Happy Birthday Jack!
<shudder> I feel so dirty…I need a bath!
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Contest !!!11eleventy!!
The Joliet Public Library Author Fair was a hit! Over fifty authors exhibited at the Black Road Branch this past Saturday, including Yours Truly. I shared a table with CWA 2012 Book of the Year Award finalist Patricia McNair who was promoting her new book Temple of Air.
Despite the rain, folks came out in droves to meet and greet and read good books! A wonderful time was had by all! Anyhoo, I have some books left over from the fair, and thought a contest would be in order.
So, here’s the deal…
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Wheee!
Stress Reduction
Go Team!
After being humiliated in prime time the last three Saturdays, it was good to have one of my teams show up in a meaningful game before a national audience. Last night’s thumping of the hated Cowpokes, made me feel a little better…for now. You see, I used to be a rabid, unhinged football (and basketball) fan, especially on Saturdays…
Hey! Stop laughing!
Booksigning Today!
Hey Folks, just a reminder that my new-fangled (was there an old way to 
fangle?…) hi-techy, online book signing is TODAY!
Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday!
September 26th, at 5:00 PM US EDT.
In case you forgot, an online book signing is just like a regular book signing, but you hear me rather than see me—always a good choice! If you haven’t already done so, and have some free time to spend with your computer, all you need to do is register at https://student.gototraining.com/rt/2780481632803386880 to receive log-in information to attend the event.
You’ll meet me and three other authors—actually there are four others because one book was co-authored by a husband and wife team. I’ll be yapping about The Good Thief and taking you behind the story. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions during the show.
And, just for attending the event, you’ll get a FREE, signed, digital copy of The Good Thief! But wait, there’s more! If you act now, we’ll also throw in a signed, digital copy of each of the other books!
In stores, you’d expect to pay up to $40 for that many e-books, but right now with this limited-time offer you get four books for the price of NOTHING!
Don’t wait! Act now! </Ron Popiel voice>
See you there!
Next Question!
After some pretty pedestrian…no, amateurish…no, crummy football on Saturday afternoon, Michigan State’s head coach, Mark Dantonio was not pleased. His team won, but only in spite of themselves. For those of you who aren’t familiar with his personality, he is notoriously taciturn—at least in front of the press and public, but behind his serious, businesslike façade lays a very passionate man. During the postgame press conference, Coach Dantonio gave brusquely pointed answers to the admittedly dumb questions he was asked. This was in stark contrast to his usual “glass half-full” coach-speak laden spin.
At one point, clearly fed up with all and sundry, he rattled off about five one-word answers followed by “Next question!” This concluded the abbreviated press conference. Needless to say, there has been quite a bit of comment about his behavior because Coach Dantonio rarely betrays any sign of emotion on the football field or off. One thing is for sure: I’m very glad I wasn’t in that locker room after the game and even gladder still I won’t be at practice today.
Now, before I get to my point—which I assure you, will be hidden in the post somewhere…eventually—let me tell you a personal story:
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Nature, Nurture & Responsibility
I had a philosophical conversation with a friend recently about the shape of the multiverse, Schrödinger’s cat’s veterinarian, and other weighty topics. Ok, maybe not the first two.
The conversation was mainly about the seeming unfairness of life (and I think by inference, the unfairness of God), that some people are born into this world with so many things going against them, that they have no shot at success or happiness. There’s a few things here to dissect. The first is that yes, life is seemingly unfair, but it is fair in that it is unfair to everybody, one way or another—wait for it. The second is that God, by implication, is also unfair, even though He causes the sun to shine on the wicked and the righteous alike, and the third thing is, of course, how one measures success and happiness, a concept so objective that it precludes qualification for every person.
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