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Fame Was Fleeting #aviation milestones
Wiley Post wasn’t able to make much money from his first around-the-world flight. Within weeks, he was in a huge financial bind.
Researching Wiley Post
I’m indulging one of my passions from my misspent childhood: binging on #biographies of #aviation and automotive pioneers and #dare-devils. There are so many interesting and quirky men—and women—from this age that it’s captivating reading. Right now, I’m brushing up on my […]
#SFWC 2020
Another year volunteering at the #SFWC, and I’m convinced that the new venue was an excellent choice. It’s so much easier to navigate for both volunteers lugging equipment about and for anyone with accessibility issues. Nice. I was pleased, too, that the […]
Another View #SFWC – Web Pages Analysis
Here’s another look at the San Francisco Writers Conference as seen through a word frequency analysis af all the publicly presented pages on their website, www.sfwriters.org. This includes all pages, contact information and media releases. It has a good deal of information […]
What the #SFWC19 Presenters Said – A Word Frequency Analysis
Image copyright, 2019, Robb Lightfoot – contact robb@robblightfoot.com I’m plugging away with my thesis analysis, and here’s a word-frequency graph drawn from the publicly-available handouts provided by the #SFWC19 presenters. These sort of visual analysis often form the starting point of successive, […]
Thank You!
Mom always used to say…. “Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it!” And it’s true. I asked the community of authors, poets, editors, publishers, agents, and assorted experts and volunteers to help me … and now I am […]
Check Out Thinking Funny
Hello all. I’ve cleaned out the older posts here, and will be freshening things up with new posts. Check out www.thinkingfunny.com, too. I’ll be networking with other humor writers and sharing material over there. Robb
OrSoItSeems.com
Welcome to the landing page of the “Or So It Seems” humor and mysteries series. These are funny, family-friendly stories about weird people doing stupid things. Or, maybe stupid people doing weird things. Or, maybe it’s both. Our motto is clipped from […]
The Origin of Or So It Seems stories
This was the debut column “back in the day.” The series has spun off several variations, including “ThinkingFunny.com,” and “TheLandOfBadIdeas.com.” Now, orsoitseems.com is the home of long-form humor/mysteries.
This story was originally published in February 2020 as first runner-up for the 2020 Erma Bombeck Writer’s Conference in its global human interest category. It’s listed on the Centerville Library, of Dayton Ohio’s, website. But all rights remain with Robb Lightfoot This story is available to newsletter subscribers. To see it, please subscribe to the Robb’s newsletter and you’ll get a password!
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