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I agree with you 100%, 144man. It'll all be simple fantasy for me and allow me to go somewhere that I've never gone and do something that I will never do in real life. Maybe I'll find something out about myself...
And other's opinions are really not that important to me, WGB. I sometimes used these threads to sound out what I'm thinking, so if it sounds like there's serious angst involved with my character development, it's not. I don't want to write something that isn't expository and unique. That requires that my protagonists do something differently than every other writer's subjects would do, even morally questionable things. Whether it's a male or female, I'll be writing from my personal viewpoint, so if I allow somebody to shoot a kid in order to save two other children, it may spurn conversation. Especially if in a pinch the hero has to pick which kid will die.
Why write if not to be provocative? We'll see if anyone ever reads it and cares enough to comment...
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Wgb, I found when writing in the third person, it could be jerky at times, whereas when writing in the first person, everything seemed to flow more easily.
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Everyone has their natural voice style and key, even in the written form....
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Jerry read WGB's post and paused to consider it. Perhaps he was right. Perhaps, Jerry should consider his "natural voice" when he began to write again. But then, what if he was writing about an unnatural situation? It was worth considering and he determined that to find his natural voice, he'd write the same events from different standpoints and various perspectives to see which of them he preferred. In the end, what difference would it make?
He considered responding to the post but decided against it. I'll just take a moment to practice, he thought. Write a little bit about nothing. Nobody will ever read it, besides myself. And with that, he began to write a little bit about nothing at all and he was glad that nobody would ever see it or know what he was doing.
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Jerry. Will you just stop thinking about it so much...and just start writing.
Anything.
Soon!
LOLOL
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Jerry, your post #678 which you dashed out in what must have been a very short time tells me I want to read what you write.
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You two will be the first to see anything that I do. Well, besides Mrs. Oz...
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If it first gets past Mrs Oz, of course....
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Jerry sat at his computer, typing. His fingers hit the keys of the keyboard, click, clicking the words out as soon as they came to his mind. He knew that time would be short before she came into the room and wondered what he was doing. It was imperative that he express himself before she could tell him what he should be writing instead. In her mind, she knew him better than he knew himself.
But this project was not intended to be a collaborative effort. His words would create it and only his name would be attached to it. Only he knew what was really on his mind and he could only express it in type, never verbally. As such, this endeavor was too important to fail, and he was rushed to finish it before it was too late.
Knowing that his time was short, he began writing the document in earnest: "Taco Seasoning Recipe" by Jerry Oz. The words came naturally to him and he felt that having taken the first step in this journey, he would manage to find the strength to complete it, no matter the perils that he would face.
Just as he saved it, he felt a chill in the air. Something was wrong. It was as if the creative chi that was in the room evaporated immediately. He paused. The gig, it seemed was up nearly as soon as it had begun. He took a deep breath and looked over his right shoulder toward the door to the office. He didn't need to see what he found to know that she was there, staring, reading. Doubting.
"Two teaspoons of chili powder?", she asked. "That's not enough." And so, the collaboration began.
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I had a mother just like that!
It wasn't always what she said, it was her countenance.
I'm told I am very like her although, in recent years, I believe I am favouring my Dad more in disposition and mannerisms than before.
One thing I still retain from my mother's nature [[I have her eyes) is, I am told, experienced very often by friends and relatives,when in conversation with me.
It is known simply as 'The Look'.........
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We are the products of our environments. I'd take any my parents attributes with pride. I am creeped out by the prospect that I'm married to someone reminiscent of your mother, though...
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Don't let the age difference get to you...or the fact that she has passed away [[!)
It was just part of her nature, which was and remains timeless. She was loyal and constant, and her eyes always showed love.
I bet you have looked over someone's shoulder when they're at the computer. I know I have....
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Maybe to see the site that they're on, but never to read what's being typed. I'm typically not a nosy person by nature, I guess. Not just that, but if they notice me looking, they're inclined to ask for my advice and I don't want to get roped into someone else's projects.
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Computers have a way of keeping other people quietly amused for hours.
In that respect alone, they carry great benefits.
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This is truth. They also carry the ability to change social interaction immensely. I think we will see "leaders" arise in the future who would never have had a "voice" before because anybody with a resonant message can reach millions on the internet. Of course, that leads to a whole host of problems. How easily can someone steal an on-line personality and destroy the credibility that was carefully earned? Additionally, seeing as social media leads directly to verbal diarrhea, words once read cannot be taken back and that has already led to the downfall of otherwise powerful personalities. You have to be very careful.
