Re-thinking: Gourmet Food

WCCO

Of course little boys like candy and ice cream. But lutefisk?Three-year-old Noah Skatvold can't get enough of it. Noah has been eating lutefisk since he was 4 months old.The credit -- or the blame, depending on your outlook -- goes to his great-grandfather. Noah is the son of Erik and Karina Skatvold and the grandson of Paul and Linda Skatvold, all of Moorhead, Minn. Noah's great-grandpa, Merle Skatvold, is also of Moorhead. Back one day when Noah was about 4 months old, Merle was planning to have a lutefisk lunch at the Sons of Norway in Fargo, and he asked Noah's mom, Karina, if she and Noah wanted to tag along.

For those who haven't heard of lutefisk here's a link to the world's largest lutefisk producer.

And so Noah has become something of a celebrity at the Sons of Norway, where he's known as "the boy who likes lutefisk," where people take pictures of him eating and where he and Merle are the two members of the Skatvold family who eat "ridiculously large amounts of it and truly enjoy it," Karina said.

Lutefisk is definitely an acquired taste.

Carnival For Book Writers 12

Welcome to the January 30, 2007 edition of carnival for book writers.

craft

In 5 Minimalist Writing Tips From Hemingway posted at Tao of Simplicity, we get a reminder that simple can be good.

In Channeling Inspiration posted at RealitySeeds, we get a discussion of a process called The Inspiration Channeling Method which can be used to invoke and channel inspiration for a multitude of purposes, including writing inspired books, blog posts and articles, bringing the best contribution during work meetings, create new ideas, bring inspiration and advice to others, etc...

In Dragon Slayer?! Isn't that a little presumptuous? posted at Dragon Slayer, we get a reminder that in writing and elsewhere that it can be healthy to think of ourselves as being the stuff that myths and legends are made of.

In The Murky Middle of the Best Selling Novel posted at Little Cottage in the Northwoods (A Writer's Paradise), we get a reminder of how important the middle of the novel is and we get tips for creating a middle that is as strong as the beginning and the end.

editors

In Self-Publishing Here to Stay and Grow posted at Self Publishing Blog, we get information about the online publisher Lulu.

marketing non-fiction

In Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem posted at Living the Scientific Life, we learn about the book by Richard Kurin and get an example of how what could be a dry subject can be turned into an interesting biography by bringing in the facts and the myths about the subject.

In Changing People's Minds posted at Passion, People and Principles, we get a discussion about who is receptive to our words and whether those who are less receptive can be converted to appreciate what we write.

the writers life

In If You Think Sylvia Plath Was Crazy, Think Again posted at Be The Story, we get a discussion of the author's life and the movie Sylvia based on her life.

In Decision Time posted at Babylune, we get a discussion of the challenges of turning the subject of a blog into a book.

In Who Needs Books? posted at Jon Swift, we get an ironic look at the decision by one library system to purge books that aren't being checked out.

In Google Books Library Project posted at CampusGrotto, we get an article that examines the future availability of books on the internet including what will be included on copyrighted books that aren't yet in the public domain.

In Google’s Online Book Library: Possibly Transforming Society posted at The New Business World, we get an opinion about how this project will give wider and easier access to books that many people might never read otherwise.

That concludes this edition.

Links to past editions can be found on the carnival homepage.

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Re-thinking: Old Fashioned Justice

This clip from an episode of The Andy Griffith Show (season 8)should remind us all that shortcuts to justice don't lead to justice but injustice.

Call For Nominations: Carnival for Book Writers

The deadline for submissions to the 11th edition of the Carnival For Book Writers is Wednesday night, the 24th, at 11 pm.

If you've written or read a post related to the process of writing, publishing or marketing books which you think would be of interest to those who write books, please nominate it.

Posts that give first-hand insight into the process of writing a book and/or getting it published and sold are especially welcome. That includes interviews with industry professionals or information about changes in the industry.

The process is simple. All you have to do is go our carnival submission form and provide the permalink and fill in the rest of the form.

If you want to get a sense of what I'm looking for go to http://carnivalforbookwriters.blogspot.com and follow the links to the previous editions.

The 11th edition will be posted here on Jan. 27.

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Martin Luther King: I Have A Dream Speech

If you've never seen the full video of Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech, you need to watch it.

Re-thinking: Catfight

From Lois Romano’s column in the WaPo:

We heard a number of complaints last week because we used the word "catfight" to describe a disagreement between two distinguished members of Congress — Pelosi and Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.). To those who civilly articulated reasons why the term is inappropriate, we say: Point taken. (emphasis mine)

To the rest of you, they say: Mee-O-O-O-O-O-W!

Re-thinking: Automotive Innovation

If you ever wonder how culture impacts car design, watch this video.

Re-thinking: Criminal Activity In Your Home Or Office

NY Times

In their persistent quest to breach the Internet’s defenses, the bad guys are honing their weapons and increasing their firepower. With growing sophistication, they are taking advantage of programs that secretly install themselves on thousands or even millions of personal computers, band these computers together into an unwitting army of zombies, and use the collective power of the dragooned network to commit Internet crimes. These systems, called botnets, are being blamed for the huge spike in spam that bedeviled the Internet in recent months, as well as fraud and data theft.

This is a serious problem. Fortunately, there are some actions you can take to help protect your home PC.

New Year New Hero

In case you haven't heard about the man who saved another man who fell onto the subway tracks as a train was approaching, watch this video.

Not all of would know what to do in this situation, but we can all do something to help others even if it is only donated our excess canned goods to the local food bank.

Re-thinking: Kodak Moments

I can see why this internal Kodak video was popular enough to be released to the public.

Re-thinking: What You Do Or Want In 3 Words

Singer Terra Naomi asked everyone to answer the question "what would you do/want if anything were possible?" in three words or less and used many of the responses in this video.

Check it out and think about what your 3 words would be.

Mine would be: Everyone Respect Everyone

Happy New Year

Here's a video for 2007.