It’s been a week since I set the alarms to put the Turkeys in the ovens (two alarms, three Turkeys, and two ovens). Instead of ranting about jet-lag, crowded trains, and the return to work letdown, I thought I’d re-post… Read More ›
Life
My Founding Father
“Where is Caesar?” Try South Dakota, they have a fax machine that works. There is a statue of my father. It may be symbolic but, trust me on this one, where it stands in my heart, this statute is stronger… Read More ›
Twain Tables Up for Landing
Vanity, definitely my favorite sin. Post from a LOT Airlines napkin: When I have the displeasure of leaving this world, I at least want to leave a quote behind. Or maybe a witty saying. Quotes are awesome, and I want… Read More ›
Damascas-ers Annoy Me
My ears are covered and I cannot hear you! I have a slight addiction to reading how-to write books. The need to feed on ego-driven lessons about what an author learned when they wrote their first three award novels is now getting… Read More ›
What Is Your Number?
How About Them Apples? Numbers make me tick (and tie). Hey, I never promised that I wouldn’t make accounting puns so please hear me out. When I say numbers, I do not mean dollars or pence. I mean real numbers…. Read More ›
Eary Feeling
I’m sorry I can’t hear you. I have been physically abused in the ear. It’s my last night on a business trip to a familiar place. I have returned to the city that I just moved away from and it… Read More ›
A Chance Encounter with a Lesson
We ran across an old man in a busy pub. With unsteady hands, he took his pint from one corner of the bar to the next but each seat was covered by a backside. Our bag from the park with… Read More ›
In Memory of My Sister
This post is a little bit on the heavy side. It isn’t for everyone, in reality in some respects it may be just for me. Why share something so personal? Well, for selfish reasons. It brings me closer to her…. Read More ›
What is Love?
We know what it is, though we may not know exactly where it starts and where, if at all, it ends. There have been countless books, movies with Matthew McConaughey, poems, and Hallmark cards that try to elicit the feeling or tell… Read More ›
Show and Don’t Tell
Show, don’t tell. True love is the greatest thing in the world…Except for a nice MLT. A mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe. It’s a beginning writer’s mantra…. Read More ›
eternal Domnation 