Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts

Thursday, December 31, 2009

I need more contributors on this blog - you want in?

Anyone out there want to become a contributor for this blog? What's your passion; hobby? Anecdotes? random musings about life? Check out this blog, and consider contributing. When I say I'm looking for just about anything, I mean it. I want opinions, analysis of political/world stories, pop-culture takes, editorials, short stories, essays, beer/movie reviews, sports, obscure stuff I'm not thinking of now, I don't care. My only request, is that I'm looking for original content, and a post or two per week. on ANYTHING. let me know.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

something you want to say? pissed off? a short story? a review? a project of sorts you'd like to try on line?

peoples, if there is anyone out there who visits this blog occasionally, likes our topics (don't have to agree w/ any!), finds any of it interesting, and would like to contribute: please do! we need more input, more original content, rants, takes, pieces, opinions, stabs, creative writing, commenting on/posting select news items, goings-on around the world, charity awareness, info on movements, dreams, stories, beer reviews, music/movie reviews, food reviews, anything, and everything that this blog is: enlightening, informative, opinionated, educational, fun/funny, and more!

have a short story? post it here! have some thoughts or a long-winded take on something that you just can't post on facebook? let me know, and we'll get it posted here! I need some more and varied input and original content on here. If you're up for a daily post, or want to try something for a week or month straight, let me know, we can make it happen. a video blog, a podcast, whatever! if you have your own blog and want me to link it from here, I'm happy to. let me know! contact me here for any questions or responses: jace1960@gmail.com

Friday, February 27, 2009

WRODS...and what really matters...

So next time a friend, chat-buddy, message boarder, or some loser you happen to be arguing with on poker stars chat-box while you're playing a sit n go tries correcting your misspelled words or typos becasue they either have no other argument, have OCD, or are just plain too hyper about correcting spelling mistakes, send them this. Because really, it's not about spelling properly, anymore than it's about speaking properly, using correct grammar, et al: it's about conveying thought, and doing this just well enough so the other person understands what it is you're saying or typing. sj

Here's a recent study from Cambridge University that is pretty cool…
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig, huh?

jsut saiyn