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Sidewalk Getaways

I don’t know about you, but I have an “ideal” daily routine that I fall into when I’m not traveling. Now that I’m writing more, I like to get up early and start working within thirty to forty-five minutes after my feet hit the floor – usually around six-fifteen to six-thirty…a.m. that is. Naturally, I need my first cup of coffee to stimulate the inner creativity that’s longing to move from my brain to my laptop. Fueled by two to three more cups of coffee, I’m usually productive until around noon or one in the afternoon. At that point my “creative” tank is close to empty as is my stomach. […]

By Paul Stanley|2010-10-20T07:55:26-05:00October 20th, 2010|My Blog Post|Comments Off

If you can’t stand the heat…

…then get out of the kitchen. It’s a phrase intended to describe pressure, more specifically one’s inability to handle it. A fellow writer recommended a narrative book by journalist turned cook, Bill Buford entitled Heat: an Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany. If you love food and want to learn more about how your three star meal is prepared then you’ll enjoy every minute of this read. […]

By Paul Stanley|2010-10-14T10:21:43-05:00October 14th, 2010|My Blog Post|3 Comments

Social Media Experimentation

Change is something I look forward to – sometimes more than I should. One of my writer friends told me over lunch a few weeks ago that I was one of the few people he knew that seemed to enjoy reinventing himself. For a few seconds his comments took me by surprise, then after digesting what he said, I actually agreed with him. I’ve had to reinvent myself several times in my brief life and this time I know far more than I did the last time I went through such a transformation. […]

By Paul Stanley|2010-09-22T17:29:01-05:00September 22nd, 2010|My Blog Post|1 Comment

Sights, Sounds and Smells

Yesterday the kids and me were riding through Westhaven, a neighborhood in Franklin to pick up our registration forms for the Race For The Cure 5k and fun run. Just as we opened our car doors, my son Roan made an interesting observation. “Daddy, the smell in the air reminds me of fall. It really smells good”. The day was gorgeous and void of clouds, with temperatures still hovering in the mid-eighties. With only three days to go before we usher in a new season, I want to soak up the last few hours of my favorite time of the year – summer. […]

By Paul Stanley|2010-09-18T18:55:26-05:00September 18th, 2010|My Blog Post|2 Comments

So Paul, where have you been lately?

That’s a fair question. If you’re a close friend or family member, you obviously know the answer, but for those of you who haven’t seen or heard from me in a while, let me bring you up to speed. I’ve been living – and living for the past few months in one of the most peaceful communities in the south. To say the last year, or rather the last eighteen months have been eventful would be a bit of an understatement – yet for each stream that contains more than its share of twist and strong currents, there is always a little gold buried somewhere under one of her stones. […]

By Paul Stanley|2010-09-10T16:19:16-05:00September 10th, 2010|My Blog Post|1 Comment