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Susan Brassfield Cogan
Susan Cogan is a full time writer and occasionally amuses herself as a graphic designer. She writes things that she enjoys and she enjoys quite a lot. She has been at various times a nurse's aid, a belly dancer, an actress, a journalist, and a radio shock jock. Her career is long, varied, colorful, often exaggerated and occasionally untrue. Cogan is the author of many novels: Black Jade Dragon, Dragon Sword, Tangled Garden, The Last Gift, Heart of the Tengeri, Murder on the Waterfront and The Man Who Needed Killing. Her nonfiction works include: Hands of the Buddha, The Buddha's Three Jewels, and The Pocket Darwin. She written numerous short stories, some of them contest winners.
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Blog postWhat they see is people who believe that Americans should be treated equally and fairly without regard for color. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! LOL ROFL!
This gets “recoded” by the white liberals in the media as hatred and bigotry, because “without regard for color” means that we don’t support economic set-asides like Affirmative Action.Barry Deutsch, Lefty Comics![P]eople who support high levels of taxation to support high levels of social services never take that statement to t4 days ago Read more -
Blog postThis is also from the CDC article:
“For example, if gun ownership raises the risk of suicide, homicide, or the use of weapons by those who invade homes of gun owners this could cancel or outweigh the beneficial effects of defensive gun use.”
the slight advantage you can get from having a gun around you, is overwhelmed by the danger you are in because that gun is around you.
you statement #1 Bad actors should never have weapons (guns, knives, fists), but alw5 days ago Read more -
Blog postOut run itCats always look like the world doesn’t meet their standards. Pixabay Once upon a time, I was giving a speech about my problems with writing, or rather, not writing. I included an insight I had after many years of struggle. I disclosed that I had understood my chronic depression upside down. I thought I was depressed because I was blocked. Wrong. I was depressed because I wasn’t writing.
The audience gasped like I’d dropped my drawers.
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Blog postI have a feeling you didn’t actually read my article. Nothing I have suggested would take away gun rights. Nobody has a right to be irresponsible with a dangerous weapon. Nobody. What I am suggesting would encourage responsible gun ownership.
The NRA is a lobbyist for the gun manufacturers. The criminals and “bad guys with a gun” are just another revenue stream for them. Yes, that’s evil.
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Blog postUnfortunately the system we have is a little corrupt. I don’t think McDonalds and Wendy’s have meetings — no, no, that would be illegal — but they do keep an eye on each other’s prices. If a Big Mac goes up 50 cents the Wendy’s equivalent will go up by the same amount. They all charge exactly the same prices and pay exactly the same wages. Productivity has increased exponentially over the lasts couple of decades and profits have also increased. But wages, not so much. If the minimum wage was1 week ago Read more
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Blog postI sent you a story a week ago. Are you slammed with submissions? Did I fall in cracks? Is the story rejected. Just need to know one way or the other. Thanks!
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Blog postWherein I argue with a memePixabay I will post the actual meme I’m arguing with below because I don’t want it to be the main photo on this article.
My mother once told me that I would argue with a fence post. It was probably unwise to point out that the phrase is a cliché. But she was absolutely right.
Therefore when a friend — with way too much time on her hands — linked to this on Facebook, I had a strong urge to argue.
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Blog postThis is why arguing with leftists like you is an exercise in futility. don’t call me names. Convince me.
When the last Republican president left office the Dow was around 8,000. When the next Republican took office the Dow was just under 20,000, an increase of about 150%. If a Republican had done that they’d be naming an airport after him and fighting to bear his children. If businesses did that in the fetal position imagine what they could have done if they’d stood up like a1 week ago Read more -
Blog postWhich is that seriously mentally ill people, criminals, and evil people cannot be deterred by any gun control law now on the books or that may be passed in the future. Trump inherited a booming economy and the tax cuts only benefit the rich. Some black people are rich but not enough to make that a good thing.
Black people look at Republicans and see people that hate them. I’m not going to vote for someone who frequently expresses hatred for me. Why would they?
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Blog postI will agree that responsible gun owners — especially those with children in their house — should store their guns in a secure safe. With serious penalties, if they do not — something more severe than thoughts and prayers.
