Excellent Book

I've been reviewing a book I got years ago. It's called Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors, by Bill Bryson. It's a great book for writers. It gives the correct spelling, and lots of definitions, on thousands of words. They tend to be words that the spelling can be tricky. 

Here are some examples:

Minsk Capital of Belarus.

mullah Muslim teacher.

murmur

oscillate

plenteous

propinquity Nearness or similarity.

rumba A lively dance of Cuban origin.

Senegal West African republic; capital Dakar.

seppuku Ritual suicide in Japan; hara-kiri.

tattoo

Valhalla In Norse mythology, a great hall of slain warriors.

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Some Quotes

--There is more to life than increasing its speed.   Mahatma Gandhi

--What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other.    George Eliot

--The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.   William James

--Measure twice, cut once.    Craftperson's aphorism

--Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.   John Updike

--If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.    Vince Lombardi

--Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.   Robert F. Kennedy

--A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.   Spanish proverb

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Writing

I have been trying to write more. It's always present in my psyche but most of the time I don't follow-through with the action steps.

I seem to be dealing with some momentum that is helping now. I do find it interesting to puzzle over why writing at times can be difficult and at other times quite natural.

I have guesses but no answers.

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Interesting

I know I go back constantly to President Trump but it seems the nature of the beast. Now the president has invaded a country. That's new.

I remember him saying he would be the president to end Bush-style wars. I know this is truly out of character for the president, but it looks like he fibbed.

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