Adventures in writing

A Revere Kid Celebrates National Grammar Day. Punk-uation, Anyone?

March 3, 2013 Adventures in writing

Tomorrow is National Grammar Day. For writers and copyeditors (my wife is both), this is kind of like St. Patrick’s Day and Easter rolled into one. Erin plans to stay glued to her desk all day, weighing in on all the conversation that comes rolling off the Twitter tongue. Given her job, she has no [...]

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The OCD Diaries in Book Form

December 12, 2012 Adventures in writing

Erin and I are making plans for 2013. One is to turn The OCD Diaries into book form. Mood music:  RumbleLink Wray100 Rockin’ Instrumentals Almost since the beginning of this blog, readers have suggested that I do an OCD Diaries book. Flattering as that suggestion is, I sort of balked at the notion. This began [...]

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THE OCD DIARIES, Three Years Later

December 7, 2012 Adventures in writing

Three years ago today, in a moment of Christmas-induced depression, I started this blog. I meant for it to be a place where I could go and spill out the insanity in my head so I could carry on with life. In short order, it snowballed into much more than that. Mood music:  Mental HellRamonesAnimal Boy About a [...]

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Lost In Brooklyn. Be Back Soon

September 10, 2012 Adventures in writing

I’ll be lost in work for the next couple days as I cover a security conference here in Brooklyn, NYC. I also have to do a lot of work on this blog’s resources sections. Therefore, no new posts until next week.  No Sleep Till BrooklynThe Beastie BoysDef Jam Music Group Tenth Year Anniversary Box Set [...]

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A Tale of Two C-Words

July 12, 2012 Adventures in writing

I’ve always hated the C-word. I’m from Revere, Mass., and I can cuss with the best of ‘em. But that word has always crossed a line for me. I don’t even like it when someone throws it out there with the “see you next Tuesday” innuendo. I also hate the other C-word: cancer. This is [...]

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8 Things You Should Know About This Blog

July 10, 2012 Adventures in writing

Many family members have recently started reading this blog. Given the semi-autobiographical nature of this beast, misunderstandings have caused friction with a couple people along the way. I’ve written what follows in hopes of clarifying a few things. Mood music:  Crown of Thorns – 10th Anniversary Show – MGM Grand – Las Vegas, NV 10/22/2000Pearl [...]

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The OCD Diaries Is On Vacation

July 3, 2012 Adventures in writing

Aside from some repeat posts, I’m taking a break from writing the fresh stuff until Monday. Think of it as an experiment. It’s brutally hard for me to stop writing for any length of time, so this will be a character-building exercise. Have a fantabulous holiday week!

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Hit Me Again, I Can Take It

June 6, 2012 Adventures in writing

Despite the sometimes divisive topics I write about daily, most of the comments people leave under my posts are positive. But don’t you worry — I take my share of  barbed rebukes as well. Since it can be terribly difficult for some to take criticism, I thought I should share what I’ve learned. Mood music: [...]

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How I Spent My Writing Blackout

May 25, 2012 Adventures in writing

While prepping this new site, I decided to take a break from writing fresh posts. I didn’t want to live between two sites. Doing this and writing a security blog in my day job can be confusing enough. During this break, I’ve learned some important things about myself. Mood music:  WalkPanteraVulgar Display of Power Breaking [...]

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Welcome to the New OCD DIARIES!

May 25, 2012 Adventures in writing

After many hours spent re-categorizing 900-plus posts, buying a new domain and building a new blog from scratch on WordPress.org — plus a few spousal disagreements along the way —  I give you the new OCD DIARIES. Mood music:  Standing in the SunSlashApocalyptic Love What’s new besides the new banner, design and background color, you ask? Quite [...]

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