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Post XVI: Sixty-Five Years

Posted by R. A. Michaels on December 7th, 2006

Today is December 7th.
Sixty-five years ago, on this day, the First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States military installations on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu. The first wave of the attack struck the naval base at Pearl Harbor, along with Kāneʻohe Marine Corps Base and the Army Air [...]

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Post VI: Distractions vs. Discipline

Posted by R. A. Michaels on September 3rd, 2006

Most of the time when I’m not writing, I’m usually doing something productive. I don’t like sitting idle; even when I’m watching television, I’m either writing or knitting or working on something while I divide my attention. It’s rare that something on TV will capture 100% of my attention anyway. Even if [...]

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