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J.C.Rutledge: June 2016
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, June 27, 2016. The Magic of Shiny Objects. I spent this last weekend selling chainmaille at the Oxford Renaissance Festival and there were a few things I simply had to share. Namely, the magic of shiny objects. Until the end of the day. The sun had shifted enough to shine into the barn, glinting off the armour shirts at the front of our display. Finally, a few groups spotted us and came over. They didn’t buy anything, but that’s okay – the re...Ah, yes. The rest of th...
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J.C.Rutledge: April 2016
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, April 25, 2016. Lately I’ve been playing Skyrim – one of the best video games out there. There are a large number of factors that make this game so good, but one of them is the amount of choices you have in the game. Basically, the nation of Skyrim is part of an Empire which recently signed a peace treaty that, among other things, outlawed the worship of one of the world’s gods. That particular god was particularly revered by the people of Skyrim and it has inci...The reb...
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J.C.Rutledge: March 2016
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, March 28, 2016. Inked: A Digital Review. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It pulled me through, wanting to find out more about this fascinating world. I found the adventure to be fun and entertaining and the writing was excellent – I often struggle to read books written in first person (my brain has trouble focusing on that POV for some reason), but with this book I had no such problems. To find the charity anthology. Containing a couple of my short stories. I don...
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J.C.Rutledge: November 2016
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, November 28, 2016. As a writer, it is important to be aware of the many different avenues to power. Both protagonists and antagonists need power, but all power must be explained. Why to minions throw themselves at superior foes? Why do people follow the protagonist’s leadership? All power must come from somewhere. Power through charisma. It is possible to gain power just through being likable. If someone is liked – be it for their winning personality, good l...Power throu...
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J.C.Rutledge: May 2016
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, May 30, 2016. A Most Interesting Game. So, a few years back I was in a restaurant with part of my wife’s extended family. At this point in time we hadn’t been dating very long, so I didn’t really know who anyone was. Across from me sat my wife’s uncle, a man with a bushy, black, grey-streaked beard and a brightly coloured beanie (yellow and red, if I remember correctly). Oh, we’re just making them up as we go along. To find the charity anthology. Monday, May 23, 2016.
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J.C.Rutledge: July 2016
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, July 25, 2016. I’m a person who thrives on technology. Not that I know how any of it works – and some of it, I can hardly ever get it to do what I want – but I can’t imagine a life without all the technology I have at my disposal. Yet, at the same time, I wonder what impact it will have on the natural progression of our society. With all the movies and videos out there reinforcing our current standards, how many generations will it take before we move on? A character in o...
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J.C.Rutledge: January 2017
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, January 30, 2017. This week I stepped into the middle of a dispute between friends on Facebook. I don’t like to harp on a similar topic two weeks in a row, but such are the times. I’ll tell you what I saw. Normally I don’t say much on Facebook (or elsewhere – I really am a very quiet person), but this time I had to step in. Here was a pair of people, friends. Arguing, all the while saying absolutely nothing – communicating no actual information. On the other hand, if both...
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J.C.Rutledge: Keep on Rolling
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, December 19, 2016. Continuing on last week’s theme of shovelling snow, I must now share an event from this past week. The night after I wrote my last blog post, we just happened to get a fairly heavy snowfall. Upon going out to shovel the driveway (this one also quite large), I made a discovery. This was perfect packing snow, the likes of which I hadn’t seen in years. To find the charity anthology. Containing a couple of my short stories. And her life coaching website.
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J.C.Rutledge: No Title
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, December 26, 2016. Apparently my brain is mush today, so I’m just going to start typing and see what happens. I haven’t even left writing my blog as late as I usually do. It must have to do with being so social lately – it’s amazing how tired that makes me. So, let’s see. How do we do this? Galaxies. Solar systems. Planets. Countries. Cities. Communities. Families. People. Atoms. Molecules. To find the charity anthology. Containing a couple of my short stories. If there's...
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J.C.Rutledge: September 2016
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And his inane ramblings. Monday, September 26, 2016. When you look at the world, sometimes it’s hard to believe that society is as functional as it is. Yes, it could be much better, but it could be far worse as well. It all comes down to one thing: the perspective of each individual person in the world. Yet, somehow, society holds together. In spite of vastly different views on everything from. well, just on everything (the list is too long and I’m tired), the world functions. I think t...So, how is it t...
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