Nauticus is a maritime-themed science center and museum located on the downtown waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia. I last visited in 2006. The big guns on the U.S.S. Wisconsin. The Harbor as viewed from the deck of the Wisconsin. On the deck of the Wisconsin. U.S.S. Wisconsin. Nauticus museum. One of the many mermaids on the […]
Writing Habit Mastery
The most successful writers have a consistent habit of writing every single day. If you write consistently, the words add up over time. Writing 500 words a day for a year adds up to over 180,000 words! In Writing Habit Mastery by S.J. Scott, you will learn 15 habits to help you build a daily […]
Hospitality in The Odyssey
I have several essays from my college years sitting around gathering dust. Instead of trashing them, I am editing them and putting them online. The following is one such essay. I wrote this one for a mythology class. *** Hospitality was important to ancient Greek society and was evident in the writings of the time. It was […]
Blog Idea #89 Revisited: Generate Backlinks
An excerpt from Blog Ideas: 131 Ideas to Kill Writer’s Block, Supercharge Your Blog and Stand Out A backlink is a link on another website that points to your blog. If you want your blog to rank higher in search results, you need to have as many quality backlinks as possible. There are many ways […]
What’s the Best Nutrition Bar?
The market for nutrition bars has taken off over the past few years. There are whole aisles in grocery stores dedicated to nutrition bars. There are hundreds of choices. Should you incorporate nutrition bars into your diet and workout regimen? Which one do you choose? Disclaimer: In this article, I discuss my own opinions […]
How to Solve the “Junk Wax” Problem
One of the most often cited problems in the baseball card collecting hobby is “Junk Wax.” Back in the 1980’s, baseball cards got so popular that the card companies cranked up production to unsustainable levels. It seems like everyone who was a kid in the 1980’s has a vast collection of baseball cards sitting […]