January 2012
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Eight Writings Everyone Should Read Before The Age... →
Many wonderful writings exist that contribute positively to the advancement of a liberal education. Reading such works should be a goal for all of us, and doing so is a lifetime endeavor that we must encourage one another to adopt. Some of these works, however, make such dramatic contributions to our lives that they should be required reading before leaving school. I would like to...
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Ten Wonderful Things To Give Away →
When some folks think of giving, transferring money is the first thing that comes to mind. In reality, however, many ways of giving exist that require no money at all. For those with extra funds as well as those of us with limited resources, here are some excellent things to give.
December 2011
2 posts
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Pretty Sentences - An Essay On The Writing Process →
An essay on creativity and the writing process.
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The Tree →
A short story about a dream in which the dreamer is sitting in a garden and a man approaches him who has a small tree growing out of the top of his head.
November 2011
1 post
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Questions And Answers About Writing - 2 →
An article that answers questions posed by writers and students about the art and craft of writing, recently posted on slingingthebull.com, titled “Questions And Answers About Writing.”
October 2011
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The End Of Language →
An essay on the inadequacy of language.
August 2011
2 posts
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The Trash →
A personal-development essay about casting aside the unwanted parts of life and artistically manipulating the remainder.
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Twenty-Four Qualities Of A Good Leader →
Identifying the characteristics that reside in good leaders is worthwhile. See the full article for some of the qualities that leaders have in common.
July 2011
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Fourteen Hints For Becoming More Feminine →
Women, making yourselves more feminine will improve your love lives and your relationships with your men. Here are some femininity hints for you to consider. http://slingingthebull.com/fourteen-hints-for-becoming-more-feminine/
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Sixteen Qualities Of A Good Teacher →
Good teachers are rare, and few people, including school administrators who hire teachers, know what it takes to be one. Although some of the qualities of good teachers are subtle, many of them are identifiable. See the full article for a list of sixteen traits that excellent teachers have in common:
http://slingingthebull.com/sixteen-qualities-of-a-good-teacher/
June 2011
1 post
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How To Download A Photo From Flickr →
Tutorial on how to download a photo from flickr.com.
May 2011
3 posts
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Internet Writing - How Much White Space Should A... →
Try not to overuse white space, and remember that you need not abandon everything you’ve learned about writing to succeed as a writer on the Internet. The adjustments you must make to your writing style in order to be an effective Internet writer are minor, and you should not throw away everything you know as you continue your journey as a writer in the twenty-first century. If you adhere...
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Twelve Things To Consider When Purchasing A Rental... →
Although the United States is in the midst of an economic downturn and real-estate prices have plummeted in many parts of the country, housing rental is still a good way to make money. Unlike the 1990s when you could purchase nearly any kind of house, fix it up, and rent it, in this decade, landlords must be extremely cautious in order to avoid getting burned. See the full article for twelve...
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Vivir - Future Tense - Audio Drill →
Spanish audio drill of the verb vivir in the future tense. The drill is designed to give the user an opportunity to repeat a full sentence while learning to conjugate the Spanish verb “vivir” in the future tense. For more Spanish audio drills, see the Audios page on 1sSpanish.com: 1stspanish.com/audios/ [1stspanish.com]
April 2011
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Some questions and answers about writing →
Writing fascinates a lot of people, and good writing is both a fascination and a mystery for many. Some great questions about writing come up on Yahoo!Answers, and I’ve put together a small collection of my responses to some of the more interesting ones. I hope you relate to some of the questioners’ writing problems and benefit from the answers.
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Comer - Imperfect Tense - Audio Drill →
This is a Spanish audio verb substitution drill. Repetition is the key to learning a language, and the audio drills at 1stspanish.com [1stspanish.com] provide the user with repetition of full sentences that employ the verb in all of its conjugations. If you go to the “audio” page on the navigation, you can find everthing you need to start your practice sessions. Refer to the link for...
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Comer - Preterit Tense - Audio Drill →
Audio drills are an effective tool for learning a language. Look at the text while you repeat full sentences with changes of the verb. The audio drills at 1stSpanish.com provide you the repetition you need to perfect your Spanish language skills.
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Comer - Present Tense - Audio Drill →
A new audio drill of the Spanish verb comer in the present tense. Repetition is the key to learning a language, and 1spSpanish.com’s audio drills provide unique opportunities to practice conjugating Spanish verbs within full sentences.
http://1stspanish.com/comer-present-tense-audio-drill/
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Hablar - Present Progressive Tense - Audio Drill →
Audio drill of the Spanish verb comer in the present progressive tense.
http://1stspanish.com/hablar-present-progressive-tense-audio-drill/
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Ten Skills Your Children Will Need To Survive... →
Success in the twenty-first century will require the development of skills and the acquisition of knowledge that seem foreign to us. The skill-development challenge is two-fold. First, adults who are young enough to be affected by a global marketplace will need to study hard to ensure that their skill sets don’t run out of gas before they’re ready to retire. Second, parents must find...
