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Entry: My Monster - Procrastination Blog: The Fool
| Daniel, on the matter of luck... those that have achieved success look at luck differently. To us who have been raised with luck being something like the chance of hitting the lottery or being struck by lightning, luck is elusive and quite possibly never to be found.
To the successful person Luck is simply how many times you throw the dice. If you never submit your poems, you will never have any luck. Submit 1,000 times and chances are in your favor. That is all luck is, if you want luck, simply keep throwing the dice until the odds are in your favor and eventually luck WILL be yours.
Of course, this assumes you are improving your craft and looking for ways to improve your luck as well, but I'm sure you are! |
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Insomnius |
Saturday, 04 September 2010, 8:12 AM |
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Entry: My Monster - Procrastination Blog: The Fool
| sorry, I seem to have hit "submit" twice and it won't let me delete this post.. if a mod would I would be forever in their favor..
thanks, |
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Sir Daniel |
Friday, 03 September 2010, 17:33 PM |
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Entry: My Monster - Procrastination Blog: The Fool
| I know that John D Rocketfeller failed twice, bankrupt.. had to be bailed out by his wives family.. before he found success with Standard Oil. He was lucky.. would he had made it had he married someone else?
the word I want to point out is one I never read in your wonderful article that I can very easliy relate too..
luck..
my fear with sending in poetry? my mind is picturing the editor receiving my poem and, without opening it.. placing it on a stack of 1000 other poems to be read at a later date when he doesn't have so much to do..
I could get lucky and be the first one he picks up.. he reads me while he is still interested.. before 80 other poems send him down 80 different roads.. but that would be luck..
I could also get lucky and have his friend call him and say "Hey.. there is this guy.. Daniel.. he writes this most amazing poetry and you should publish him.."
but for that to happen his friend would have to show up and see me read in person (I do alot of open microphone's around town..)
which would also be luck..
however, that could happen.. I wound up with a local radio spot for my poetry for two years because of that very reason.. the host of the show saw me read and he went up to me and asked me if I was interested..
again.. luck
procrastination doesn't seem to be my monster.. unless it happens to be about a poem I have put off "till it feels right to work on it.." One of my earliest.. and shortest poems has two verses that were written 15 years apart.. Many of my longer poems were started one year.. put away after so many lines and then finished a year or two later when I felt "ready" to end them..
I really enjoy reading you Mark. I believe your a man who thinks his word first before putting them to print.
take care.
~ Daniel |
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Friday, 03 September 2010, 17:33 PM |
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Entry: Confessions of a wannabe chef Blog: The Fool
| Thanks Daniel! I wish I wasn't quite so much a fan of the eating thing. LOL |
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Insomnius |
Friday, 03 September 2010, 16:26 PM |
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Entry: Domestic Violence.. Blog: Lost words
Ah Daniel,
You always tackle the difficult ones. I admire you for that. I wished I had an answer. This is so very sad. It probably happens more than even the police realize. Unsolved crimes happen often. Who's to say that some of them could be because of this very reason. Keep posting, I'm still reading.
Hugs Jan  |
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Joyful Jan |
Thursday, 02 September 2010, 16:07 PM |
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Entry: A Historical Cover-up Blog: Lost words
| thank you Jan, I as well had never heard of this battle till I read a book about historical markers in the US that has history wrong.. Alot of the facts about todays treatment of this event at Fort Pillow come from that book..
I agree completely with you Peggy, both sides committed crimes and I belive that the Civil War, like most of the wars since and current, was really a case of leaders who wanted to be the biggest bully on the playground. I wrote a poem a long time ago that tells the story of the HL Hunley, the first ever submarine that brought down a warship.. It was a Confederate sub and the men (including my narrarator) were all brave men who fought and died to protect their homes, not to enslave a race. The shame is so many hate-groups today use the Confederate cause as justification for their existance.
Hi Cindy, you are so right.. I guess governments will always get the last spin on the story.. I think they call it propaganda.. Thank you for your comment.
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Sir Daniel |
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 19:14 PM |
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Entry: A Historical Cover-up Blog: Lost words
Daniel ~
I didn't know.
I have no doubt that we will hear about the atrocities of war, corporate, governmental, and who knows how many other types of cover-ups, until the end of time.
You have alot of intestinal fortitude. Excellent article! 
I await your next post.
Peace ~ Cindy ~ |
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 17:11 PM |
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Entry: A Historical Cover-up Blog: Lost words
| Hi Daniel,
Very interesting article, Daniel. It sent me to google. It seems that the Fort never officially surrendered according to my source, but many, many Union Soldiers did individually surrender to individual Confederate soldiers and were shot and killed.
I agree with Jan. It's time to let the hate die, not that you show hate, Daniel. My heritage is a Rebel one and my family tree shows many losses of life in the Civil War. It was a heartbreaking and cruel war according to my relatives letters in records I have, but I'm sure there were cruelties committed on and by both sides.
I say let's put it behind us and live in peace and harmony.
Peggy |
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Peggy Carpenter Harwood |
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 17:07 PM |
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Entry: Inspirational Animals Blog: Lost words
I really enjoyed this one, Daniel. These are truly amazing animals. I have a friend who has a parrot about the size of your's, only her's is red. His name is Conan. A beautiful and smart bird, that is a one woman bird. He is even jealous of her husband. Heh Heh. Each animal here is uniquely wonderful. Thank you for posting. Hugs Jan  |
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Joyful Jan |
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 17:29 PM |
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Entry: A Historical Cover-up Blog: Lost words
| Oh!!!!!Daniel, now this makes both my heart and eyes cry. I know I have never heard of this horror before!!!! this is way pass sad, it is heart wrenching, heart breaking terrible. Thank you for making me aware and hopefully many will read this and also become more aware. Hate for any reason is a horrible thing.
Hugs Jan |
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Joyful Jan |
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 15:39 PM |
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