. I have always been an avid bike rider and I recall a personal best where I rode solo for 42 miles. I don’t recall how I did the first half of the ride, but I took a beach road most of the way back.
I visited the beach on my bicycle at least once a week back then. I occasionally commuted to work 18 miles each way also. I even did Bike New York several times, but I remember that one day especially clear. Perhaps it was because I didn’t plan it or perhaps it was that I didn’t have to wait for others in my group to catch up. That day was just a magical day.
(more…)Thu 27 Mar 2008
Posted by Charles Clarkson under Words
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Words are important to writers. I think I have written enough to be called a writer. I don’t make my living writing, so perhaps I am not a professional writer, but I have been paid for writing in the past and expect to be paid again.
When I run across an inappropriate use of a word, two things come to mind. Is my assumption about the usage correct and should I inform the user of the inappropriate use? Generally, I find I am usually correct and tend to not point out the poor usage.
I often run across instances of people using the word proof when they really mean evidence. After seeing an instance earlier today, I first ran to a dictionary to confirm that they were not synonymous. I then did a Google search to find a comparison of the terms.
Sure enough, I hit this little thread. I’m not going to sum that page up. It’s short enough to read and get a great idea of the difference between proof and evidence. It still amazes me how easy it is to do research in the World Wide Web. What an amazing time to be alive.