Monthly Archives: November 2010

A Blue Note Holiday Season (Thanksgiving)

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

In the event you guys hadn’t gathered this, I am not the traditional sort (except maybe the Christmas cards). I don’t do the formal family dinners, I don’t do turkey and the trimmings, and considering that my definition of family … Continue reading →

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Capital Jazz SuperCruise: Days 6 and 7

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Day 6: Grand Turk After another day of lacking sleep, which I more than welcomed, I knew one thing for sure: today was going to be a good one. Why? I was docking at one of the destinations on my … Continue reading →

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Calling All My People

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

It just occurred to me…it’s Thanksgiving. Which means that Christmas/New Year can’t be far. Which means that it’s time for my Annual Christmas Card Mail-Out soon. Non-traditional me does have a tradition, you see. My friendships have formed in so … Continue reading →

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A very quick blurb…

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Capital Jazz Supercruise 2011 is looking to be absolutely awesome! – Down to the Bone – Fourplay – Norman Brown – Ken Ford   …and that’s just tentative? Holy crap, I’m already happy I booked for next year. Now, who … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Every year, around this time, I see multiple posts on FB, as well as hear general inquiries of the question, “What are you thankful for?” The responses vary from family to deity,  and it never fails to get me thinking … Continue reading →

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Soon to Come

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Just to let you know: 1. Writeups coming of Chris Geith at Trumpets and Nate Najar at the Houndstooth. 2. NaNoWriMo is almost done! I’m approaching the 41K mark of 50K, and I hope to put that thing to rest … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo update #4

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Good grief. I’ve…slacked. A lot. I should have written at least the rest of the chapter – which is becoming more and more verbose and long-winded; I can almost feel the word-padding going on – on Tuesday, but I effectively … Continue reading →

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In yesterday’s morning crawl…

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

The first thing I saw in WordPress when I logged in that morning was this post on functional illiteracy. While the main article focuses on a general decline in scholastic achievement, I focused on what this means for language, and … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Update #3

Posted on November 14, 2010 by

Whew. So I’m back on track, as evidenced by this graph right here: But the truth is, only now do I have a semblance of the bigger plot, and that’s the arc I’m focusing on the most. That right there … Continue reading →

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Chasing Music: Capital Jazz SuperCruise, Day 5

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

At Sea, Jam #2, Comedy Night, Culby, Seventies!!! You know, there is nothing like a Brian Culbertson show, and considering that he always comes back to the SuperCruise, I knew that I was in for a good time. Considering that … Continue reading →

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