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Travel Post Challenge Response: A Mysterious Dragging

by Jason Boom on January 17, 2008

Lorelle challenged me. Me! I’ll show her. I can write about traveling. After all, I’ve been places. Let’s see. Yes, there was that trip…and that one. Ahhh! Dynamite! You know how in narratives the reader sometimes has the upper hand on the character? The piece of the story the reader knows but the character doesn’t [...]

What’s in a Name?

by Jason Boom on January 14, 2008

Naming is the process of assigning a particular word or phrase to a particular object or property. This can be quite deliberate or a natural process that occurs in the flow of life as some phenomenon comes to the attention of the users of a language. Many new words or phrases come into existence during [...]

Jason Boom’s Office

by Jason Boom on January 12, 2008

In the spirit of community, I’ve taken a picture of my home office. The majority of the furnishings came together during 2007. I’ve also shown the view of the shelves to my right, with the inspiring picture of the men working on a skyscraper. These men worked such dangerous jobs that no insurance company would [...]

The C|Net Editor Who Lost Life Still Helping Others

by Jason Boom on January 12, 2008

I must admit I was so engrossed in the James Kim story a little over a year ago. Every morning I would open up my favorite news site scouring the headlines for anything related to his story. This man was so much a hero in my eyes. When I heard the entire story, I was [...]