showrecentcomments({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.comments"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-02T17:04:40.745-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Another Flop"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/comments/default?alt\u003djson-in-script"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/comments/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026start-index\u003d26\u0026max-results\u003d25"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"notclam@gmail.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"98"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-7703154434763833315"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-02T05:37:53.427-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-02T05:37:53.427-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I really enjoyed reading this blog on Morris.  You..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I really enjoyed reading this blog on Morris.  Your writing is very moving.  Of course I also especially liked the part about brewing beer in Humboldt."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/1851625533495898888/comments/default/7703154434763833315"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/1851625533495898888/comments/default/7703154434763833315"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-spite-of-larouche-and-because-of-him.html?showComment\u003d1259750273427#c7703154434763833315","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Emily"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055136267154883428"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-spite-of-larouche-and-because-of-him.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-1851625533495898888","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/posts/default/1851625533495898888","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-6218575674208712162"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-23T14:39:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-23T14:39:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thank you very much for your remarks and for passi..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thank you very much for your remarks and for passing it along."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/1851625533495898888/comments/default/6218575674208712162"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/1851625533495898888/comments/default/6218575674208712162"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-spite-of-larouche-and-because-of-him.html?showComment\u003d1240511940000#c6218575674208712162","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-spite-of-larouche-and-because-of-him.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-1851625533495898888","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/posts/default/1851625533495898888","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-5787070325577141053"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-22T08:07:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-22T08:07:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I knew John Morris too. I knew him in Philly in 19..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I knew John Morris too. I knew him in Philly in 1992 and I really liked him very much.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI linked to your post and copied it. I am collecting some LYM-stories here: http://larouchesources.blogspot.com/\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI will link to it at my MAIN blog too: http://american-lycurgus.blogspot.com/\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGreetings!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e/T (from Sweden)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/1851625533495898888/comments/default/5787070325577141053"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/1851625533495898888/comments/default/5787070325577141053"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-spite-of-larouche-and-because-of-him.html?showComment\u003d1240402020000#c5787070325577141053","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"European"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10535845531791561014"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-spite-of-larouche-and-because-of-him.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-1851625533495898888","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/posts/default/1851625533495898888","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-4306913203735665392"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-09T10:22:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-09T10:22:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"welcome back and good on ya for pressing on!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"welcome back and good on ya for pressing on!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8447453151080306947/comments/default/4306913203735665392"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8447453151080306947/comments/default/4306913203735665392"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/02/destruction-and-rebirth-major-blog.html?showComment\u003d1234192920000#c4306913203735665392","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/02/destruction-and-rebirth-major-blog.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-8447453151080306947","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/posts/default/8447453151080306947","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-6245003215326455454"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-05T15:45:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-05T15:45:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thanks for the kind words.Well, it's not looking l..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thanks for the kind words.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eWell, it's not looking like I am going to be able to put my blog back to the way it was before. It would involved back-dating the 140 posts or so I was able to save, and even then, the html is not intact. I'm still a little shell-shocked, trying to figure out how exactly to move forward. Needless to say, whatever I do, I'll be taking measures to ensure I'm not vulnerable like I was before."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8447453151080306947/comments/default/6245003215326455454"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8447453151080306947/comments/default/6245003215326455454"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/02/destruction-and-rebirth-major-blog.html?showComment\u003d1233866700000#c6245003215326455454","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/02/destruction-and-rebirth-major-blog.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-8447453151080306947","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/posts/default/8447453151080306947","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-8590995694789783173"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-04T21:25:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-04T21:25:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How in the.... that would be devastating for me!  ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"How in the.... that would be devastating for me!  I'm so sorry!