Writing
02.20.07
Bud's Story, Chapters 11 to 16, The Rewrite. Why not
start in the middle...
Bored and unable to
accomplish anything necessary I began to re-write something
I never should have written in the first place. I had
many other things I should have been doing and was told
as much by my business partner, Allison. “You
better start working on our taxes!” and also “When
are you going to move the books out of the warehouse
and into the new storage unit.” Two weeks later,
neither of these things are done, and despite the advice
of my family and friends, I’m thinking of rewriting
other chapters. After I take a nap.
Among the changes are
the font, colors and format on the Bud's Story webpage.
It will have a younger and hipper look - Imagine a middle
aged balding man in a candy red convertible. I will
also make a few spelling and capitalization changes,
but not too many. Because of pressure from an unnamed
advocacy group (Allison) I’ve eliminated the character
Snoopy, The Curious Midget Dog. Also for legal reasons
my lawyer advised me to change Tina Brown’s name
to a fictitious name. To which I acquiesced and changed
her name to the fictitious name of Tina Brown (chosen
randomly from the thirteen listed Tina Browns in our
local phone book). I have also rewritten large portions
of the text, actually, almost everything, to demonstrate
the skill and insight I’ve gained over the passage
of several years, several more trips to the ER, plus
a few minutes of self-reflection. Enjoy.
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