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Yes....and the problem will undoubtedly increase.
We all look at the words we see on a screen as an extension of ourselves. A friend who doesn't really exist, except on our own terms.
If they continue to agree with us,we draw closer. If they disagree, the disappointment can be extremely distressing, at least to some. For them, it is like looking in the mirror and suddenly finding a stranger gazing back at them.
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Have you seen social media embarrassments on your side of the ocean? Here, athletes, politicians, actors, and other personalities are constantly getting tripped up for letting their guard down on tweets and other social media accounts. They think that engaging their followers and "friends" is somehow intimate in a world when everybody is out to catch everybody else in order to get a few minutes of fame. People are posting things that they'd never say in an interview, not realizing that they can never let their guard down.
Employers here also engage companies that will research on-line profiles to see if the neat, well-spoken, nattily-dressed, smiling job applicant who presented himself for an interview isn't actually a drug-addled, foul-mouthed, misogynistic, neo-Nazi when he gets on line.
And that's to say nothing about all of the cell phone photos that are catching people in all manner of embarrassing situations.
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Oh yes, it's happens. I wonder if the day will need to return when certain formalities and protocol will become required, to protect ourselves...from ourselves...
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It's crazy. Now, thieves are noticing when their Facebook friends are going on vacation and robbing them soon after they depart. They're also taking notice of when funerals are taking place so that they can rob the family members listed in their obituaries.
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They've been doing that from obituaries in newspapers for a long time.
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When I scan the obituary notices now, noting that the deceased was even just one year younger than me, I think "taken far too early...."
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I only heard about it in the past couple of years. There are so many people willing to take advantage of an opportunity, you cannot be too careful with your information. How sad...
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I'm going to have a hologram of myself, wearing a most challenging expression, ready an waiting for any burglar who shows up at my homearound the time of my final service. [[which will be a thanksgiving, and you can take that how you wish...)
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I'm cool with thanksgiving services. I have little patience for "home-going celebrations", however.
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At that point, it somehow seems a little late to start celebrating someone.....
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If I do a telephone survey, I never divulge when I'm going to be away on holiday.
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"Hello! We're the Oz's and we're going to be taking vacation between August 2 and 9, during which time we will be visiting Italy and Greece and have absolutely no way of knowing that somebody came to see us. So, don't stop by because we won't be home! Feel free to leave a message!"
[[beep)
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I heard someone on a phone-in radio show ask that a researcher not phone them back at a certain time, because they wouldn't be there....
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Some people actually post photos of their credit and debit cards on line. Here's a link to a story about how many seem to be doing it and a Twitter page that someone set up to re-Tweet all of the photos they find on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If that won't make you shake your head, then nothing will... http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygree...to-shame-them/
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Unbelievable. Either they have absolutely zero funds and think "what the hell"...or a good current financial situation is tempting them into making a misjudgement in trying to tell us something about themselves....
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I think they are mostly naive, believing that interchange with internet "friends" is no different than a good conversation with folks that you've known for years. There are people who would only take advantage in cases like that because the other person should expect someone to. It's what my dad refers to as"general principle". That's when you take advantage of someone who is stupid enough to allow you to.
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The individuals who most need someone to look out for them, must find it very hard to judge who they can trust.
Hiding behind anonymity must give them some sense of increased confidence...but almost always unjustified, which is concerning....
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Well, I trust everyone that I meet on the interwebs, as I'm sure you do. By the way, I have a lottery ticket for $10 million that I would like to cash, but I don't have enough money to travel to the redemption office, which is located in Kingston, Jamaica. I have two more days to cash it in before it expires. If you send me a money-gram for $5,000, I'll gladly split the prize with you 50/50. What say you? We can both be rich by Thursday morning, but you have to act right away...
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I thought you lived in the Ohio area.
Just for a minute there, I had a distinct feeling you could be in Nigeria, as your message seemed so familiar....
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Well, I needed a reason to need the money...
I'm amazed that people still fall for those very obvious schemes.
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As I am....but every time I get the feeling, I also feel a bit sorry for them....
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What I don't understand is that some people have fallen for that particular scam twice.
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..and they still keep contributing to Supremes "what if" threads....
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