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<br />RGBullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360391645489769551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147027975756119750.post-81013167867461893542012-05-26T18:12:00.001-07:002012-05-26T18:21:50.302-07:00The Real ZOmbiesI looked out over Miami Beach earlier today to see traffic backed up across the causeway -- there had to be something more than just the weight of Memorial Day, surely?<br />
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Real Zombies--If this doesn't shock you enough than perhaps my book might:<br />
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One man was shot to death by Miami police, and another man is fighting for his life after he was attacked and his face allegedly half eaten, by a naked man on the MacArthur Causeway off ramp, police said.</div>
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The bloodshed began about 2 p.m. when a series of gunshots were heard on the ramp, which is along NE 13th Street, just south of The Miami Herald building. Witnesses said a woman saw the two men fighting and flagged down a police officer who was in the area.</div>
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The officer, who has not been identified, approached and saw that the naked man was actually chewing the other man’s head, according to witnesses. The officer ordered the naked man to back away, and when he continued the assault, the officer shot him. The attacker continued to eat the man, despite being shot, forcing the officer to continue firing. Witnesses said they heard at least a half dozen shots.</div>
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Miami police were on the scene, which was just south of The Miami Herald building on Biscayne Boulevard. The naked man who was killed lay face down on the pedestrian walkway just below the newspaper’s two-story parking garage. Police requested The Herald’s video surveillance tapes.</div>
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The other man was transported to the hospital with critical injuries, according to police. Their identities were not released.</div>
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Now there's a great little site that's taken this idea and made an easy interface to help you keep your goals. Here a screen capture of mine. (a work in progress) The secret, in a nutshell, is to <i>not</i> break the momentum and every day you do you something you get to add another yellow dot.<br />
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Derek Sivers suggests to keep your mouth shut. Jason Fox has other ideas. Both videos are worth watching. (links below)<br />
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I believe in a mix; sharing <i>some </i>goals is a good idea. It makes you somewhat accountable to another person. Yet keeping quiet about other goals holds the energy in.<br />
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By the way -- The goal of holding my breath for two minutes is something Archy tries to do in <a href="http://amzn.to/tCzEng">The 58th Keeper </a> <b>Most people can barely hold their breath for one minute</b>, but with daily practice two minutes is easily accomplishable. The whole idea for this goal was borne from a conversation with a friend here in Miami who free-dives and can hold his breath for an astonishing four minutes. That's incredible seeing as he smokes too! When I asked him how he does it he said it's easy; just add on a few seconds more than the previous attempt and do it as many times as you can throughout the day. Going to the toilet? 2 minutes! Boiling the kettle 2 minutes! I'll share this one--right now I can do a pathetic 55 seconds...just! But it's not how you start, right? It's how you finish. Ask me in year...<br />
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The only other things I would add, whether you keep goals to yourself or share them, is that you can start <b>today</b>. New Year's Day or May 19th take <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">ACTION </span><span class="Apple-style-span">and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"> </span>make measurable progress.<br />
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What are your thoughts on goal setting?RGBullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360391645489769551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147027975756119750.post-41846224689993943592011-11-30T14:24:00.000-08:002011-11-30T15:32:37.118-08:00PhotosNovember 20th 2011<br />
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Here is the tour bus for <i>Diary of a Wimpy Kid</i>. It was parked up while Jeff Kinney and Miami Book Fair was being rained on. The driver told me that this bus tours <i>just</i> the east coast.<br />
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There's a pretty amazing back story behind Jeff Kinney and his very funny books. I remember him saying that when he did book tours in the beginning only a few kids turned up and it was all very...wimpy. But now it's a $1/2 Billion dollar business.<br />
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More reading<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/inside-diary-a-wimpy-kids-205906"> here:</a>RGBullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360391645489769551noreply@blogger.com0Downtown Miami, Miami, FL, USA25.783654652888838 -80.19140928320308625.75043415288884 -80.226644283203086 25.816875152888837 -80.156174283203086tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147027975756119750.post-69486919875639521632011-10-28T08:48:00.000-07:002011-11-12T08:33:38.552-08:00Top 10 Places To Visit in London<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is little known fact that Stone Henge was built sometime before April 22nd 1995 …(give or take several thousand years), and well before anyone could find out facts about stuff on the Internet. It’s quite a way outside of London. But if you need to get out of the great city then jump on a coach or rent a car and drive there. And If you can work out where on earth the stones come from then please feel free to email me. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strike>I will laugh at your ideas.</strike></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">OK, not exactly close to London, but this is where genius is born! Not just a prolific playwright but a tremendous businessman. Removed from school ate age 13 young William went on to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>right stuff</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10. The Natural history museum</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><img height="150" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/aI-uX6_ercDblt8UgP6YisQGO-ZhBcpI766mIxZubw4jem_IuzmyFSwMi5I_hRghMVmHPtQZfOPp1cO47ISnL1BTP9YcozoSGCPRwEVxwMcZFGwdSaw" width="200" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Natural history Museum is jaw-dropping mainly because the entry fee is 100% of nought.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What a place to see dinosaurs and everything in between. Not just for kids, adults will love it too.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That's it!. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most of these places are covered in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/58th-Keeper-R-G-Bullet/dp/0982931212/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319816777&sr=8-1">The 58th Keeper</a></i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> where you will be taken deep inside these landmarks and get to know strange secrets...<a href="http://www.amazon.com/58th-Keeper-R-G-Bullet/dp/0982931212/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319816777&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.com/58th-Keeper-R-G-Bullet/dp/0982931212/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319816777&sr=8-1</a></span></div>RGBullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360391645489769551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147027975756119750.post-30020543847063717442011-10-26T09:36:00.000-07:002011-11-12T17:40:22.393-08:00My Book Tour Starts December 5thHello book blogger/reviewers for MG/YA crossover: <i><b>The 58th Keeper</b></i><br />
