by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Creativity, Writing
Today is my 100th consecutive day of blogging and posting! Here are some thoughts on this experience. It hasn’t been all that difficult to blog and write daily. Most of my posts are small and light. The two key disciplines I have needed to blog daily are to have a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
Per the Oxford English Dictionary, here’s some ways—with their dates—the word culture has been used in the past: 1483 Whan they departe fro the culture and honour of theyr god. (Worship; reverential homage.) 1450 In places there thou wilt have the culture. ( The...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
In the post “Merriam-Webster and OED add new words: Lorem ipsum, TL;DR, and more” from the Columbia Journalism Review, Merrill Perlman (@meperl) succinctly differentiates between the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED): Merriam-Webster...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Writing
One of the upsides/downsides of moving from film photography to digital photography is the significantly increased volume of generated content, resulting in the need to “up my curation game”. For example, I quickly rejected the photo above of the rail car wheel; it...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Poetry, Writing
Why should a woods-person sharpen their axe? Because an axe is the tool of their trade, and it chops better when sharpened. Why should a writer write poetry? Because language is the tool of their trade, and its use improves when sharpened. Time for some...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
The Oxford English Dictionary gives the following definition for a mentor: Originally (in form Mentor): a person who acts as guide and adviser to another person, esp. one who is younger and less experienced. Later, more generally: a person who offers support and...
