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2012-03-30
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A writer's blog about writing, life, philosophy, religion and politics.
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- Gun Registration - What? I mean, Why? Or, why not?Now before I say anything political, let me remind you that you can still pick up five of my most popular short stories today on Amazon. Check Friday's blog for details. Okay, here we go.... Something just occurred to me, regarding the Second Amendm...
- Journalistic IntegrityI get these things. Why can't professional news media get it? Or politicians? Or political mouthpieces, or loudmouths? I am referring to Fox News. They seem to be the worst for this kind of behavior, pushing agendas, pushing the limits of journalisti...
- Free ebooks Spring Giveaway - Friday May 17th!First.... Starting today for five days (Friday May 17th through Monday), several of my ebooks on Amazon.com will be available free of cost to anyone. Please feel free to grab one, or all if you haven't already. -Expedition of the Arcturus (Sc...
- Starting tomorrow - Free ebooks for Spring Giveaway!on May 16, 2013 in JZ Murdock Giveaway freebies sci fi apocalyptic free ebooks SF SciFi science fiction horrorHi there! Starting tomorrow for five days (Friday - Monday) I will be offering some ebooks for free. Check them out tomorrow for more information. Expedition of the Arcturus (Sci Fi - some might say apocalyptic even and somewhat related to...
- The Second Amendmenton May 12, 2013 in rights NRA conservatives second amendment right wing nuts polic American militaryIt occurs to me that the arguments about the 2nd amendment are misunderstood. People look past the words to the actions. Owning guns and what kind of guns. Since the beginning of this country it's been stated and argued that each citizen needs to ha...
- Seminal TV shows... mine.First of all, I would like to wish you all a thoughtful International Clitoris Awareness Week. My thoughts go out to all abused women. I hope it won't be long before women everywhere can feel safe and live their lives in peace and security. Oka...
- Raise the medicare age? No.This talk about raising the age limit on medicare from sixty-five to sixty-seven really pisses me off. I've talked about this before here. I've mentioned it to people I know personally and whenever I bring it up, people look at me like it's a new ide...
- Is it ethical to find a job using company resources?Is it Ethical to use other's resources to further your own agenda? Ethical? Perhaps not. Realistic and reasonable? Most likely, yes This is a difficult subject to explain. But I'll give it a shot. Just understand that in what I am saying, I am not...
- The Single Most Important Rule of Improv... and in LifeI just had an epiphany. I was watching Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Craig Fergurson (Julia's show "Veep" has it's season premiere this Sunday night). They were going back and forth and Craig through something funny out there and I was curious how she woul...
- Three Goal Levels in Life and Three Important Elements of SuccessLife is not the easiest thing to get through. But we need to do more than simply haphazardly make it through. We need to think ahead. To look around. To be aware of more than we think we need to be aware, of. Or if we can't think ahead, to set goals...
- TV Show Theme Songs and Commecialson Apr 1, 2013 in tv shows Suits True Blood theme songs music Justified title songs Saving Grace X-FilesThere are some shows on TV, very few actually, that when the show starts I let the title sequence play through. Typically, when I watch a new show for the first time I let the title sequence play through, then whenever I watch it in the future I skip...
- Avoid Being a Conservative. Or a Liberal?on Mar 25, 2013 in intellectual intellect Conservative Liberal informed status quo information fear changeThis is what I find so annoying about the Conservative mind set. They don't think it through. Definition of Conservative: "Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change." You do realize what being conservative indicates? Fear. Co...
- The New Philosopher VampiresThere are a set of philosophies going around that are sucking up the energies and thought processes of many individuals who are young either in mind, body, or both. These philosophies, these ways of thinking, paradigms for considering the Universe, L...
- Expedition of the Arcturus - SF World Premiere on PerihelionSF.comToday will see the world premiere of my short Science Fiction story, "Expedition of the Arcturus" (free) on the great new little Internet magazine, PerihelionSF.com. I wrote this story just shortly prior to the meteorite and asteroid events o...
- The New American Imperial President Modelon Mar 11, 2013 in waterboarding Bush torture Obama Imperial Bin Laden enhanced interrogation John Cusak Constitution TurleyThis is long, but it is enlightening. I've been pro Obama since the beginning and anti Bush since his beginning. But if you are pro Obama, you really need to read this. We have some very questionable (bad) things going on now. I still like Obama. But...
- WritingAny writer who turns out an interesting story on a consistent basis has heard the question, "Where do you get your story ideas?" Frequently it is a question from a novice writer, but more frequently it is from a reader. Most Authors find it a silly q...
- Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress was Photoshopped by Iranon Feb 27, 2013 in Oscars Muslim fundamental extremists cowards terrorism Director Ayatollah Obama Asghar Farhadi Iran FARS Radio Liberty A SeparationBefore I get into this I want to say that I've met Iranians socially over past decades and I've always really liked them. Iranians, Iriquis, Qatarians, Saudis, etc. The ones I met were all mostly pleasant, smart, nice people. Not always enamored ...
- The Conqueror Worm audio book, now availableUpdate on what's going on at JZMurdock.com. I thought I should mention that my second audio book. "The Conqueror Worm" is now available on Amazon, Audible.com and iTunes. Although this is the opening chapter for my book, "Death of Heaven" and has al...
- Why is Life so Hard?Why IS Life so hard? I was just watching a great little film called, "Carnage", directed by Roman Polanski with Jody Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz. A kind of modern day "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe".
- How about some positive news?on Feb 18, 2013 in Millennium Development polio Teachers education HIV/AIDS charity Bill Gates Poverty Immunizations Gates FoundationHappy President's Day! I hope you got the day off today. First, I received some good news over the weekend. My short Sci Fi story, "Expedition of the Arcturus" will be published on 3/12/2013 on PerihelionSF.com. It couldn't be more timely considerin...