My book tour will start December 5th 2011<br />
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I will hold interviews, give away things and make myself known.<br />
I will be signing all Kindles with...a Stanley knife.<br />
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<a href="http://ow.ly/79G5M">Interested to review -click here.</a><br />
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www.rgbullet.comRGBullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360391645489769551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147027975756119750.post-13967359647780752982011-10-12T09:29:00.000-07:002011-10-12T09:29:26.682-07:00Keeping a Journal--do you?<div>In my short story series<i> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1408430927">The Caldecott Chronicles</a></i><a href="http://www.rgbullet.com/The-Caldecott-Chronicles-I.html"> </a>(out November) I write about an Earl who keeps a journal detailing the invasion of his property by the undead in the summer of 1896.</div><div><br />
</div><div>His journal is written on-the-go and contains graphic sketches often splattered with..<strike>slime, guts, cordite.</strike>.. ink. Here's one below--there are twelve in total.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div>Apart from his precious Purdey shotgun the journal is the one thing he treasures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br />
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</div>Over the last few years I have (really) tried to keep a journal of events and my writing. I think I imagined I would sit down one day when I'm old to re-read them... after which I would die with a sickly grin on my face.<div><br />
</div><div>Like all journal keeping for me though whether written on on-line on paper (!) my efforts are sporadic.</div><div>I am the same with photography. Sometimes I'll take lots of photos and lots of notes and then months will slip past with nothing--I just forget. </div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/20060716_DIARY_FEATURE/blocker.html">This article</a> from the NY Times shows how a reporter found a journal written by a girl in 1934 and then tracked her down in Florida aged 96. </div><div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why do you keep a journal? </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Is it digital or paper?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you mind when others read it? (because they will!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>RGBullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360391645489769551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147027975756119750.post-48850227412670625502011-08-05T13:45:00.000-07:002011-08-05T13:51:39.898-07:00Punctuation is PowerfulI am doing a lot of editing lately. Placing a comma in different parts of a sentence can completely alter the meaning. In fact there are whole discussions on commas, types of commas and where and how to use them--but don't worry I won't get into that today.<br />
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An English professor wrote these words:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>"A woman without her man is nothing"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly.<br />
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All of the males in the class wrote:<br />
<b>"A woman, without her man, is nothing."</b><br />
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All the females in the class wrote:<br />
<b>"A woman: without her, man is nothing."</b>RGBullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360391645489769551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147027975756119750.post-1399208652461299642011-07-03T07:28:00.000-07:002011-08-22T09:22:24.792-07:00Zombie Pit Trap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vA2N4PrTqzY/ThB29Z6IP6I/AAAAAAAAAE0/JBwPsWvyibk/s1600/zombie2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vA2N4PrTqzY/ThB29Z6IP6I/AAAAAAAAAE0/JBwPsWvyibk/s400/zombie2.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div>When the Zombies come, and you know the'yre coming, you'll need to purge the neighborhood of the walking undead as quickly as possible. I recommend the:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <b> 'Zombie Pit Trap'</b>:</div>This highly effective yet simple structure lures Zombies in from all dark places. Drawn to a living creature, such as a sheep (available from www.sheeplures.com) your local Zombies will drag themselves towards the movement, noise and smell. The later version 1.2 of the Zombie pit trap will have solar panels driving the meat grinders, but for now it can be simply hooked up to any diesel powered generator.<br />
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<b>Pros:</b><br />
<ul><li>Simple</li>
<li>Environment friendly</li>
<li>Inexpensive</li>
</ul><b>Cons:</b><br />
<ul><li>Tends to clog</li>
<li>Sheep need prodding </li>
<li>Springboard Traps need greasing</li>
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*Sheep can be substituted with playing children, however, they may need to be fenced.<br />
Elderly people are not good as their slow movements are not attractive to zombies.<br />
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I have already started work on the prototype, digging out a sizable pit<br />
at the local park.<br />
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All suggestions are welcome and I will also happily post your creations here too.<br />
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We need to stick together...<br />
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<b>Suggestions:</b></div><br />
Recycling at its best! (sell back to Zombies. It won't cost them an arm and a leg..or it may!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do I need to explain?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Have a pet Zombie? Feed them this--><br />
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Read an excerpt of my Zombie short story <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/62372385/The-Caldecott-Chronicles-by-R-G-Bullet">Here</a>RGBullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360391645489769551noreply@blogger.com2