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Hablar - Past Perfect Subjunctive - Audio Drill →
Learning a language requires lots of repetition. On 1stSpanish.com you’ll find audio drills of sentences with complete conjugations of the verbs. Repetition is the key to learning Spanish.
http://1stspanish.com/hablar-past-perfect-subjunctive-audio-drill/
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Hablar - Present Perfect Subjunctive - Audio... →
When learning a language, it’s impossible to do too much repetition. At 1stSpanish.com, you will find audio drills that will guide you through the repetition of verbs in all of their conjugations in simple sentences you can readily understand. For all of the audios, just go to “Audios” on the menu bar.
http://1stspanish.com/hablar-present-perfect-subjunctive-audio-drill/
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Hablar - Conditional Perfect Tense - Audio... →
If you want to learn Spanish, the best approach is to repeat, repeat, repeat. You can do that repetition in a meaningful format at http://www.1stspanish.com/audios.
For an audio drill of the conditional perfect tense, go to http://1stspanish.com/hablar-conditional-perfect-tense-audio-drill/
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Hablar - Future Perfect Tense - Spanish Audio... →
Repetition is the key to learning a language, and the audio drills at http://www.1stspanish.com are just what you need to improve your spoken Spanish.
http://1stspanish.com/hablar-future-perfect-tense-audio-drill/
Hablar - Past Perfect Tense - Audio Drill →
The key to learning a language is repetition, and more repetition, and more repetition! And the best way to do that is through drills that begin with a basic sentence and make gradual changes, so you can repeat and learn incrementally. This is a drill for the Spanish verb hablar in the past perfect of the indicative mood.
http://1stspanish.com/hablar-past-perfect-tense-audio-drill/
Hablar - Present Perfect Tense - Audio Drill →
Spanish audio drill. The only way to learn a language is through repetition, and more repetition, and more repetition. The audio drills on 1stSpanish.com do just that. You’ll use a verb in all of its conjugations for one tense in the context of a simple sentence. This one is for the present perfect tense of the Spanish verb “hablar,” which means to speak or to...
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Spanish Audio Drill - Hablar - Past Subjunctive →
Try out this new Spanish audio drill. The only way to learn a language is through repetition, and more repetition, and more repetition. The audio drills on 1stSpanish.com do just that. You’ll use a verb in all of its conjugations for one tense in the context of a simple sentence. This one is for the past subjunctive of the Spanish verb “hablar,” which means to speak or to...
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Hablar - Spanish Audio Substitution Drill -... →
Use this audio drill to improve your command of the Spanish language. The key to learning a language is repetition, and this audio focuses on repetition of a single sentence with changes in the form of the present-subjunctive verb.
http://1stspanish.com/hablar-present-subjunctive-tense-audio-drill/
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Hablar - Conditional Tense - Audio Drill →
Try out this Spanish audio drill of the verb “hablar” in the conditional tense. Listen to and repeat sentences that are designed to allow you to absorb the language.
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Hablar - Future Tense - Audio Drill →
An audio verb-substitution drill for the Spanish verb “hablar” in the future tense. Listen and repeat as many times as you want. Repetition is the key to learning a language.
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Hablar - Imperfect Tense - Audio Drill →
An audio verb-substitution drill for the Spanish verb “hablar” in the imperfect tense. Listen and repeat as many times as you want. Repetition is the key to learning a language.
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Hablar - Preterit Tense - Audio Drill →
An audio verb-substitution drill for the Spanish verb “hablar” in the preterit tense. Listen and repeat as many times as you want. Repetition is the key to learning a language.
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Hablar - Present Tense - Audio Drill →
An audio verb-substitution drill for the Spanish verb “hablar” in the present tense. Listen and repeat as many times as you want. Repetition is the key to learning a language.
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Adaptation - The Life Skill Of Globalization →
The ability to adapt to changing circumstances is likely to be the standout skill of the 21st century. Although adaptation has been a key survival skill since the appearance of humans on earth, never has it carried such weight as it does now.
For the full article, go to http://slingingthebull.com/adaptation-the-life-skill-of-globalization/
March 2011
4 posts
Ten Traits Of A Growing Blog →
Serious bloggers start blogging because they feel they have something to say. At first, they imagine themselves writing articles and creating engaging content, and they expect that readers will flock to their blogs. Soon, however, they begin to realize that they must do much more, if they want their blogs to succeed. See the full article for my attempt to identify the traits that a blog...
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Ten English Words And Phrases That Folks Use... →
A few weeks ago, I published the first list of ten english words and phrases that folks use incorrectly. Here is a second list of words and phrases that confuse English speakers.
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Eleven Tips For Enjoying Your Job →
Work occupies an enormous chunk of our lives. We spend more time with our colleagues in the workplace than we do relaxing with our families, visiting with friends, or pursuing our passions. Americans are insanely work-oriented, and workweeks of fifty and sixty hours are not exceptional.
