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Life Lessons Learned From Coaching Part 2
Kids who are praised for their natural ability performing at a lower level than those who are praised for their effort
Jay D. Pearson
Aug 4, 20203 min read
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Life Lessons Learned From Coaching (Part 1)
There is something glorious about working with kids. It’s an experience that cannot be achieved any other way.
Jay D. Pearson
Aug 2, 20203 min read
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The Reality of Brain Disorders
I admit I have neglected my blog in the past few months. Mostly this is due to a lack of time despite retiring from appraisal work. It’s...
Jay D. Pearson
Nov 20, 20183 min read
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Back to the Pool!
I realize the kids needed the month off, but I was ready to be back on deck two weeks ago. At the same time, my other job felt like the...
Jay D. Pearson
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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A Lack of Homogeny
Bothell, Washington, is a typical American town and its parade is a typical small-town celebration. Lawnchairs begin appearing on Main...
Jay D. Pearson
Jul 5, 20181 min read
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Redetermination!
It’s been a long time since I’ve had time to blog. Life floods my free time with its demands, and my writing time ends up drowning...
Jay D. Pearson
May 16, 20181 min read
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Not-So-New Resolutions
Fall 2017 was the busiest of my life as I took on a second job (a return to swim coaching for the same team I last coached 20 years ago),...
Jay D. Pearson
Jan 3, 20182 min read
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Our Culture of Hate
For the past month, I’ve been unable to get out of my mind a column I recently read in World magazine by Andrée Seu Peterson called Being...
Jay D. Pearson
Sep 6, 20172 min read
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A Film Everyone Should Watch
I love history and archaeology, and I especially love good film series that combine both. In the past year, I’ve watched series on...
Jay D. Pearson
Apr 12, 20172 min read
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Agents, Editors, and other things that make me go “hmmm”
Yesterday I sent out query letter #15 for Blood of the Dragon. So far, four pleasant rejection emails. No problem there. They might be...
Jay D. Pearson
Jan 5, 20172 min read
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Goodbye Christmas, Hello Resolutions
Whew! Made it through another holiday and I’m still here. No more sappy Santa or snow songs at Starbucks. No more pressure to buy, buy,...
Jay D. Pearson
Dec 26, 20162 min read
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What to Write Next
As I tap my toes incessantly, waiting for some kind of response from an agent, I’ve tried going back to my first book, only to realize...
Jay D. Pearson
Nov 5, 20161 min read
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Writing a Query Letter
As I began researching my first attempt at a query letter for my newly finished book about teenagers, dragons, and faeries called Blood...
Jay D. Pearson
Oct 27, 20161 min read
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Life’s Ups and Downs
The past week has been…interesting. Last Thursday, I finished my book. Yeah! However, my wife told me the last two chapters were...
Jay D. Pearson
Oct 14, 20162 min read
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A Way to Live Life
Just read this quote by Vin Scully, baseball’s greatest play-by-play announcer ever, as he retired after 67(!) years as the Los Angeles...
Jay D. Pearson
Oct 3, 20161 min read
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The Joy of Collaboration
Last February or March, I returned to an idea that had been rummaging about in my brain for a dozen years or so, ever since trips to...
Jay D. Pearson
Aug 25, 20162 min read
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The Ocean Effect
For the past few months, I have been writing furiously on a new book. Not the easiest thing to do when you’re also trying to work a...
Jay D. Pearson
Aug 7, 20161 min read
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My First Diet
In June, several of us on my swim team went on the whole 30 diet. My wife has dieted with good results several times, but I’d always...
Jay D. Pearson
Jul 12, 20162 min read
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Changing Paths
Last weekend, I found the path I’d always taken to the ocean had been blocked following a wild storm that left driftwood in the grasses,...
Jay D. Pearson
Apr 27, 20161 min read
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Finding the Muse
It’s been a rough month of writing, a month spent editing at least as much as writing, and much of my writing time spent talking with...
Jay D. Pearson
Apr 25, 20161 min read
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