Barbara J. Hamby

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Writing and Pondering

Today was a good writing day. I edited a small section of memoirs and sent the piece off to a writing contest. It is an account of my teenage years during World War II, emphasizing how our family’s life changed because of the war, even though none of our immediate members were in the service.

I also finalized an article about my experiences in publishing to submit to an ezine. If they accept it for publication, they promise my books will be advertised on their website. I have noticed several ezines who are soliciting writing, offering free advertising for authors they publish. I need to investigate this further to see if they are actually keeping these agreements, before I submit anything.

My aches and pains are reminding me that I didn’t swim today. I couldn’t seem to get my act together to get down to the pool between rain showers. One “shower” was a real downpour. Now I have to choose between floor exercises, the Pilates ball, or the stationery bike. At least I can put off that decision until I finish this.

It’s come to my attention that all sorts of polls are appearing on websites these days. At this rate, we will become the most opinionated, judgmental culture on earth. I’m always curious to know the results, and wonder about the people who voted. Most of the polls insist that you vote before you can view the results. Some issues I refuse to vote on, even if I’ll never know what other people think. How would I know if the Jackson jury did the right thing? I didn’t hear all the evidence. I didn’t want to.

I do participate in the Zogby Surveys. They seem to be a little more relevant to my life.