Fortunately, some tricks exist for making the hours we spend at our places of employment more pleasant. ...
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Twelve Cool Things To Pass Down To Your Kids →
Many of us would like to give something of value to our children to help make their lives easier and more meaningful. What we bequeath them, however, should be more than merely a monetary inheritance. Other things carry equal or more importance.
Refer to the full article for a list of items and ideas that you can pass on to your kids to help them and deepen the meaning of their lives....
February 2011
22 posts
The Woman In My Journal - The Crawl →
The Woman In My Journal - The Crawl is the second part of a two-part story about a writer and the development of his relationship with a female character in a novel he is writing.
The first part of the story is titled The Woman In My Journal - The Appearance, and is at http://slingingthebull.com/the-woman-in-my-journal-the-appearance/
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The Woman In My Journal - The Appearance →
The Woman In My Journal - The Appearance is the first part of a two-part short story about a writer and his relationship with a female character in a novel he is writing.
The second part of the story is titled The Woman In My Journal - The Crawl, and is at http://slingingthebull.com/the-woman-in-my-journal-the-crawl/.
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Ten Resolutions For Making 2011 The Best Year Of... →
The end of the Christmas season always makes me a little sad, but fortunately, the New Year brings welcome optimism. Looking past the winter reminds us that the gloomy days are relatively few and the renewal of spring is just around the corner. The long evenings of winter, though, allow us to reflect on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed. Refer to the full article for ten...
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The Six Pillars Of Happiness →
Although no one can define happiness, most of us recognize it when we see it in others or feel it in ourselves. Normally, no single thing renders happiness, but I have identified six components that contribute to it. I do not mean to imply that if you attain these things, you will be happy necessarily. Rather, when you satisfy these six conditions, happiness will be within reach. Refer to the full...
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Legalizing Drugs - Learning From Past Experiences →
Our human existence is like a road down which we travel together toward some unknown destination. The route is fairly straight and easy enough to follow, but every so often a side road leads off to the left or the right, winding through the trees and beaconing to us to go there. For some reason, we feel obligated to pursue each and every one of these roads as far as they will take us. Obviously,...
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Protein Drink - A Healthful Addition To A Quality... →
Years ago, I began to drink a protein shake before leaving for work. I referred to it as a protein breakfast drink, but rather than using protein powder, I relied on whole milk, nonfat dry milk, and raw eggs to provide the protein. I would toss in a banana and a scoop of ice cream, blend it for about fifteen seconds, and down it before running out the door. I found that it gave me energy and...
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Wellness - The Human Body's Flawless Signals →
I believe that our bodies are created to be healthy. This may seem obvious at first, but it is not so in the least. On a philosophical level, one might posit that wellness and illness are polar opposites and believe that we live in a state somewhere between them. Under such a view, balanced health would mean being well part of the time and ill the other part. This is incorrect. Our bodies...
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Fruit And Vegetable Shake - A Healthful Liquefied... →
I would like to present to you a recipe for a second shake that I have later in the day. This mix contains fewer ingredients than the breakfast drink, but I consider it to be equally important. It not only adds to the nutrient-rich vegetable and fruit selection of the first shake but also supplants fast food, leftovers, and other fatty and sugary options that may tempt you at midday…. Refer...
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Hope - A Building Block Of A Quality Life →
Nothing in life is more important than hope. Without it, we amount to little, even if we possess all the riches the earth can provide. With it, we thrive under the burden of the gravest hardships. Hope is woven into the fabric of family, friendship, home, and profession. When present, it liberates our minds, inspires our hearts, and fills us with health. When absent, the yield is anxiety,...
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Overcoming Depression - Fifteen Tips For Combating... →
epression and anxiety are little-understood illnesses that affect millions of people. They often accompany one another, and they can be quite debilitating. Many folks who suffer from depression or anxiety turn to prescription drugs as a solution. They often lead relatively normal lives, but the drugs mask the underlying problems and sometimes create dependencies or carry side effects that lead to...
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Sleep Better - Sixteen Tips For Getting A Sound... →
any people find getting a sound night’s sleep to be the exception rather than the rule. Some struggle to fall asleep, others nod off quickly but wake up in the middle of the night, and a third group awakens early never to return to the winks. Most experts claim that adults need seven to nine hours of sleep, but they qualify their opinions based on age, activity, personality, and the level of sleep...
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Twelve Indoor Exercises You Can Do In The Winter →
Winter is hard on everyone. The snow, ice, and cold make it difficult to participate in outdoor activities (running, walking, hiking, baseball, golf) that help keep us in shape and happy. Some of us eat more in the colder months, and the combination of sedentariness and getting our grub on can add unwanted pounds.
We can do nothing about winter itself, but fortunately, we can improve our lot...