rjordan
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Jots & Tittles.
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NOIRTRASH
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In 1980 I was a computer whizz, today its all I can do to eat my oatmeal without wearing too much of it.
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Intelligence has fascinated me since I was a larval psychologist back in the 60s. Intelligence is a construct most cant explain or define. We know how to compare people for what we label INTELLIGENCE but we're really contrasting and comparing variable test scores, not smarts.
An analogy of what I mean is this: A menu cant determine your culinary skills. If you and Julia Childs and Paula Deen and Rachel Ray all agree on the same menu for a meal its no guarantee the meals will taste the same. All an intelligence test does is determine like-mindedness, not results. We may agree leopards are covered with spots but one may believe theyre seeing polka dots and another see's ink spots.
I've long been suspicious of high IQ scores, wondering if high scores aren't indicative of pathology like high weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high debt, etc. I suspect IQ scores above 130 aren't measuring smarts.
An analogy of what I mean is this: A menu cant determine your culinary skills. If you and Julia Childs and Paula Deen and Rachel Ray all agree on the same menu for a meal its no guarantee the meals will taste the same. All an intelligence test does is determine like-mindedness, not results. We may agree leopards are covered with spots but one may believe theyre seeing polka dots and another see's ink spots.
I've long been suspicious of high IQ scores, wondering if high scores aren't indicative of pathology like high weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high debt, etc. I suspect IQ scores above 130 aren't measuring smarts.
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I consider intelligence not so much what you know as how much you are capable of knowing.
I've met a lot of people with degrees who are as dumb as a box of rocks, outside of exactly what they had to learn and then others with little formal education who can figure out anything presented to them.
Just because you can learn doesn't mean you can think.
Having said that....my younger daughter is my tech support. I had to call her just the other night "How do you do a screen shot?"
I've met a lot of people with degrees who are as dumb as a box of rocks, outside of exactly what they had to learn and then others with little formal education who can figure out anything presented to them.
Just because you can learn doesn't mean you can think.
Having said that....my younger daughter is my tech support. I had to call her just the other night "How do you do a screen shot?"
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I consider intelligence not so much what you know as how much you are capable of knowing.
I've met a lot of people with degrees who are as dumb as a box of rocks, outside of exactly what they had to learn and then others with little formal education who can figure out anything presented to them.
Just because you can learn doesn't mean you can think.
Having said that....my younger daughter is my tech support. I had to call her just the other night "How do you do a screen shot?"
I agree. The dummest damn people I ever knew I met in college. The smartest people I met while doing construction work. Its why I think IQ is grossly overrated that's more than what an MD or rocket engineer requires to do their work.
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Chapter 5 of my lovecraftesque serial is close to done. Its 6500 words at the present. I researched the 1990 Danny Rolling murders at UF for use in my tale. Rolling butchered 7 coeds and we fried him a few years ago. OBwana would award him a Freedom Medal if it happened today.
But I need a Chapter 6 to finish the story.
But I need a Chapter 6 to finish the story.
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I mapped out Chapter 6 so it's a monument to multi-tasking. I needed for two characters to find each other and conspire for common cause, to launch a new series featuring both. And I needed to dispose of some characters, to end the Hazardous Waste series.
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Submitted a noir story I call HATE CRIMES INC.
Started a new incest series I call ARAB PEST CONTROL. Its about a boy and his mom. He's a youngish mercenary killer who controls pests in close proximity to tourist destinations. His ma is a plump alcoholic who moves in and nags him about making grandkids.
Talked to my son about how the military did operations against terrorists in Panama and Iraq, etc. They also went after polar bears and prairie dogs.
Started a new incest series I call ARAB PEST CONTROL. Its about a boy and his mom. He's a youngish mercenary killer who controls pests in close proximity to tourist destinations. His ma is a plump alcoholic who moves in and nags him about making grandkids.
Talked to my son about how the military did operations against terrorists in Panama and Iraq, etc. They also went after polar bears and prairie dogs.