\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eThe loss of all those entries suck, but I'm glad you are writing again (on blogger).  I enjoy keeping up with you."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8447453151080306947/comments/default/8590995694789783173"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8447453151080306947/comments/default/8590995694789783173"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/02/destruction-and-rebirth-major-blog.html?showComment\u003d1233800700000#c8590995694789783173","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Genie"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/02/destruction-and-rebirth-major-blog.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-8447453151080306947","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/posts/default/8447453151080306947","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-3285681078421567371"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-30T15:39:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-30T15:39:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thanks :)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thanks :)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/7255758371930028393/comments/default/3285681078421567371"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/7255758371930028393/comments/default/3285681078421567371"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2009/01/in-spite-of-larouche-and-because-of-him.html?showComment\u003d1233347940000#c3285681078421567371","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-6647111946458630470"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-02T19:27:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-02T19:27:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thanks!  Happy New Year to you as well."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thanks!  Happy New Year to you as well."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/6647111946458630470"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/6647111946458630470"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/12/nanowrimo-oh-well-maybe-next-year.html?showComment\u003d1230942420000#c6647111946458630470","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-7961963695235542583"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-01T02:05:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-01T02:05:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"happy New Year Chaim."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"happy New Year Chaim."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/7961963695235542583"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/7961963695235542583"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/12/nanowrimo-oh-well-maybe-next-year.html?showComment\u003d1230793500000#c7961963695235542583","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"unknowngreats"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02712870045324648785"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-7283883438851438149"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-18T13:10:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-18T13:10:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Genie:You should absolutely sit down and write som..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Genie:\u003cBR/\u003eYou should absolutely sit down and write something. You might surprise yourself.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eMaritza:\u003cBR/\u003eThe only reason I have such a focus on word count is that the entire point of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words in one month.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eThat being said, I am not THAT obsessed with word count. Indeed, I am cooking up a post right now about short stories :)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/7283883438851438149"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/7283883438851438149"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/12/nanowrimo-oh-well-maybe-next-year.html?showComment\u003d1229623800000#c7283883438851438149","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-4663844499434094437"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-17T19:13:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-17T19:13:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why so focused on word count?  One of the best sho..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Why so focused on word count?  One of the best short stories is this one:\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e\"Baby furniture for sale.  Never used.\"\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eI believe Hemmingway wrote it in response to someone's bet that he couldn't write a short story.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eYou should be proud of what you were able to write and it's great that you can go back over it with a critical eye, sometimes that's the toughest thing to do."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/4663844499434094437"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/4663844499434094437"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/12/nanowrimo-oh-well-maybe-next-year.html?showComment\u003d1229559180000#c4663844499434094437","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maritza"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05773325306369170273"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-1192730557713387442"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-04T21:03:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-04T21:03:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I'm glad you're proud of the progress you DID make..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I'm glad you're proud of the progress you DID make.  And, honestly, you've got me chomping at the bit to sit and write something, anything, again.  I think it would probably be the nicest thing I could do for me.  Who knows, maybe one day I'll have my own NaNoWriMo experience to talk about."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/1192730557713387442"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/1192730557713387442"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/12/nanowrimo-oh-well-maybe-next-year.html?showComment\u003d1228442580000#c1192730557713387442","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Genie"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-2985817823998824005"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-04T16:01:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-04T16:01:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I may send you a couple of things sometime soon. T..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I may send you a couple of things sometime soon. Today I wrapped up work on four (four!) separate rough drafts that are ready to get red-penned. I'd be interested to get your input.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eThanks for your thoughtful reply. The truly lovely thing about NaNoWriMo is that you can fail miserably and yet still succeed. I barely made it to half of my goal, and yet have better writing habits and a huge start on a project because of it. NaNoWriMo is a win-win activity in the truest sense of the term."