"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. "~Alexander HamiltonRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ Born on this day in 1755, Alexander Hamilton is considered one of our founding fathers, and was the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Writing
Finding Purpose
(C) 2019 JJ Shaun With everything going on over the past couple of months, I’ve had a hard time staying focused on my goals for the future. I draw a blank when I sit down to compose a blog post and end up forcing the words onto the screen. Even I can tell that my … Continue reading Finding Purpose
Random Quote for January 9, 2020
"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you."~Princess Diana
Wednesday Word for January 8, 2020
Today’s words come from a random word generator. Not much information is available for this word as it is obsolete. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech noun Definition Treason.Subversion. History From the Latin perduellion-, perduellio, from perduellis enemy, from per by + Old Latin duellum war. Usage and Examples Here is … Continue reading Wednesday Word for January 8, 2020
Trip of a Lifetime, Part III
We spent several days in Port Orchard, WA, playing tourist and visiting friends we hadn’t seen in a few years. First Reader is originally from Colorado. Several times on our day rides, we’ve taken tours of her home town, where she points out all the things that have changed with a bit of nostalgia in … Continue reading Trip of a Lifetime, Part III
Random Quote for January 6, 2020
Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind. ~Bob Ney Louis Braille, educator and inventor, died on this day in 1852 at the age of 43. He is best known as the inventor of the braille system of … Continue reading Random Quote for January 6, 2020
Random Quote for January 5, 2019
"Don't ever empty the bucket of mystery. Never let people define what you do. It's not about zigging when you should zag. It's not about doing something unprecedented and unpredictable. It's just about never being a word, or something that is not in the process of transformation.~Marilyn Manson Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ Folks, I apologize … Continue reading Random Quote for January 5, 2019
Trivia about Trivia
Today is National Trivia Day. Trivia is a noun that means “unimportant matters, facts, or details.” In other words, useless and pointless information. Trivia games have been popular for more than a century. In 1902, Logan Pearsall Smith used the title Trivia for his collections of epigrams and aphorisms. That publication became popular in the … Continue reading Trivia about Trivia
Random Quote for January 3, 2019
(C) 2019 JJ Shaun “Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”~J. R. R. TolkienRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ I had dental surgery earlier today, so … Continue reading Random Quote for January 3, 2019
Random Quote for January 2, 2020
“Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.”~Isaac AsimovRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Isaac Asimov. It has been designated as National Science Fiction Day in his honor.
