Thoughts on writing, living, and believing…
There it is.
Finished…well, the first draft anyway. Now comes the fun part. ugh.
Still on target for a 2014 release though! Watch this space for more info!
In other literary news, FOB Lisa’s new e-Book Tying Up Loose Ends is out now. Visit her blog for purchasing info.
Hey y’all! Are your brackets badly busted?
I’ve got UoM, Florida, Arizona, and You Know Who in my Final Four, so that’s still in tact…for the time being.
But that’s not why I called this meeting. Here’s my interview with In Print Radio. I hope you’ll give a listen.
Since I was asked recently, none to subtly, what was up with the book, I thought I’d give you an update.
[BTW Jack, you weren’t the only person who’s asked me that recently.]
I really am pretty damn close to finished…with the first draft. *cough*
Look, it took Europe 22 years to start WWII after they finished the first one. I’ve got a lot of ground to cover so I’d appreciate it if you got up outta my grill about it, m’kay?
Seriously though.
Continue reading “Online Keno is Addictive!”
Thanks to FOB Jack for this gorgeous rendition of Christmas Time is Here by The Women’s Ensemble of John Carroll Catholic High School.
As Jack says, “Somewhere Charles Schultz is smiling.”
You will too!
Dry Leaves
Look at all the leaves in my garage!
Blown here by a persistent northwest wind,
They swirl in little eddies when I open the door,
As if rushing about to find a hiding place,
Unsure of where to go.
Broom in hand, I push them to the door,
To freedom!
Crossing the threshold, they catch the breeze,
And scurry away like so many little animals suddenly released from captivity,
To find their way in the snowy landscape outside.
With each sweep, I urge them on,
But strangely, they do not wish to go.
Carried ecstatically by the wind at first, they hesitate then turn back.
They rustle in tiny waves under my car, cowering from the cold,
And my broom.
How much like my thoughts are these dry leaves.
They gather in profusion, and then flutter in confusion,
When I try to bring them to order.
I push them out, to clear a space for You,
But they come fluttering back.
Refusing to be swept away.
This is what happens when a once proud country completely rejects its history and instead, leaves its interpretation to 20-sumthin’ Art majors. Egad!
What the hell is that you ask?
That is one of the proposals for a new Union Jack! In case you were too caught up in the latest shuffling of American Idol judges to notice, Scotland is scheduled to hold a referendum on independence from Great Britain in the autumn of 2014.
Lemme don my art critic hat for a moment…there we are. Here is my first reaction…
Continue reading “How the Mighty Have Fallen”
Architecture student Manuel Dominguez’s masters thesis is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is!
[You Douglas Adams fans should get that one.]
I’m fascinated by creative people. I hope to be one some day. That’s why I created Unlikely Arts—to showcase the inherent creativity of normal humans.
With his creation, Mr. Dominguez displays what comes of looking at something from a non-traditional perspective…
Continue reading “New Hope for the Zombie Apocalypse”
Owner and head chef of his well-regarded eponymous restaurant in Chicago, 
Charlie died yesterday at the age of 54. The cause is as yet unknown, but this is just another reminder that we are never guaranteed a tomorrow.
I never got to eat at Charlie Trotter’s before it closed—couldn’t afford it. Besides, I always thought he was a bit of a snob which is completely unfair of me. I regret that now.
Charlie was great at what he did, and more than that, he helped others to achieve success as well.
Bon voyage!