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/2985817823998824005"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/2985817823998824005"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/12/nanowrimo-oh-well-maybe-next-year.html?showComment\u003d1228424460000#c2985817823998824005","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-3729291933991807518"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-04T13:48:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-04T13:48:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Chaim, I commend your efforts, as they were far mo..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Chaim, I commend your efforts, as they were far more successful than my own pitiful attempt! Yet I do not regret signing up for NaNoWriMo. Even the little that I did write has given me greatly needed motivation to continue with the project, so I think I'll soon have something real and substantial to call my own. I look forward to reading your future works as well, my friend. You have much talent to share with the world!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/3729291933991807518"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/210936254816143223/comments/default/3729291933991807518"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/12/nanowrimo-oh-well-maybe-next-year.html?showComment\u003d1228416480000#c3729291933991807518","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christian"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12433937515595316099"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-2879612227586227590"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-10T20:29:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-10T20:29:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Keep at it, then put it away, then go back at it a..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Keep at it, then put it away, then go back at it again.  When I need to come up with a quick story, I always start with \"...it was a dark and stormy night...\" just like Snoopy would do in the comics!\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eEditing is the key.  Be like Hemmingway and keep it simple and strong.  Make an outline so you can keep your story moving from point A to B, etc and daydream about your characters and see where your mind takes them.  \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eYou'll do fine."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/2879612227586227590"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/2879612227586227590"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/11/national-novel-writing-month-and-living.html?showComment\u003d1226366940000#c2879612227586227590","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maritza"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05773325306369170273"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-7688347243099542459"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-05T16:39:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-05T16:39:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hah!  Well, if you are referring to my \"pet store\"..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hah!  Well, if you are referring to my \"pet store\" example, it's just an example.  I won't be messing around with it any further.  But wish me luck on finishing the novel I am working on for NaNoWriMo.  It's still trucking along.  At some point I may put an excerpt up here, but only once I gert past the point where I am embarassed every time I look at it.  (First drafts, after all, are a lot like that.)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/7688347243099542459"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/7688347243099542459"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/11/national-novel-writing-month-and-living.html?showComment\u003d1225921140000#c7688347243099542459","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-4827097001342219731"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-05T16:36:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-05T16:36:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"Obviously, this isn't leading into a story that's..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\"Obviously, this isn't leading into a story that's going to win any awards\"\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003edont be so sure Chaim! look at the movie Stranger than Fiction, ordinary people doing ordinary things, but with a small twist of magic realism, become extraordinary! \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003ei think this project is brilliant, and wish would have know about it beforehand! best of luck to you.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eyou should email me your rewrites, i am super curious to see what you come up with!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/4827097001342219731"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/4827097001342219731"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/11/national-novel-writing-month-and-living.html?showComment\u003d1225920960000#c4827097001342219731","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13774465330239761400"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-4465584879995686693"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-04T11:11:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-04T11:11:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Genie:Thank you for your thoughts and for passing ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Genie:\u003cBR/\u003eThank you for your thoughts and for passing along Mr. Dyer's words. For me, I think the secret is to simply detach myself entirely from the quality of what I am doing, allowing the words to flow through me unchallenged. I end up with a lot of poor prose and confusing paragraphs this way, but I also manage to surprise myself, occasionally coming out with a line or idea I didn't know was in me.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eChris:\u003cBR/\u003eYeah, I liked that line, too. Maybe someday I'll finish the whole rewrite and post it here.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eAnd thanks for pointing out the error. You'll see that I have now corrected it."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/4465584879995686693"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/4465584879995686693"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/11/national-novel-writing-month-and-living.html?showComment\u003d1225815060000#c4465584879995686693","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-7699162379174994815"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-03T15:38:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-03T15:38:00.000-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I'm suddenly reminded of something Wayne Dyer said..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I'm suddenly reminded of something Wayne Dyer said once.  It had to do with an activity that you really dread doing.  He suggested challenging yourself to see how badly you could do it.  Which reminds me of your one paragraph exercise.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003ePerhaps, when you can't get a paragraph right, forget trying to get it right and see how badly you can write it.  