Welcome to my mind.  I am Thomas J. Aron, author of Sour Rain and many other titles.  This blog is my place to share ideas and articles that influence me and my writing.  Please check in often as I will probably be posting daily!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

             Another version of "One Day At A Time"

"Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more."
                                                     – Louis L'Amour, the famous writer
                                                                            of pulp westerns

           
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

      "Who looks outside, dreams.
        Who looks inside, awakens."
                                        Carl Jung
        "Dream big dreams,
          then put on your overalls."
                                        
Trigger Bill

                 
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Friday, July 24, 2009

                   Upon Awakening 
               My First Thought Was ...
                        GO FOR IT!

Then I read:
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
                                                                                         – Wayne Gretsky

     I have the feeling this will be a fantastic Friday!


                     
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

                                         FISHING

"Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish."
                                                                              – Ovid
                                                               The Roman Poet  

   Years ago I was fly casting for trout in a high mountain lake. I had waded out from the shore to get a better chance to catch something. As I made my backcast in preparation to fling the fly way out there, I felt my line pull up tight.
   Thinking I was snagged on a weed or limb, I pulled hard but to no avail. Then the snag began to move! A good sized trout had been cruising the shoreline and had grabbed the fly.
   I try to remember that experience, especially when I think I know what I'm doing in life.


            
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Friday, July 17, 2009

         My Philosophy About Writing
           (If someone earlier created this thought,
                        then I stole it with ESP)

         "Ideas for sale. Words are free."


                   
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

                         Interesting Moral Question

   You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
 
   Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car? Think before you continue reading.
   This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application. You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your
perfect mate again. What do you do?

   The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer. He simply answered:
    'I would give the car keys to my old friend and ask him take the old lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.'

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Sunday, July 12, 2009

                   Gobbledygook
                       From The
                   Business World

"Information wants to be free, but it also wants to be expensive."
                                  
-- Stewart Brand

     "Often wrong. Never in doubt."
                                   
-- Marc Andreessen



      
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Saturday, July 4, 2009

                 I CAN BE GREAT
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
                                                                                        -- Mark Twain


                
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