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7 months ago

Do you remember the 60s correctly?

Royce Shook · The old joke was that if you remember the 60s you were not there. As a result, many of us who lived through the decade misremember it. Yes for many of us, it was and we may still think of the '60s as a time of change. However, there was a conservative element that was present in ...

1 year ago

Conservatative movement in the 1960's

Royce Shook · Many of us thought and may still think of the '60s as a time of change, but there was a conservative element that was present in the decade. We tend to forget that the sixties had a robust conservative element. The 1960s was a time of significant cultural, social, and political c ...

2 years ago

Just How Distracted Are We?

Robert Cormack · We remember the Chubby Chicken deal at A&W but forget to take our warfarin. · “Any distraction tends to get in the way of being a good gangster.” Terence Winter · We’re all preoccupied and distracted these days. It tends to come with being connected, wired up, linked digitally to ...

2 years ago

Things Lost and Found- Part 3: Civility

Jim Murray · This is the third article in this series: The other two articles are available on my blog page: https://ca.bebee.com/bee/jim-murray/blog · I grew up in the advertising business in Toronto when there were Liberal agencies, Conservative agencies and even a few NDP agencies. I worke ...

4 years ago

The Soul-Sucking Reality of Posting Every Day.

Robert Cormack · And why you should proceed with soul-sucking abandon. · “No surprise in the writer. No surprise in the reader.” Robert Frost · There’s an article in Writers Guild called “Is Publishing an Article Every Day a Mistake?” The writer, Aaron Schnoor, brought up Seth Godin. Godin has 60 ...

4 years ago

Are We Being Cruel To Our Prefrontal Cortexes?

Robert Cormack · There's a difference between being informed and being Jello. · “There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” Frank Zappa · We’re all preoccupied and distracted these days. Blame it on the Internet, blame it on smart phones, blame it on t ...

5 years ago

Things I'm Finally Willing To Admit About Writing.

Robert Cormack · How acid trips, Roxanne Pulitzer and Jimmy Breslin led me from advertising to the world of fiction. · “I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.” Hunter S. Thompson · There’s something redemptive about writing. We wouldn’t be posting here if it w ...

6 years ago

You Can't Listen Without Learning Something.

Robert Cormack · Why successful people open their ears before they open their mouths—or their wallets. · “When you listen to people, listen completely.” Ernest Hemingway · We’re all guilty of being dumb listeners. We engage in a conversation, giving the impression we’re interested. I say “giving ...

6 years ago

Write When the Clowns Collide.

Robert Cormack · “Quick, send in the clowns, don’t bother they’re here.” Steven Sondheim · Writing’s a bit of a devil’s game. It’s not so much inspiration as waiting for the clowns to collide. This is what Steven Sondheim meant when he wrote “Send In the Clowns.”  · He admitted to an interviewer ...

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