MySpace http://blog.myspace.com/jonriis http://b4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00820/40/24/820344204_m.jpg http://blog.myspace.com/jonriis en-US Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:59:15 GMT http://myspace.com blog.myspace.com 60 47177826 As a part-time editor for BalonaBooks (Baloma.com), I have been able to become acquainted with a good many Balona characters. So, when I was asked if I wanted to try my hand at writing a Balona story,... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=515959735 Writing and Poetry http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=515959735 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:44:00 GMT The medical news is now out that iPods and MP3 players are busily planing down eustachian tubes and pounding on ear drums throughout the world. It’s not an entirely new phenomenon that a youth will re... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=477733704 Dreams and the Supernatural http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=477733704 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:28:00 GMT One problem with exclusively using the keyboard over time is that one’s handwriting is likely to degenerate as a result. I do a lot of writing of government reports as part of my day-job. (I am a part... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=477575026 Friends http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=477575026 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:32:00 GMT An earth scientist myself (when not editing BalonaBooks), I am not a linguistics scholar. But some time ago I could not help noticing that among those of my friends who were basically athletes and not... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=477312846 Fashion, Style, Shopping http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=477312846 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:14:00 GMT :grrrLuckily I have a day job so that when the book editing business sags, I still have an income. At BalonaBooks we are a cooperative. That is, if we make a profit on any book, we split it into piece... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=454416072 Jobs, Work, Careers http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=454416072 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:23:00 GMT Apologies for the long silence. My dayjob keeps me hopping, and my editing job with BalonaBooks while a joy, is also a major time consumer.My good friend Joaquin Peralta has now completed two new Bal... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=448725151 Writing and Poetry http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=448725151 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:45:00 GMT I don't get a chance to brag much, so here I go with a good one:Last time I entered a blog here (a long time ago) I mentioned that my friend Joaquin Peralta was working on a new book. Well, I edited t... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=382274349 Writing and Poetry http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=382274349 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:03:00 GMT I've been talking to my colleague at BalonaBooks, Joaquin Peralta. He's had a major challenge for the last six months because the publisher asked him to write a new story based on an established Balon... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=279004395 Jobs, Work, Careers http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=279004395 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:36:00 GMT It's the stuff of legend, but the kind of legend that keeps the Donner Party's story alive. I'm sad for the family of James Kim, the SF dad who lost his life trying to get help when his family was tra... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=202595403 Life http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=202595403 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:40:00 GMT I get choked up whenever I watch the TV news. So I'm at the point at which I turn it off and try to take a nap. (Usually doesn't work) It's bad enough to get shot at and blown up when you know whom yo... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=197749407 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47177826&blogId=197749407 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:22:00 GMT