Or maybe see how many superfluous words you can use to write it, or how few words you can use to get the idea across--  Maybe changing your focus for a little while will help you find the key to how it should be written.  Just a thought.  What do I know?  My muse has been on vaycay for about 20 years now and I'm going around quoting Wayne Dyer to make up for my own lack of inspiration."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/7699162379174994815"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/4543137670133775958/comments/default/7699162379174994815"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/11/national-novel-writing-month-and-living.html?showComment\u003d1225744680000#c7699162379174994815","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Genie"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-7249636886690806786"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-16T15:18:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-16T15:18:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Maybe..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Maybe..."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/2535970307439260987/comments/default/7249636886690806786"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/2535970307439260987/comments/default/7249636886690806786"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/10/return-to-focus.html?showComment\u003d1224184680000#c7249636886690806786","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-6202097178540332075"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-16T00:02:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-16T00:02:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You're such a tease."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You're such a tease."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/2535970307439260987/comments/default/6202097178540332075"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/2535970307439260987/comments/default/6202097178540332075"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/10/return-to-focus.html?showComment\u003d1224129720000#c6202097178540332075","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Genie"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-5756816925430926265"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-14T01:36:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-14T01:36:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sadly, for many of those who weren't \"directly\" af..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sadly, for many of those who weren't \"directly\" affected in 2001, I don't think 9/11 causes the same, highly-charged reaction, mainly for the reasons you outlined. Our country never really had \"political unrest\" in the way much of the rest of the world experiences it. \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eI wish that the 9/11 we've created for ourselves since 2001 would end, but instead the attacks just keep getting stronger."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/6052850084255816943/comments/default/5756816925430926265"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/6052850084255816943/comments/default/5756816925430926265"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/09/reprint-for-911-six-years-ago-today.html?showComment\u003d1221370560000#c5756816925430926265","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Perceptive"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12441893145440351649"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16460624210285996705"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-2022928938296483376"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-11T11:46:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-11T11:46:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I am currently watching a sea of firemen and polic..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I am currently watching a sea of firemen and policemen across the street from me. Ever since the tragedy happened, they've held a mass every 9/11, at the cathedral across the street. \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eIf I think about it too much, I just turn into a mess. \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e9/11/01 never forget."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/6052850084255816943/comments/default/2022928938296483376"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/6052850084255816943/comments/default/2022928938296483376"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/09/reprint-for-911-six-years-ago-today.html?showComment\u003d1221147960000#c2022928938296483376","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Saadia"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-2782048709037256914"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-25T11:46:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-25T11:46:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dara:I guess these rules would apply to pretty muc..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Dara:\u003cBR/\u003eI guess these rules would apply to pretty much every major city, more or less.  But I think they come into play more heavily with a crowded Metro system like that of New York City.  And, I don't want to point any fingers, but tourists seem to make of at least 80% of those responsible for problems like this, as far as I've been able to tell...\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eMelly:\u003cBR/\u003eYou are probably right. But it would also take a preposterous amount of time.  I'll stick to the internet, I think.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003ePerceptive:\u003cBR/\u003e*SIGH*  I'll just never understand..."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8531877529165461518/comments/default/2782048709037256914"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8531877529165461518/comments/default/2782048709037256914"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-ride-new-york-city-subway-in-5.html?showComment\u003d1219679160000#c2782048709037256914","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Chaim"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16848087390930761542"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739453.post-1553151757539263073"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-23T17:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-23T17:55:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Same rules for the T in Boston. And in addition, f..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Same rules for the T in Boston. And in addition, for the above-ground trolley cars, always push your way to the full first car, especially on Red Sox Game Days, and ignore the extremely empty car second car completely."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8531877529165461518/comments/default/1553151757539263073"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3739453/8531877529165461518/comments/default/1553151757539263073"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://anotherflop.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-ride-new-york-city-subway-in-5.html?showComment\u003d1219528500000#c1553151757539263073","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Perceptive"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12441893145440351649"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16460624210285996705"}}]}]}});