December 2010 Newsletter

Newsletter for the World of Words by Elias Tobias

Annual LSC Reunion set for weekend of Dec. 17

As a result of the success of last year’s reunion event, plans have been made this year to keep the reunion as an annual get together.This year’s meeting place will be the Embassy Hotel in Indianapolis, and Elias Tobias will be the host of the family reunion.  The families of the members are coming, which will make it even more special.  We will have the rooms for the families all on the same floor with one room as LSC Central.  One of the highlights will be the chance for all the LSC members to meet the newest member of the unofficial fraternaty, Levi Jacobs.  The LSC members will also have a Secret Santa gift exchange.

Changes coming to poetry web blog

The World of World by Elias Tobias is back on the Internet after a few weeks of absence in September, and the Mexican consulting company taking the space was only temporary.  The down time was a result of a technical difficulty compounded by the late discovery of the problem due to the last three weeks or so of moving into a new apartment.  The cable was off for a while, and time to maintain the site was lacking after reconnection. I’m back now.

The disappearance of the poetry blog resulted in a decrease in world ranking by Alexa.com fro around 6 million viewers to more than 10 million. This difference will probably be temporary, like the time down. However, the change in viewers reaction is the reason for the next announcement.  After December of this year, the daily posts scheduled now will end  and the Lambda Sigma Chi poems will be the only featured poems each week. There are several reasons for this, and one is not that I’m going into retirement.

First, the contract for the column by Rev. Abernathy will end, and the experience has been good.  He is getting busier, and not elected to continue the column, All Things Considered, for another year.  Second, the supply of poems has been rapidly used after three years of daily posts.  I would like to keep the newer poems by the brothers on the site, especially as the unofficial fraternity has expanded.  Another reason is my time, and the new employment is demanding attention on my part. As a result the foreign language poems will be ending, too, along with a regular Friday photo selection.

As the creative spirit moves in to my world, I will have other posts, both poetic and photographic, but not on a regular basis. There are more than 300 poems and other features of this web blog to read, so those who have not had a chance to catch up on a daily basis will have plenty to read. By making this announcement early, and repeated until this month, the shock of the changes won’t be as sudden at what happened this year.

Words of Wisdom ready for your use

There are phrases that are often repeated that have information that make us wonder why we do things when we do them, and these are called words of wisdom. Here is a collection of such phrases in several categories that were gathered by the staff of this website for your interest. Click here or on the above graphic to see the full list and seem wise beyond your years.

Christmases Past

The photos this month will be all taken by Mike Hall and will reflect on the common themes of Christmases past.

Poetry First Aid can help your poetry sparkle

Sometimes the words don’t seem right, no matter how long you have thought about the feelings to be expressed in a poem, or you have not used the right tools to get the poem in a final form. Here is where I can help. With Poetry First Aid, a poem written by someone other than myself can be submitted to contact(at)eliastobias.net  to Poetry First Aid. I’ll work with the original text, help edit it to be a better poem, and the result may be a better poem.  The new poem belongs to the original writer, with all rights reserved.  It’s free.

“Christmas time” Theme for December

The theme of poetry for the month of December 2010 is “Christmas Time” for all daily posts,

Who is Elias Tobias? Go to his biography that is also in Spanish.