Crackerberries's Blog, page 32

Vision

Valuing the A-z blogging challenge let me share my vision for a select few V words. Vagabond is a fancy word for a hobo. Vacancy is when my mind is on vacation. Valley Girl was my vocal chords in high school ��� like omigawd! Vocational school was where the greasers went to school. Video games...
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U-Turn For Christ

U-Turn for Christ is a residential drug and alcohol program dealing with men and women who are seeking restoration from drug and alcohol addiction, through our Lord Jesus Christ. I had the opportunity to learn with some of the women at one of the ranches in 2010. I have to say it was one of...
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Tone of Voice

Today���s T word is Tone. All about tone. Tone of voice, tone of email, tone of text, tone of comment, just plain tone. Tone is an attitude of a writer toward the subject or an audience. It is generally conveyed through a choice of words and the viewpoint of the communicator. Tone of Voice: Ever...
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The Short Bus

I rode the short bus when I was little. I did not live in the yellow house, however I am descended from the yellow dots. The first day I rode the short bus, I jumped off it. My mother had to drag me, kicking and screaming, to school. Poor Mrs. Ryder went home that night...
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Roadblock

  Today I���ve come to a roadblock. My creativity seems to have just shut down. The ideas feel like they are just on the other side of that barrier that���s blocking me from getting to them. Like that word that lays just on the tip of your tongue. My muse is just over the obstruction....
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Quotable Quotes

Q is somewhat of a non-interesting boring letter. There are words like quiet and quit and quagmire. Instead of choosing one to ponder on, I thought I���d share some of my favorite quotes.   ��� It is, after all, the dab of grit that seeps into an oyster���s shell that makes the pearl, not pearl-making...
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Pens & Pencils

This project or proposal that faces me, Starts out on paper made from a tree. Pen rolls ink, and pencil lays lead, Words come together in chronological thread. Ideas jotted at first in a mixed array or jumble, Read out loud it sounds like a mumble. Rearrange a word here, add a word there, Pencil...
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Obstacles = Opportunities in Disguise

I found this great photo and realized it’s another article about obstacles being opportunities… click on it and read it. Obstacles are something that impede the progress or achievement of a mission. We are faced with obstacles every day. When you think about it, obstacles have interfered with some form of our advancement ever since...
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Writing a Novel isn’t so Novel

Novel ��� and inventive prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals with human experience through a connected sequences of events. New and not resembling something formerly known or used; original or striking especially in conception or style. Writing a novel used to be just that ��� original. Now it seems everyone talks...
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Menopause

I���ve titled this article Menopause. When I started my research for menopause, I realized I was mistaken. I thought perhaps other people would do same. You see, everyone talks about going through menopause. Menopause is the natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. Perimenopause is the period around...
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