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Honeymoon
When my wife and I got married, we went to Hawaii for our honeymoon. We were fortunate to have help from our families to afford it. We left 27 below zero weather and arrived in Honolulu which was a balmy seventy plus. I remember the whole trip, but that temperature change sticks in my mind. Continue reading
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Repeating Myself
I almost started a blog about how working on a second edition of my book has kept me away from blogging, when I realized I already wrote on that topic. I caught myself about to repeat. In my mother’s later years, her kids (me included) would grow impatient with her frequent repeating of stories. My… Continue reading
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Second Edition
I’ve been working on a second edition on Book One of my Escape From Desolation series. The manuscript is with the publisher and I hope to have it out by the end of June. The first edition had so many errors, that I eventually became embarrassed to promote it. It was hard at first to… Continue reading
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Cicadas
Around where I live everyone is waiting for the big emergence of the 17 year cicadas. It’s part of life in this part of the Midwest. My first memory of the big event was high school. I would walk home from school and some sidewalks were completely covered with the little creatures. I had a… Continue reading
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Tale of Two Cities
I’ve always been a fan of Dickens. In Great Expectations, I am still haunted by the story of a woman who never recovered from being jilted at the altar and how she passed her pain on to other generations. A Tale of Two Cities also made an impression on me, the dichotomy between two places,… Continue reading
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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
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
