Bill S.
- Location
- Vermont, U.S.
- Birthday
- September 25
- Company
- I have kids - of COURSE I have company. Every minute.
- Bio
- Thanks for your attention over the last year and a half, folks.
Many many many thanks to RicTresa for creating the banner for this blog. Ric is an awesome graphics designer - go visit him already at http://open.salon.com/blog/rictresa
You can also find Ric at his graphics website:
http://rictresa.atspace.com/
The man is truly phenomenal with website design. Go check it out!
MY RECENT POSTS
- Over Yonder
October 27, 2011 11:42AM - A Dandy Yankee Duel
March 25, 2011 06:48PM - Coming To A Statehouse Near
You
March 15, 2011 08:47AM - Why SCOTUS Got It Right
March 02, 2011 12:52PM - Political Discourse: An Open
Letter To Sarah
January 12, 2011 02:26PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I apologize for arriving
so late, Del, but I'm rarely
on
anymore and just found
a…”
May 05, 2012 05:03PM - “My favorite ones were
always work pranks. Uncabling
the
monitor/mouse/keyboards
230;”
March 30, 2012 01:46PM - “Lemon jus can also be
used to find a secret treasure
map on
the back of the
Decla…”
March 17, 2012 06:43PM - “He's right, as you
already know, nothing's
changed really and
the fact
that he ca…”
March 01, 2012 05:50PM - “Well, I'm a
born-and-bred New Yorker, my
friend. Raised up
just a
stone's throw…”
February 29, 2012 07:28PM
Bill S.'s Links
- You Can Find Me Here:
- Fictionique
- If You Write, You Should Read This
- Basic Writing - 101
May 05, 2012 05:03PM
“I apologize for arriving so late, Del, but I'm rarely on anymore and just found a message (dated almost three weeks ago) that I'd find this post both i…”
About: Social media and the news: I rest my case
“I apologize for arriving so late, Del, but I'm rarely on anymore and just found a message (dated almost three weeks ago) that I'd find this post both i…”
About: Social media and the news: I rest my case
March 30, 2012 01:46PM
“My favorite ones were always work pranks. Uncabling the monitor/mouse/keyboards of co-workers and then seating the plugs back in JUST ENOUGH so it loo…”
About: Open Salon Pay Wall to begin at 12:01 a.m. Sunday
“My favorite ones were always work pranks. Uncabling the monitor/mouse/keyboards of co-workers and then seating the plugs back in JUST ENOUGH so it loo…”
About: Open Salon Pay Wall to begin at 12:01 a.m. Sunday
March 17, 2012 06:43PM
“Lemon jus can also be used to find a secret treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. I saw it in a movie once. Of course, you have…”
About: DAY 2 Writing Prompt: It's hairy jus
“Lemon jus can also be used to find a secret treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. I saw it in a movie once. Of course, you have…”
About: DAY 2 Writing Prompt: It's hairy jus
March 01, 2012 05:50PM
“He's right, as you already know, nothing's changed really and the fact that he can face this so stoically is admirable. But he shouldn't have to, dammit…”
About: Racism 101
“He's right, as you already know, nothing's changed really and the fact that he can face this so stoically is admirable. But he shouldn't have to, dammit…”
About: Racism 101
February 29, 2012 07:28PM
“Well, I'm a born-and-bred New Yorker, my friend. Raised up just a stone's throw from Allerton Avenue in the Bronx. But tonight, I feel like a Chicagoan…”
About: Welcome Back "The Chicagoan!"
“Well, I'm a born-and-bred New Yorker, my friend. Raised up just a stone's throw from Allerton Avenue in the Bronx. But tonight, I feel like a Chicagoan…”
About: Welcome Back "The Chicagoan!"
February 18, 2012 10:20PM
“Well, I typed out a comment and went to hit "Post Comment", and then I couldn't do it. I'll say it elsewhere. For here, I'll just say I wish…”
About: red blanket dream
“Well, I typed out a comment and went to hit "Post Comment", and then I couldn't do it. I'll say it elsewhere. For here, I'll just say I wish…”
About: red blanket dream
February 16, 2012 11:23AM
“Rated for daisiliciousness. Hop e you and the family had a great day!”
About: my late lazy daisy valentine
“Rated for daisiliciousness. Hop e you and the family had a great day!”
About: my late lazy daisy valentine
February 15, 2012 12:59PM
“Maybe we need another caption contest? Just let me know if you do one...”
About: Glass
“Maybe we need another caption contest? Just let me know if you do one...”
