Music Monday! Kool and the gang Celebrate.
In honor of the birth my nephew, and Labor day!
People of Interest: Andrew Carnegie.
My aunt who’s degree is in Human resources list this quote by Andrew Carnegie on her website :
“Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors… Take away my factories, but leave my people and soon we will have new and better factories”
Born in Scotland Andrew Carnegie was an immigrant who lived the American dream. He worked his way up from a factory worker in a bobbin factory to an industrialist. Then he became a philanthropist, giving a way most of his money.
If this man can make it in this world why can’t we?
So I was listening to the radio.
First of all let me apologize for my late blog. I usually write them up the night before and schedule them but it didn’t happen this time.
Like I said I was listening to the radio this sunday and heard this quote from Dwight L Moody. ” Character is what you are in the dark.”
That got me thinking, about writing and life. But for now on the life side I’ll just say I’m taking a closer look at myself and the people around me.
On the writing side: So many times we see showing someones character as showing their personality when really that’s just the window dressing. Personality is what everyone see’s on the exterior. Beneath that lies the character.
Character is based on the decisions we make. Not the personality we mask it in. You know that saying “actions speak louder than words.” That’s character.
Character can be eroded, by lack of action, or the wrong decision. We can slowly create a villain by slowly eroding character with a series of decisions and masking them with their personality. So slowly that by the end of a book the reader is surprised and when they go back they can see it but only after we’ve led them to the end.
We can create a hero in the same way except his decision must be the tough ones the ones that determine his character.
So tell me, have you thought about character lately?
Music Monday! By Request, Shakira!
People of Interest: Sir V. S. Naipaul
In high school I was required to read V.S. Naipaul’s “A House for Mr. Biswas“. To me back then and now, the story of Mr. Biswas was the story of a man who’s goal in life was to create a place and a space for himself. This story stayed at the back of my mind, hiding there for many years. Until, one day I was walking through a bookstore and happened across a copy of “The Mystic Masseur“.
Which I thoroughly enjoyed. Why am I telling you all this? I wanted you to understand why I decided to pick Sir V.S. Naipaul for this Friday’s post.
First of all I had no idea that he’d one the noble prize, or that he was knighted. I had no clue that “The Mystic Masseur” was made into a movie. I only knew that he was an Trinidadian novelist, whom I was compelled to read in high school. To me he was simply V.S. Naipaul, a West Indian Writer I’ve read and enjoyed.
I’ve been told!
I’ve been told by my five year old not to post any pictures of her on the internet. But one from the back couldn’t hurt could it?
This is the Hubby walking in the girls for their first day of school. One of the many reasons I love him.
It’s almost fall I’m back at work and the kids are back in school. For me it’s a time to refocus and knuckle down. What does it mean to you?
Music Monday! It’s a very Bond music monday.
I decided to put two of my favorite Bond theme songs today.
To start us off Tina Tuner’s “Golden eye”
Jack White and Alicia Key’s “Another Way to Die.”
People of Interest: Queen Noor
A few years ago I purchased Queen Noor’s memoirs which has graced my TBR pile for well a few years now. Just recently I finally felt in the mood to read non-fiction so I picked it up. Though I’m not far into it I’m already intrigued by this woman. Honestly I have been for a long time.
American born, Princeton educated Queen Noor gave up her citizenship to be married to a man years her senior. She lived in a country different for her own. Converted to the Muslim fate and now finds herself the Dowager Queen of Jordan.
Don’t you find that interesting? I do.
Why I love Bond.
I was hankering for a good action movie the other day and realized I had Quantum Of Solace in my collection.
It got me to thinking: What is it that I like about Bond as a character.
He’s ruthless yet suave.
Adaptable.
Sexy.
Wounded yet strong.
What I love about Bond is, he’s complex not a a cardboard cutout. A man with a license to kill who does so, but still has heart enough to fall in love with a woman who betrays him.
By the way don’t you love Daniel Craig as the new Bond?
Do you have anything to add? Please do.
So in other news: My babies are heading back to school. My youngest daughter just turned five. I would post pictures of her birthday at Animal Kingdom but I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that I’m not allowed to post any pictures of her. apparently she wasn’t too happy about me posting a picture of her when she was having her chin stitched.
My eldest is going to be a fifth grader. Soon she’ll be in middle school. It’s hard to believe she’ll be eleven in September.
Music Monday!
As promised. Heavy D!
If you can I suggest you get up and dance. Get that body moving. I’m back at work so you’ll have to do it for me.