Current
Current thoughts of the day, what’s on my mind.
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Heavy Boards
My wife and I want to update our deck. The wood is worn out and rotting in some places. Quotes came in way above our budget, so I decided to do a simple replacement of the floor and railing system. The cost was much lower and not factoring in my labor. I needed 16 foot Continue reading
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No Shoulds
Freedom is an interesting concept. It leads me to the challenge of finding personal fulfillment each day. Most of my life I have lived with many shoulds that control my decision making. I should mind my manners. I should keep family business private. I should get straight A’s. I should get an advanced degree. I Continue reading
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Blue Sky
I usually write about what is happening in my present life or currently on my mind. When I struggle for an idea, I turn to the Daily Prompt, but I have exhausted what Word Press has to offer. Unfortunately, politics is often on my mind, but I won’t write about it–too negative. So, I’m sitting Continue reading
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Yipping Dog
We have a yipping dog, a Lhasa apso, and it sometimes drives me crazy. It’s one thing that she barks with a penetrating shrill that gets worse the longer she goes–but she is a terrible communicator. We had a Pug once. He barked too, but he always let us know, what he wanted. If he Continue reading
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USA
This is perhaps anecdotal, but I have had the best experience with tools made in the USA. Once in a while, I’ve bought a tool in the cheap bin at the hardware store, like pliers or screwdrivers (they’re not made in the US). They never last and deform after a few uses. But I’ve had Continue reading
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Weight of Negativity
Many writers may acknowledge imposter syndrome, the feeling that despite feedback, their work is not that great. Negative comments, even if rare, take on disproportional weight. That’s me. Lately, I have been plagued by a negative comment that I received during a poll of my new book blurb. Results were good, but I received one Continue reading
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Service to Others
When I reflected on this daily prompt, I thought of my family. Their well being, my wife and my kids, is my main focus. It directs my life, worrying about their well being and making sure I am present to them. It made me realize that service to others gives me direction. When my parents Continue reading
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Words are Funny
I have two sisters, my older and younger sister. Many people take this to mean I am a middle child, but in fact, I am the oldest. I have two younger sisters, one is older than the other… My older sister is actually the middle child. I know I could clear this up by referring Continue reading
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Attitude is Everything
My mother told me in her later days, that mentally she felt the same as when she was twenty. She never felt old. All the way to her last days, it was only her body that failed. She was an avid reader, and kept at it all the way to a week before she passed Continue reading
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Out of My Cave
I’ve been getting help with marketing my book. It’s amazing how much I didn’t know when I published my first book. I just finished a new blurb that will go on my back cover and into my metadata. I feel pretty good about it, and surprised myself. I didn’t think I could do it, but Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
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