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May. 8th, 2005
Happy Mother's Day, then.
May. 8th, 2005 01:10 pmDinner with the families last night at Jerusalem in North York (that's Arab East Jerusalem,as opposed to the Eglington & Bathurst Jewish West Jerusalem).
Dinner was had at the buffet, as usual. They really have some staffing issues, as there's never anyone available to cut some Shwarma, and we practically had to tackle the waiter to get drinks. They also sat my uncle at one table, and when we came in for our reservation later, sat us at another.
Oy.
Anyway, dinner with mum for Mother's day (a day early, but I doubt the Holy Virgin will come to strike us down for celebrating a Hall-iday a day early). Got her a gift certificate for Home Hardware, but only because I didn't know if an iron arch would actually be something she'd want for the garden. Possibly could be used to bind the cedars in front of the front door together.
But, yes. Happy Mother's Day to all the maternally inclined. God bless you for the good work you do, staying home to rear the next generation.
Dinner was had at the buffet, as usual. They really have some staffing issues, as there's never anyone available to cut some Shwarma, and we practically had to tackle the waiter to get drinks. They also sat my uncle at one table, and when we came in for our reservation later, sat us at another.
Oy.
Anyway, dinner with mum for Mother's day (a day early, but I doubt the Holy Virgin will come to strike us down for celebrating a Hall-iday a day early). Got her a gift certificate for Home Hardware, but only because I didn't know if an iron arch would actually be something she'd want for the garden. Possibly could be used to bind the cedars in front of the front door together.
But, yes. Happy Mother's Day to all the maternally inclined. God bless you for the good work you do, staying home to rear the next generation.
The Lester Dent Guide to Pulp Fiction
May. 8th, 2005 07:17 pmA step by step guide to 3 cents a word.
Of course, that was in the thirties.
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doghousereilly who got it from someone else.
edit: Annotation bydoc_mystery:
Dent's essay first appeared in Writer's Digest Yearbook back in under the title, "The Pulp Paper Master Fiction Plot".
He has another famous essay called "Wave Those Tags" which appeared in the above periodical in 1940. This essay details his formula to create interesting characters to put in those stories.
His initial essay has been variously reprinted, but I've only found the above paired in Marilyn Cannaday's biography of Dent, "Bigger Than Life: the creator of Doc Savage", published by Bowling Green State University Popular Press, in 1990.
Of course, that was in the thirties.
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doghousereilly who got it from someone else.edit: Annotation by
doc_mystery:Dent's essay first appeared in Writer's Digest Yearbook back in under the title, "The Pulp Paper Master Fiction Plot".
He has another famous essay called "Wave Those Tags" which appeared in the above periodical in 1940. This essay details his formula to create interesting characters to put in those stories.
His initial essay has been variously reprinted, but I've only found the above paired in Marilyn Cannaday's biography of Dent, "Bigger Than Life: the creator of Doc Savage", published by Bowling Green State University Popular Press, in 1990.