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Published in Three Words Writing Challenge

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Three Words Writing Challenge

Spark a story based on a place and 3 words — Most writing challenges pick a theme or a key word for the writer to run with, this challenge supplies you with three nearly random words and a location on planet earth for inspiration. The process is easy peasy with no need for me to dole out words. Simply pick a…

Writing Challenge

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Three Words Writing Challenge
Three Words Writing Challenge
Writing Challenge

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Russian Artwork Seized in Finland A peek inside the boxesmedium.com Russia Wants a California State Park as Reparations After 161 years Sonoma’s Fort Ross becomes the vanguard againmedium.com How to Make Crispy Hash Browns Heat-seeking chef targets potato perfectionmedium.com

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Published in Geek Culture

·Mar 5

Night of the Living Document

If it’s not fed regularly, it’s a Zombie — The Myth The project has ended, lessons learned collected, and documentation turned over to operations. All is good in the land of Nod. Soon the project deliverables, like an orchard passing the seasons, changes. A UI nip-tuck here, an update to import files there, and soon the product has drifted from its…

Documentation

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Night of the Living Document
Night of the Living Document
Documentation

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Nov 11, 2022

The Heaven & Hell Contract

Musings from a toll booth on the highway to Hell — We all know where we are going apparently and the menu only has two choices: Heaven and Hell. Well, yes there is purgatory but that is more like a light apéritif when considering the long-term commitment of the other two. The choice of destination is yours and I can’t tell…

Religion

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The Heaven & Hell Contract
The Heaven & Hell Contract
Religion

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Published in Modern Jackass

·Oct 21, 2022

Get Your Pumpkin Spice On 15 Ways

Linus was right about the Great Pumpkin — Pumpkin Spice Oysters Rockefeller! 🎃😋 Uptown meets downtown when these seasonal favorites come together and dress to impress! Ingredients 1/3 cup chopped fennel 1/3 cup chopped parsley 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped shallots 1 teaspoon chopped chervil 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter 2 cups watercress One 28 fl oz bottle of Starbucks® Pumpkin Spice…

Pumpkin Spice

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Get Your Pumpkin Spice On 15 Ways
Get Your Pumpkin Spice On 15 Ways
Pumpkin Spice

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Aug 28, 2022

Super Spy 045

The new face of espionage — There is no doubt DJT is the worst President in the history of the United States but what if that completely misses the point? After reading the redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit it appears the mission of Agent 045 was more successful than any by the revered 007. We usually think of…

Espionage

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Super Spy 045
Super Spy 045
Espionage

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jul 24, 2022

Catch Fast and Free Donations

How setup a no cost donation website in no time — There are a lot of options for taking donations these days but the most cost effective and well known is PayPal. …

Donations

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Catch Fast and Free Donations
Catch Fast and Free Donations
Donations

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·May 20, 2022

Houston: “I’d tap that”

Artist Amber Erceg stands figure drawing on its head — If you have not been keeping up with the work of Amber Erceg you should read about her break-out work Dumpster Ballon as a way of fastening your seatbelt for the release of I’d Tap that. Again Ms. Erceg works with photographic “Objets Trouves” (AKA “The Found Object”) but this…

Art

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Houston: “I’d tap that”
Houston: “I’d tap that”
Art

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Apr 24, 2022

Death in the Russian Oligarchy

A pattern of things to come? — Maybe not — Reading through the list of Russian oligarchs that have died since the invasion of Ukraine brought visions of the Romanovs. Though sanctions are putting pressure on Russian wealth, the weight of this news begins to fade under closer inspection. Leonid Shulman — January 2022 At age 60, it appears Leonid Shulman committed suicide due to…

Russian Oligarchs

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Death in the Russian Oligarchy
Death in the Russian Oligarchy
Russian Oligarchs

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Apr 10, 2022

Russian Artwork Seized in Finland

A peek inside the boxes — I recently read this article in the Washington Post that sparked my interest on several levels: Art, Finland, International law enforcement, art valuations, the story promised to be a smorgasbord of news right smack in my wheelhouse. That’s where short-form journalism failed me again. Finland seizes Russian artwork worth $46…

Russia

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Russian Artwork Seized in Finland
Russian Artwork Seized in Finland
Russia

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Paul Coogan

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