There is only one class of people who would obey your new gun control laws…and there is a term for this class of people — they are called “law abiding citizens”. Use your brain and your ability to think logically here…and follow this train of thought: By defini1 week ago Read more -
Blog postThe text in this journal is a modernized version of very ancient verses originally attributed to the Buddha. The Buddha didn't mince words when telling people what they needed to know to reach happiness and these simple verses are very dear to the hearts of Buddhists everywhere.
How to Use this Journal
Of course, you can use this journal any way you like! You can scribble limericks, keep grocery lists, or review old television shows.
But! You can use each p1 year ago Read more -
Blog post“I don’t write. When I text, it looks like ‘C U @ 8.’ I’ll call somebody before I leave them a note. Journaling is not for me.”
Writing is talking on paper. You talk all the time. You probably talked during the above-mentioned phone call.
Handwriting is awkward until your hand relaxes and starts doing what you want without being told. That’s what it’s like after you get used to it and it happens a lot faster than you think. You think of something to say and the pencil or pen writes i1 year ago Read more -
Blog postFrom Tod Brison:
Journaling never felt like progress. I could never do it consistently, and if I had to write one more feeling about myself, I would have thrown up.
So instead, I tried something different.
If you’ve gone through a similar experience, I suggest something I call “micro-journaling.” It takes a lot less time and effort and still gives me the mental boost I need to get started.
read the rest here:
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Blog postFrom the The Peabody Essex Museum blog:
Commonplace comes from the Latin term locus communis, which refers to a theme of general application, such as a statement of proverbial or familiar wisdom. Typically, creators of commonplace books would have one or several themes for which they sought information from a variety of sources; such information would be recorded, regularly reviewed by the owner of the book, and/or shared with others who had similar interests. An article in The New1 year ago Read more -
Blog postFrom QuinCreative Blog:
Journaling is something that heals. Writing lets you remember and lets you forget. Remember fading memories and forget old hurts by writing them down and letting them go. It’s not always easy to keep a journal, so why do it? Who cares? Who will ever look at all that writing? The answer is simple: this is your life. You are keeping track of it. Your journals are not for your children to admire, your friends to share, and strangers to copy.
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Blog postBook hand made with fabric and vintage ribbon and buttons by Molly Jean Hobbit. Her work takes my breath away!2 years ago Read more
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Blog postWhere would you like to travel?
Not just the location, but why. What do you expect to find there? What are you afraid of finding there? and most of all--what's keeping you from getting there?2 years ago Read more -
Blog postFive Things to do Less Often:
Everybody has bad habits. They have stuff they do that would be good in moderation but really bad when you do too much. Explain why you want to do less of each thing on your list. Remember to be gentle!2 years ago Read more -
Blog postWrite about your favorite place.
This can be a place from your childhood or a place where you hang out now. Write about it in such a way that you can taste it, smell it and feel it. Tell about the colors and textures, the background noises. And above all, explain why you love it.2 years ago Read more -
Blog postI could not find an attribution for this image or discover the name of the artist who made these little journals but they are incredibly lovely.
Hand-made journals are exciting and beautiful--and surprisingly easy. I'll talk about that more in the future, but for now, enjoy. These are a feast for the eyes!2 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe diary of William Viers Bouic, kept from 1867-1870 Having trouble getting started with your journal? You have a beautiful blank book. You have a splendidly blank page. You have a combination of performance anxiety and shyness. A sense of walking into a strange room where nobody knows you. Who are you? What are you doing here? How can you spoil those lovely white pages. What if your writing sucks?
Try free writing:Free writing is a prewriting technique in which a person write2 years ago Read more -
Blog postIn a previous post I suggested you use your journal to write a future biography.
A future biography can be difficult if you don't know what you want to do when you grow up. Finding your dream is a lot of fun ... once you get started. But how do you get those juices flowing? How do you prime the pump? I found a wonderful list of questions to help you get started over at Creative Dream Incubator:Creative Journal Prompts for Finding Your Dream:I feel happiest when:
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Blog postAn absolutely beautiful journal! I like to make journals but this is way out beyond my skills. You can find it and its brethren here:
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Blog postA page from one of DaVinci's journalsI found the History Chanel's website called "On This Day" that delivered a wonderful surprise for today:On this day in 1980, American oil tycoon Armand Hammer pays $5,126,000 at auction for a notebook containing writings by the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci. The manuscript, written around 1508, was one of some 30 similar books da Vinci produced during his lifetime on a variety of subjects. It contained 72 loose pages featuring some 300 not2 years ago Read more
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Blog postEmily Dickinson wrote the title of this post. I wish I was that smart!
