My sister Jackie is with Altrusa International, a benevolent organization that serves under-served populations in various ways. Yesterday she and I went to Costco and Cash and Carry to pick up a van load of food and condiments for the booth that she, some Altrusa ladies, and other volunteers are running today at the C[…]
Who would ever have believed that up here in the Pacific Northwest we’d be DELIGHTED at the prospect of getting some rain. Rain has always been such a commonplace occurrence here that the mere thought of not getting enough was–well, simply never thought of! Now the landscape is tinder dry, we’re on water[…]
with US Senator Patty Murray, D-WA shaking hands with VP Biden, 2011 … but I’m sane enough to know I would never want the job! This afternoon I was wondering how smart our Presidents have been, IQ-wise. So I went online to find out. In a surprise twist, it turns out[…]
The news just keeps getting more bleak. With no rain and windy weather in the forecast, the fires here in Washington State have already become an international news story with no end in sight. Australia and New Zealand are sending fire experts to help quell the disaster. (They fight deadly fires like these routinely, I’ve[…]
I’ve spent much of the day thinking about the fire fighters who are battling flames in so many parts of my dear Evergreen State. Three have lost their lives already. I pray they’re the last ones who will… I’ve also spent the day counting my blessings: good friends (past and present) good health[…]
Award Well, THIS Thumbtack award came out of the blue! Although I don’t live in New York, I write for New Yorkers and for other clients around the world. Now I wonder where I rank here in my home state of Washington? Guess I’ll inquire at Thumbtack! (I sure hope the inquiry doesn’t[…]
I’m on a tear tonight. It’s copy writing imposters who give real copywriters a black eye. Because so few people know any great copywriters personally–or what they should be willing to pay to get a great one–they all too often hire unknowns and wannabes at secretarial-level wages…and the results dismay and discourage them so[…]
The Internet doesn’t need yet another diatribe against the dentist who tortured Cecil the Lion for forty interminable hours by shooting him with an arrow and then tracking him for more than a day and a half, drop by bloody drop, to locate him again and put him out of his misery. There aren’t enough[…]
Yesterday I was awake only about eight hours of the 24. While awake, I was biking, sitting with the goats, reading, visiting Facebook, Upworthy and my email account, and editing two short projects. (Yeah, I know, I usually don’t write on weekends, but I hadn’t done any paid work for several days, so I had[…]
Here’s the huge difference between misinformation and disinformation. A person relaying misinformation usually believes that the information he is giving is correct information. A person relaying disinformation knows that the information he is giving is deceptive in one or more ways. Examples of each: Misinformation: “Seattle is only about twenty miles[…]