The Fortress

If you catch the writing bug, and you don't want to try your hand -- or trust your fate -- to one of the large publishing houses, then self publishing is the way to go.

If you do that, check out http://www.lulu.com.

If you don't have the writing bug, but you want to check out some independent authors, then you can buy from lulu as well.

Well, the creative minds at Redmond have come up with another winner. They have filed
US Patent Application 20060195313 spelling out a system that -- get ready for this -- conjugates verbs.

Now you already have websites like Google Translator to translate from one language to another, and software from Rosetta Stone to teach you another language.

If you want to be a happy, energetic, sharp and positive person.... Hang around happy, energetic shart positive people.

You'll be smarter too.

It may sound silly. But there's science to back it up.

I was reminded of this when I saw an article I'd read a couple months ago. So check it out. (Hang in there through the first three or four paragaphs.)

Angry/negative people can be bad for your bran

"Music is the space between notes" -- Claude Debussy

Weapons of Mass Deception is a documentary by Danny Schechter (formerly of ABC News' 20/20) that explores the roles played by the the major American news outlets in their coverage of the Iraqi war.

It delves into the efforts by the current and past GOP administrations to contain the media "to prevent another Vietnam"... the roles of the organizations to disseminate -- unchallenged -- propaganda and disinformation provided by the White House... the
problems inherent in the current basic organization of the major media that prevent them from performing real journalism as opposed to play-by-play coverage... the entertain vs. inform clash... and more.