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HATE CRIMES Chapter 3 passed scrutiny, should be up tomorrow. Chapter 4 is almost done. The characters are a sociopath cop and his alcoholic bisexual honey who uses sex to evade trouble. He murders his problems and buys sex from many of the women he knows. He's an amateur boxer. She uses sex and booze to organize her life.
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HATE CRIMES 4 is submitted. HATE CRIMES 5 in on the drawing board.
Bought a copy of A.J.Lieblings THE SWEET SCIENCE, a collection of boxing stories he wrote tween 1951-1955. Liebling was a NEW YORKER writer and an amateur boxer. He saw many of the legends come, and fall...Joe Louis. He wasn't a sports writer, he simply recorded his impressions of the fights. What he observed has been reported by legions of writers. He also offered some philosophic gems about boxers. He died young, just before Ali beat Sonny Liston. He exposed the soul of boxing: Youre on your own....NO MAMA, NO PAPA, NO UNCLE SAM...and no god. Its the most masculine sport. Liebling said a fight is the only place you can see lotsa really beautiful women, they like being around so much testosterone.
Bought a copy of A.J.Lieblings THE SWEET SCIENCE, a collection of boxing stories he wrote tween 1951-1955. Liebling was a NEW YORKER writer and an amateur boxer. He saw many of the legends come, and fall...Joe Louis. He wasn't a sports writer, he simply recorded his impressions of the fights. What he observed has been reported by legions of writers. He also offered some philosophic gems about boxers. He died young, just before Ali beat Sonny Liston. He exposed the soul of boxing: Youre on your own....NO MAMA, NO PAPA, NO UNCLE SAM...and no god. Its the most masculine sport. Liebling said a fight is the only place you can see lotsa really beautiful women, they like being around so much testosterone.
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HATE CRIMES 6 is on the drawing board. Its a series with promise but not at LIT. LIT readers demand FUN WITH DICK AND THE KARDASHIANS. I wanna swim in the sewers with damaged humans. I'm on the right trail tho regular readers dont care for it. Its not for regular folks. Its early Quarry and James Ellroy and Parker.
Submitted an alt story. Its conventional stuff for LIT and will fare well enough.
Submitted an alt story. Its conventional stuff for LIT and will fare well enough.
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Serious question here.
Beyond the wonderful baiting nature of your stories, I'm curious...
Since finding your audience is so crucial for any successful author, what have you learned about your readership? Who are they, and how will you reach them?
Beyond the wonderful baiting nature of your stories, I'm curious...
Since finding your audience is so crucial for any successful author, what have you learned about your readership? Who are they, and how will you reach them?
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hahahaha Writing is like gardening. I raise gorgeous fruits and veggies but cant give them away, people steal them at night.
I plan to keep writing what I like, make it better, and in a while I'll have some fans. For what its worth I have a few devout readers but theyre smarter than most people, and they write here.
I know me, and know I'll eventually get it right.
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When they steal your produce, do you feel like Typhoid Mary? Just a little maybe?
Good luck finding your audience. I'm clearly not crazy about your stated beliefs, but I'm enjoying watching your process.
Good luck finding your audience. I'm clearly not crazy about your stated beliefs, but I'm enjoying watching your process.
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Its how people are, they think theres more honor in theft.
I spent my whole life laughed at but I always get the results I aim for. I could be wrong but I aint failed yet.
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I was born in 80 ... are you looking forward to death? I am ... but at the same time, I'm not.
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1980? you were born 35 or 40 years too late and no one looks forward to death, not even you. Most people don't even think about death until the are actually doing it or fifty, whichever comes first. Your mileage may vary.
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Anything from the conifer family can be a PITA - they suck up all the nutrients from the soil.
They became popular here as a quick-growing alternative to fences for added privacy all year round. Unfortunately, without regular pruning, they soon take over, blocking light and killing any plants in the vicinity. It became so much of a problem, we now have legislation to deal with it (Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, Part 8: High Hedges).
They became popular here as a quick-growing alternative to fences for added privacy all year round. Unfortunately, without regular pruning, they soon take over, blocking light and killing any plants in the vicinity. It became so much of a problem, we now have legislation to deal with it (Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, Part 8: High Hedges).
