Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Author. Regional Stories, Universal Themes
Everyone knows the United States suffers from an obesity problem. The media bombards us with wonder diets, exercise plans, weight-loss pills, plastic surgery options like liposuction, major surgery options like gastric bypasses, and/or psychological counseling to get at the root Continue reading The Physical Cornerstone of a Neo-Renaissance Life
Thanks to Jane Friedman for tweeting this link. Maybe my Neo Renaissance theory is more mainstream than I thought. Thought provoking and worth 10 minutes of your time. I concur with his thesis. My belief is that the more we Continue reading A New Way of Looking at the World?
Someone who lives a Neo-Renaissance life includes travel in that life for one simple reason: Travel connects us to the rest of the world, which stimulates our intellects. A cornerstone of a Neo-Renaissance life is the Intellectual aspect. We must constantly Continue reading The Intellectual Benefits of Travelling
We all strive for some sort of balance in our lives, but do we ever find time in our busy days to think about what sort of balance we need or want? Most people would say they want a balance Continue reading The Four Cornerstones of a Neo Renaissance Life
Under enough peer pressure, sooner or later we all conform. 🙂 The second clip is particularly mesmerizing. http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/05/17/184815141/the-little-metronome-that-wouldnt?ft=3&f=111787346&sc=nl&cc=es-20130526
The first protagonist I ever wrote in a novel is Matt Lanier, a farm boy from southern Minnesota with a near-genius level IQ. He’s a professional musician in the classical and jazz arenas, but can also hunt and fish, butcher Continue reading Why Music Matters to the Neo Renaissance Writer
Today is my first official post as “A Neo-Renaissance Writer.” You may wonder why I changed my blog’s title. Here are a few reasons: The protagonists of my fiction writing will be Renaissance people (or polymaths)–characters who have a broad array Continue reading New Beginnings
My town made national weather headlines today. 13+ inches of snow fell overnight and we may get more today through tomorrow. One observer in the area reported 15 inches as of this morning. This is the winter that won’t die! Arrgghh! Continue reading You call this spring??? In Minnesota … yeah, we do.
Short post today- not a “Renaissance blog” post- just a “how about that” moment. I just noticed today that the 3000th hit on this blog happened recently. It took my blog three years, one month, and twenty-six days to hit that Continue reading Woo-hoo-hoo! Three thousand hits!
(My next blog post will start toward the new direction I’m taking this blog–A Neo Renaissance focus for us specialized, compartmentalized, 21st-century Americans.) Keep those suggestions rolling in! 😉 *haven’t had a single one yet* For the third consecutive year I Continue reading UWWI Thoughts and Impressions 2013
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