The Long Road of Hope. And exercises in procrastination.

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October 2023

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Tina Turner, We Don’t Need Another Hero

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I’m working again on my science fiction novel. The first book of many (or so I like to say to myself). I attempt now the second rewrite.

“Do,” says Yoda.

“Oh – I’m facing a mountain of do, little rodent-man,” I reply to the venerable and wise Jedi Master.

The little dude wanders off muttering to himself – it sounds like the hushed barks of a dreaming dog.

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Q: You matter – obviously. But do you make words that matter?

Q: You matter – obviously. But do you make words that matter?

by Stan Faryna

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Gladiator Soundtrack, Now we are Free

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Words need not roar-rumble-or-roll like thunder, words need to dance in your heart – that is when my heart has spoken.
character count: 117

Social Savvy: How to walk in beauty through the forest of these words.

Social Savvy: How to walk in beauty through the forest of these words.

by Stan Faryna

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MC Hammer, U Can’t Touch This

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I hate my last blog post about Facebook and expertise. Hate it! Because it has no medicine in it. That’s what I told Betsy Cross.

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OMG! Facebook killed Kenny. You bastards! (or) How to write like an expert

I logged into Facebook today and my Timeline Preview was waiting for me like a bone-crushing, down-on-your-knees-help-me-God hangover after a long night of champagne, whiskey, loud music, and sin.

I would have paid $100/year to keep my facebook, old school. This is not an idle boast.

Is it scary to you that my $100/year is chump change to Facebook? Even if one million people stood in the customer queue (think bigger than a line at Disneyland) that I just invented, it would still be, very much, just chump change.

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Hurts, Wonderful Life

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I have a day or two before the timeline look goes live. There ain’t nothing I can do to stop the clock. I’m just another man who’s run out of time.

Et tu, Brute? You poor thing, you!

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Bod Dylan, Positively 4th Street

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The lyrics are below.

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Jack wrote a blog post about Bob Dylan’s song, Positively 4th Street. That’s what he said on Audioboo. And I hadn’t heard that song in the longest time, so I’m glad that Jack reminded me of it.

Plz RT! Please! Have you seen Bill Dorman?

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The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry.

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American and Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck wrote a novella, Of Mice and Men. It tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small. I reds [sic] it back in high school. Maybe, you did too.

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The Hamster Dance

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Q: How do you find your passion?

Q: How do you find your passion?

by Stan Faryna

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U2, Beautiful Day

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Passion, purpose, and signs have led me to and fro, up and down. I have observed too that we all tend to give all that we have for a disappointing safety, convenience and comfort.

Social Savvy: The Rule of Four, Three Questions, Either/Or, and Pinterest

Social Savvy: The Rule of Four, Three Questions, Either/Or, and Pinterest

by Stan Faryna

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Adele, Rolling In The Deep

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I do not throw my soul thru every open door. I do ply opportunity with prudence and pounding heart.
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Steal this recipe for a better world. And other social media DOHs.

Steal this recipe for a better world. And other social media DOHs.

by Stan Faryna

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Limahl, The Neverending Story

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This was my intention. Now it’s my prayer. For you to steal my prized, secret recipe for a better world.

The Art of Social: MORE wow per 100 characters. MORE pile per 300 words.

The Art of Social: MORE wow per 100 characters. MORE pile per 300 words.

by Stan Faryna

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Handel, Water Music

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If ever a tweet or blog post deserved the red carpet treatment, it is because of the wow and pile.
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