About: Glass
February 15, 2012 08:55AM
“You're a lucky fella, and I know you know that. It's such a treat to watch your relationship bloom here. One of the things that makes me stick my head…”
About: Love In Three Photos
“You're a lucky fella, and I know you know that. It's such a treat to watch your relationship bloom here. One of the things that makes me stick my head…”
About: Love In Three Photos
February 15, 2012 08:51AM
“Wishing you both all the best as always, Angela. And I do look forward to the photo one day of you both standing in the middle of that bridge. :-D”
About: Tunnel of Love
“Wishing you both all the best as always, Angela. And I do look forward to the photo one day of you both standing in the middle of that bridge. :-D”
About: Tunnel of Love
February 14, 2012 11:25AM
“I love the juxtaposition of the words and the photo: each speaks to the magic of the cycles in one's life, and of the naturalness of love renewed. Nice…”
About: Glass
“I love the juxtaposition of the words and the photo: each speaks to the magic of the cycles in one's life, and of the naturalness of love renewed. Nice…”
About: Glass
February 13, 2012 04:18PM
“I wish that I could offer up something more than just "sorry, that sucks". Well, I'll offer up all the good thoughts and prayers I can for y…”
About: How To Go Forward When Things Have Gone Too Far To Go Back
“I wish that I could offer up something more than just "sorry, that sucks". Well, I'll offer up all the good thoughts and prayers I can for y…”
About: How To Go Forward When Things Have Gone Too Far To Go Back
February 02, 2012 03:06PM
“First car in 1977 was a 1964 Plymouth Valiant station wagon with a pushbutton tranny. Second car in 1979 was a 1967 Mustang that I wrecked in 1981. T…”
About: 40 years as a Toyota fan... here's why
“First car in 1977 was a 1964 Plymouth Valiant station wagon with a pushbutton tranny. Second car in 1979 was a 1967 Mustang that I wrecked in 1981. T…”
About: 40 years as a Toyota fan... here's why
January 23, 2012 03:25PM
“Excellent write-up, Kent. My main disappointment here? That I was completely unaware of the petition. I must pay more attention in class. :-D Rated, w…”
About: Losing the War in a Quiet Room
“Excellent write-up, Kent. My main disappointment here? That I was completely unaware of the petition. I must pay more attention in class. :-D Rated, w…”
About: Losing the War in a Quiet Room
January 19, 2012 05:55PM
“You're gonna have to change your screen name to "tequila and donutella". Me personally, I would have skipped the petit fours. Haven't found a…”
About: Snow and Hazelnuts
“You're gonna have to change your screen name to "tequila and donutella". Me personally, I would have skipped the petit fours. Haven't found a…”
About: Snow and Hazelnuts
January 19, 2012 11:57AM
“"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end". I don't really have the words to say how sorry I am that you're going through thi…”
About: My Day in Court
“"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end". I don't really have the words to say how sorry I am that you're going through thi…”
About: My Day in Court
January 19, 2012 11:44AM
“We are all boxers, entering the ring with youth and vigor and a certainty that we will prevail against all odds. I've found the further you go, the ha…”
About: Found
“We are all boxers, entering the ring with youth and vigor and a certainty that we will prevail against all odds. I've found the further you go, the ha…”
About: Found
January 19, 2012 11:30AM
“What Denise said. :-D "The circle" is an appropriate description, as we tend to "circle the wagons" in difficult times. In this pa…”
About: Word
“What Denise said. :-D "The circle" is an appropriate description, as we tend to "circle the wagons" in difficult times. In this pa…”
About: Word
January 05, 2012 11:09PM
“We recently had a story in the news of a man who died of hypothermia while trying to warm himself on a grate in the sidewalk in Burlington. And I thou…”
About: While we were nestled all snug in our beds
“We recently had a story in the news of a man who died of hypothermia while trying to warm himself on a grate in the sidewalk in Burlington. And I thou…”
About: While we were nestled all snug in our beds
January 04, 2012 04:20PM
“It's never too late to pursue a dream, fella. Reach for the stars, and if you only make it to the clouds then at least you got that far. :-D Happy New…”
About: AN OLD GUY LEARNS TO SING
“It's never too late to pursue a dream, fella. Reach for the stars, and if you only make it to the clouds then at least you got that far. :-D Happy New…”
About: AN OLD GUY LEARNS TO SING
December 24, 2011 12:40AM
“Words escape me. Wow. Not one but TWO subordinate clauses! Wishing you and yours the most marvelous Christmas, G.”
About: The Soggy Saint
“Words escape me. Wow. Not one but TWO subordinate clauses! Wishing you and yours the most marvelous Christmas, G.”
About: The Soggy Saint
December 23, 2011 06:41PM
“A mutual friend suggested I stop by, as I too am a poet. I'm glad he did. I'll look through your prior posts as time permits, but thought I would star…”
About: HARVEST MOON POND
“A mutual friend suggested I stop by, as I too am a poet. I'm glad he did. I'll look through your prior posts as time permits, but thought I would star…”
About: HARVEST MOON POND
December 19, 2011 09:03AM
“I am so very sorry for your loss, Alexis. Your mom was one of my first friends here at Open Salon and was always a kind, warm lady. Good thoughts and…”
About: Julie Kiernan's Gone to Heaven
“I am so very sorry for your loss, Alexis. Your mom was one of my first friends here at Open Salon and was always a kind, warm lady. Good thoughts and…”
About: Julie Kiernan's Gone to Heaven
December 09, 2011 01:13PM
“Have you considered the possibility that he feels large enough to speak of himself as more than one? We know at our house, we have. :-D”
About: We Have To Do Something!
“Have you considered the possibility that he feels large enough to speak of himself as more than one? We know at our house, we have. :-D”
About: We Have To Do Something!
December 08, 2011 09:52AM
“I love your writing. I wish with all my heart you didn't have to write this.”
About: riding the storm
“I love your writing. I wish with all my heart you didn't have to write this.”
About: riding the storm
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