Wednesday, September 13, 2006

The Sobol Award Is Not Fiction

Sobol Literary Enterprises is looking for fiction writers, with a couple of caveats.  First, any manuscript you submit must be unpublished.  Second, you cannot be represented by an agent.

Too bad I do not write fiction.

You can read about it in this article:  New prize for unpublished manuscripts

You can enter your manuscript here:  Sobol Award

Posted by John Venlet on 09/13 at 04:23 PM
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Body Count - It Is Not Equivalent

As I’ve tripped through various blogs, and other more traditional online media, the past week or so, I’ve noted a disturbing trend.  More and more individuals are attempting to equate the number of deaths from the events of 9/11, to the number of deaths tallyed to date by the military, and then to label Bush in the same vein as the terrorists who perpetrated the acts of 9/11.

The murder of the victims of 9/11 do not equate to the deaths of military personnel killed in action.  The two are not equivalent.

Utilization of the one, as equivalent to the other, is simply intellectual laziness.

Posted by John Venlet on 09/13 at 01:31 PM
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Pot, Kettle, Black

There is an unsigned editorial in The New York Times, this morning, titled, Sock Puppet Bites Man

I had to wryly chuckle when I read the very last sentence of the piece,

Intentionally deceiving readers is wrong no matter what technology is used to convey the misinformation.

Did the NYT forget that they provided us with Jayson Blair, Nan Robertson, Rick Bragg, etc.

Posted by John Venlet on 09/13 at 05:56 AM
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Liocichla bugunorum

Though I enjoy birds, and keep a tally of those I have personally seen and identified, I don’t consider myself a diehard birder, chasing hither and thither when some species of bird I have not recorded is reported as being viewable in some area of the country.

Be that as it may, I was pleased to read, via The New York Times, that a new species of bird has been discovered in India.  The bird has been named Liocichla bugunorum.  To my eye, it reminds me of a Black-capped chickadee, with a more colorful style.  It’s a fine looking bird.

A New Bird Species Is Confirmed In India

Posted by John Venlet on 09/13 at 05:37 AM
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