Hey,

Have you noticed that I look a bit different lately? I’m growing my moustache for 30 days and it’s not just a bold fashion statement. I’m doing it to raise funds for the Movember Foundation, and I need your support:

I’m supporting the Movember Foundation because they’re tackling some of the most significant health issues faced by men. Your donations will help them stop men dying too young.

There are two ways you can contribute to my Mo growing effort:
Donate online at https://mobro.co/12702305?mc=5

Or, write a check to ‘Movember’ referencing my registration ID (12702305) and mail it to: Movember, P.O. Box 1595, Culver City, CA 90232

Learn about the important work Movember is funding and the impact your donation will have: http://us.movember.com/programs/cause?mc=5

There’s a lot riding on this moustache, so thank you. I appreciate your support.

Mo Bro Eric Stahl

Scott’s obituary was posted at Legacy.com…  This is how you do it…  Blaze of glory.  Good job Scott. 

Scott Sutton Charleston – Scott Eldon Sutton, 47, of Charleston, South Carolina died, Thursday, August 23, 2018, after a short, brave battle with cancer. He was born on May 11, 1971 in Huntington, Indiana to Andrew and Nancy (Zinsmeister) Sutton. He graduated from University of Illinois (Champaign) and had a rewarding career in retail management. He described himself as a bungie jumpin, para-sailing, Harley ridin, parachutin, scuba diving, jeep driving, “going Mach 3 with my hair on fire kind of guy.” Scott is survived by his wife Jennifer, children: Andrew, Nick and Lauren; his mother, brother: Doug (Mary); sister: Allison, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. He was proceeded in death by his father. The family will receive friends from 2 pm to 4 pm on August 28, 2018, at McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation, 347 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412. The Celebration of Life will follow from 4 pm to 5 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Hospice of Charleston. Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted to www. mcalister-smith.com. Arrangements entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation, James Island , 347 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412, 843-614-8494.

Maxwell Perkins.  Never heard of him?  Neither had I until I did a quick search.

I am embarrassed at some of my writing.  I sit back and write a few hundred words…  Then hit “publish”…  Only to come back a day (or hour) later and see the glaring mistakes.  It was extra painful this week when I posted the previous article “The Race” and went back later after I shared it.  Ugh.  About 10 fixes later I felt better about it being read by strangers… Worse yet… Alumni that are probably doing more with their education at PCHS than myself.  Based on my report cards…  Mrs. Ward was unimpressed with my work in her classes (multiple!), and I am sure my current work, while easier to read than my handwriting in 10th grade, (“I have some poems on restlessness in my binder, ya want to see them?”) is equally filled with cringworthy mistakes and grammar.

Thanks to ubiquitous tech… Spelling is no longer the problem.  Its the grammar.  I know the difference between There/Their/They’re… But sometimes you get carried away with the sentence and the rules are left in the dust of the moment.  Another one that gets me is Pronouns.  Writing in a passive voice always makes me feel like I am writing for a congregation…  Writing in first person makes me feel like a Penthouse forum letter.  (Shame on you if you get that)

It led me to ask…  “Did Hemingway have an editor?”  (yeah… I just did that… I loosely associated Hemingway’s craft with this blog!)  Thats where Perkins name came up.  Apparently Papa, F. Scott and many others relied on Perkins’ judgement to strip down stories to fit the space allotted.

I need that guy!  I have a 2000 word article on replacing a viscous cooling fan clutch just sitting in my google docs because I dont want to submit it before its thoroughly cleaned and made readable!  Also…It would help if I could find a video editor…  I have hours and hours of video from our trail team trips that need to be chopped and made view-able.

The gig economy offers some assistance with the bonus of being a international exchange rate value.  Last year, I paid 15 dollars on Fiverr to edit one of my articles about a Trail Team trip out west.  I think he name was Sven.  Sven reviewed the article…  Said it sounded like a fun trip…  And then ran off with my 15 bucks.  Great work Sven.  I think the adage, you get what you pay for, holds up on any format.  Digital or real-life.

I have also done some wild and crazy stuff like reading newsletters by other bloggers who write about “how to write”.  Free blogger advice.  Again, you get what you pay for???  Who knows.  I enjoy this blog by KL Wightman (see below)… But she might be a pen-name for some dude in Serbia who is just learning English.  (Exaggeration to be sure, but you never know)

https://klwightman.com/

Moral of the story…  For you and me…  You get what you pay for!  This is a free blog with nonsensical musings from me.  If I made you pay for it… I’d hire an editor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Perkins