Today's journal prompt is to write about the moments you enjoyed in the last week, as many as you remember.
Every week, every day has moments that we were uncomfortable and moments that were happy. Tiny moments like the first sip of coffee or a funny commercial on TV. Noticing little moments like that is what makes life rich. Things like that slip by unseen. They are so tiny. But tiny things are impo2 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe Diary of Samuel PepysThursday 27 November 1662
At my waking, I found the tops of the houses covered with snow, which is a rare sight, that I have not seen these three years.
Up, and put my people to perfect the cleaning of my house, and so to the office, where we sat till noon; and then we all went to the next house upon Tower Hill, to see the coming by of the Russia Embassador; for whose reception all the City trained-bands do attend in the streets, and the King’s2 years ago Read more -
Blog postby an unknown artist who is not meI love art journals. I'm a huge fan of mixed media collage, especially with a liberal sprinkling of words. On the other hand, I find art journals to be completely intimidating. I like to draw, but don't do it very well.
And I know that the journals that you see on Pinerest are not first efforts. Those books are by professional artists and they are not showing you the pages they did when they were first learning to draw or were having an off day. It'2 years ago Read more -
Blog postWrite a future biography.
"If you don't know where you are going, you are going to arrive there anyway." I don't know who originally said it and I'm not sure I'm quoting them accurately. It's a meme I saw somewhere, probably on Facebook. But, goodness gracious, it's true.
Drifting through life is very easy and comfortable. There isn't really anything wrong with it BUT (and there's always a "but") it's not juicy and exiting. It d2 years ago Read more -
Blog postDear Diary:
Today I did the laundry most of the morning, had lunch with Mom and then shopped for shoes. Jack called and reminded me about Saturday.
Journal Entry:
I've been so focused on work I realized this morning I haven't done laundry in two weeks. The laundry basket has been sitting there, stuffed to the gills, and staring at me accusingly for days. So I did that.
I had lunch with Mom and we had a great talk. The lab tests were all negative so we had c2 years ago Read more -
Blog postDiary of Henriette Dessaulles, 1874One of the best reasons to keep a journal is finding out how you really feel about something.
Journals don't give advice, frown at you or lecture you about how you OUGHT to be feeling. Pick a topic that's been bothering you lately and really air it out. Too often we just bury things we're guilty about feeling. We bury our stuff in television, work, video games, or high-fat, high-sugar food. Your journal isn't going to be disappointed in you or argu2 years ago Read more -
Blog postI have to admit I'm partial to the spiral bound versions of the journals. I like a journal that lays flat, especially when I'm drawing. Lulu.com handles all the spiral bound version of the journals.
Lulu.com is offering free postage until Nov. 4! enter code USMAIL11 (case-sensitive) at checkout to get free mail shipping2 years ago Read more -
Blog postSudarshan V"When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky." ~ Buddha
Of course, Buddha said nothing of the sort. This appears to be a sort of rephrasing of part of a Buddhist poem:Since everything is but an illusion,
Perfect in being what it is,
Having nothing to do with good or bad,
Acceptance or rejection,
One might as well burst out laughing! from chapter 1 of The Great Perfection’s Self-Liberation in2 years ago Read more -
Blog post"Commonplace book mid 17th century" by Beinecke Flickr Laboratory Commonplace books are almost journals but not quite. They are filled with anything you want to remember, quotes, lists, pictures, recipes. They are almost but not quite a scrap book.
They reason commonplace books don't quite make journal status is because they were almost never used to discuss the entries. I might throw a recipe in my journal but I'll talk about it, why I like it, what I'd change about2 years ago Read more -
Blog postAn eleastic band is vital to any good working journal. Many journals come with them and most do not. Mine don't (darn it!) so here is an instructional video.
Why is an elastic band vital?
Because it's extremely important to trap a pen or pencil inside the journal. Nothing kills the journaling urge like ransacking your house looking for something to write with!2 years ago Read more -
Blog postIf your great grandmother had kept a journal what would you have liked to read?
These ladies were born sometime between 1910 and 1915. One of them could be your grandmother, your great grandmother or your great-great grandmother. If you could phone the past and ask one of them to keep a journal so one of their descendants could read it, she would probably giggle and tell you she had nothing to write. She lives a perfectly boring and ordinary life. She cooks and sews, cans fruit and2 years ago Read more
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