Far Too Busy Writing to Blog
Mike DeHaan
The other day, I read a brief discussion where writers discussed whether "blogging" was "serious writing" or "journalism" or just mucking around with text.
A few nights before, a stand-up comic on TV said something like, "At the high school reunion, a friend said that she was now a freelance journalist. I smiled but thought, 'Yes, I also keep a diary'".
Although my desktop computer is running like the well-oiled machine it is...well, actually it does not get oiled...Although it is running fine, I am still behind in my own schedule.
However, I did indeed do several pages of careful writing today: notes from a meeting last night, due for another meeting tonight. Since it is my church's internal business, that work will not pay me a cent. I do not mind the lack of earnings, but I do mind that I am not getting on with writing for a potential payoff.
Unfortunately, I am also too busy to do a lot for this blog entry.
A few nights before, a stand-up comic on TV said something like, "At the high school reunion, a friend said that she was now a freelance journalist. I smiled but thought, 'Yes, I also keep a diary'".
Although my desktop computer is running like the well-oiled machine it is...well, actually it does not get oiled...Although it is running fine, I am still behind in my own schedule.
However, I did indeed do several pages of careful writing today: notes from a meeting last night, due for another meeting tonight. Since it is my church's internal business, that work will not pay me a cent. I do not mind the lack of earnings, but I do mind that I am not getting on with writing for a potential payoff.
Unfortunately, I am also too busy to do a lot for this blog entry.
Environmental Graffiti Articles from the Past
Image of a Wasp by tanakawho
Today's retrospective for Environmental Graffiti has three more articles about animals facing various struggles.
Unlike bees, any female social wasp can decide to found a new colony. How a Social Wasp Queen Can Fight to become the Leader explains this fascinating process.
The Indian Elephant: Employed But Still Endangered explains how this hard-working animal has such a troubled existence.
Here is one of the few animals with this gender role: Male Pregnancy in Australia's Sea Dragon. The URL shows that I was trying to make as cute a title as possible, before an editor at Environmental Graffiti simplified it.
Unlike bees, any female social wasp can decide to found a new colony. How a Social Wasp Queen Can Fight to become the Leader explains this fascinating process.
The Indian Elephant: Employed But Still Endangered explains how this hard-working animal has such a troubled existence.
Here is one of the few animals with this gender role: Male Pregnancy in Australia's Sea Dragon. The URL shows that I was trying to make as cute a title as possible, before an editor at Environmental Graffiti simplified it.
Suite 101 Articles from the Past
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog by Just chaos
My Suite 101 articles had two endangered animal species and one piece on astronomy.
Could White-Nose Syndrome Drive Little Brown Bats to Extinction? Yes, this disease might do so.
Felled By The Plague: One Prairie Dog's Death In Saskatchewan was based on a specific news item, although Sylvatic Plague is common among prairie dog colonies.
I also wrote Your August 2010 Guide To The Perseid Meteor Shower just in time for that annual event.
Could White-Nose Syndrome Drive Little Brown Bats to Extinction? Yes, this disease might do so.
Felled By The Plague: One Prairie Dog's Death In Saskatchewan was based on a specific news item, although Sylvatic Plague is common among prairie dog colonies.
I also wrote Your August 2010 Guide To The Perseid Meteor Shower just in time for that annual event.