The 9 Rights of Every Writer

1. The Right to Be Reflective
2. The Right to Choose a Personally Important Topic
3. The Right to Go "Off Topic"
4. The Right to Personalize Writing Process
5. The Right to Write Badly
6. The Right to See Others Write
7. The Right to Be Assessed Well
8. The Right to Go Beyond Formula
9. The Right to Find Your Own Voice

I'm subbing English at Clairemont High School today, and the regular teacher has this bookmark with these nine rights printed on it.

I think they're worthy.

Beer Crazed San Diegans
San Diego is beer obsessed, and that's probably a good thing.

Judging from the quantity and quality of comments on a recent article printed in a local newspaper, San Diegans appear to enjoy high-quality, well-crafted ales. As with 99% of online opinions, you'll have the two cents from the "haters," those who hate everything--beer included, and this article definitely brought them out.

The article, written by Peter Rowe, a feature columnist whose specialty is beer, is written like a program (the kind you get at sporting events), and discusses some of the places--good and bad--to get beer.

Download the PDF "program" here.