Usually
I almost always catch my mistakes before publishing, but yesterday, well, I didn't catch me error in the title of yesterday's post. My wife told me about it, and I just thought I'd leave it for now. I'm my own editor, and maybe that isn't always best, however, it is what it is. She did like what I had written for yesterday. She usually likes my posts, but once in awhile they are different and unusual in her words.
I don't always write something that I think is funny, but try to find things to write about that are a bit unusual and different. I write for the love of writing and my thinking is that most any error is at least forgivable if not humorous. I looked at yesterday's title as I published it and thought it actually a bit humorous. My thinking is that at least most of you know what most any typo means.
I write on my phone and not on my computer. My computer will catch grammatical errors my phone won't catch. So, I go over each post as if I am editing someone else's work. After each sentence, I'll go over it and make sure it's correct. I'm often typing "pioe" in place of "pipe" and almost always catch that typo. But once in a great while a typo gets through. I have words that sometime sneak in that I want to correct, but can't find it after the proof reading. I'll know it's there, but sometimes just don't see it.
My brother-in-law wondered how I always have seem to have something to write about, especially about pipe smoking. I just read a lot and watch a lot of vids and simply try to remember what I've seen or read. Usually I get the info right, but hearing something is not the same as seeing something. I'll remember more of what I see as opposed to just hearing. I don't always remember what I've heard, but can often recall what I've seen. I need to see stuff in order to remember. If I see photos as they are described, I can usually remember.
I can usually find something to write about. And I can make things a bit humorous. But I can usually find something or recall something that fits as an example. But the key is to simply stay informed. I smoke a pipe and I'm old enough to just know things. I can recall the most useless information, but I'll walk into a room and forget why I went there in there in first place. My wife has to tell me things one thing at a time or I'll forget what I'm doing. She's a multi-tasker and I'm not.
I do the driving and she'll give me a list of places we need to go. By the time she gets through her list, I've forgotten the first place. I simply don't have short-term memory. But I remember the dumbest stuff that seems to fill my mind with nonsense. I think thar is why I smoke my pipe. It seems to be the only thing I can remember. No instructions are needed for that. If she instructed me, I'd know to tap out my bowl when finished and forget the rest. She just doesn't have to tell me. Today it is my Gettysburg pipe with some London Squire tobacco. Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.
Dave
I'm going to put a plug in here this morning for a film my son's company produced. This link has just been released. Unless I made an error, this link should work. It can be found ar:
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