My friends, I hope things are getting better for you, wherever you are. Spring weather finally has arrived here. I sat on my front porch last night until well past dark, and it gets dark later these days, you know. You can almost see the buds growing on shrubs and trees. The groundhog in the ditch has been receiving, and the birds are going berserk. The window of my office is open as I write this, and it’s going to be very difficult to get much paying work done today. I repeat: I hope things are better for you, too.
That Synching Feeling
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133 responses to “That Synching Feeling”
Thought for the Day: If you help someone in need, they will always think of you when they need help again.
So my mind kicked in and I remember Jojo Binks and a horse with a strange name?
Sounds somewhat like Piers Anthony’s Xanth novels. At one time I was reading those and liked them. But there came a time when I wasn’t able to read much or buy many books and I lost the thread. Since then, I can’t develop the interest to start again. Thanks for the suggestions, sideburns, maybe I will try them and see if I want to continue.
That’s why I think the Baen free library idea is good. If they can get people to try new authors without the sticker shock of a purchase, the one or two free books can turn into years of faithful followers buying new books. And a lot of the science fiction I’m reading is published by them anyway.
Another author I have developed a liking for is Simon R. Green. I found some of his Nightside books and the Hawk and Fisher collections at a used book store. Now I am reading all of his I can get hold of.
Mr. Ghost you are so wise and right.
Just came across this from Neil Gaiman – http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2015/03/terry-pratchett.html Do follow the link to his other article.
Ruth Anne thank you for posting that I so appreciated reading it. My mother had early onset dementia, as did my friends wife today. Branches of our family do, my stepfathe siblings did. I knew of his struggle to continue writing and Co writing his books
Thanks
Granny Carol: “Plus, he did not truly bite the cat or draw blood, but apparently shook the cat and caused internal injuries or brain injury. We will tell his owner. The dog is a German Shepherd, and is often over here with his ball, wanting to play fetch. It is hard to know what to do. We live in the country and there are not any small animals (other than wildlife) in our general vicinity.”
That German Shepherd may be the most likely culprit, but we cannot be sure. I don’t know where “in the country” you live, but “other than wildlife” may include coyotes or bobcats in many areas, even if they are rarely seen. Coyotes now range almost nationwide, including the Northeast, where they sometimes interbreed with wolves and dogs. You should talk to your neighbor, but both should be aware of these other possibilities. Your nearest DNR people may have more info on local wild possibilities. Sorry to make things more complex.
Peace, emb
Well, the subject may have changed here, but back in the real-time dailies, Janis is back in her skivvies. The wise Arlo gave a quick and emphatic “Nope!” when asked about picturing Robin in the skimpy outfit, which is the only correct response. Wise, wise man.
Meanwhile, Robin continues with decidedly non-silver hair in the online dailies. If she ever appears on a Sunday, will she have the originally intended silver locks, or will Our Humble Author throw in the towel and continue to let Miss Clairol have her way?
OK.I had deleted a prior post but my cat dog caretaker last night was saying thay racons and possoms or even toms can and will kill cats and kittens. I know a huge wharf rat attacked one of my shop cats in Houston but we got it to vet,
Granny Carol: After posting # 107 above and reading it, I thought of another, sick possibility. Shaking a cat to death, or swinging it hard onto the ground to break its back would be easy for some humans to do. Sorry. emb
Jackie: Opossums, raccoons, other housecats, or even red foxes are also possibilities, though I’d expect most of those [and also the bobcats I’d suggested] would have drawn blood.
Peace, emb
I rescued Pepper my late rag doll black and white from some bad boys and he had a dislocated hip and broken leg. Lived a long time
Have been reading a lot about Terry Pratchett today. He was a favorite author of so many of my boating friends.
Love this quote, “If you do not turn your life into a story then you just become part of someone else’s story”.
At sideburns suggestion, I looked up The Color of Magic and bought an e-reader version.
Thank you for alerting me of other possible culprits, and they are all possibilities. However, I do not live too far off the beaten track, so most of our wildlife consists of deer, squirrels, and rabbits. Also, I believe it happened within an hour (still daylight) of her escaping the safety of our home. I went outside about an hour after my husband closed the garage door, not realizing she was out at the time. I believe she would have immediately come up to be let back in the house at that time, but I think it had already happened by then. The dog lives very close to our home and, due to past transgressions with non-pet small creatures, I believe he did it. Many years ago I had another kitten killed in a similar manner by a stray dog that had been hanging around our house. The dog was friendly and mild mannered, but had a similar bad habit. As he was a stray, I called the animal shelter and had him picked up. I would never consider keeping an animal that killed other pets. I believe that is a trait that cannot be changed. We used to have chickens when I was growing up, and as my Daddy used to say, once a dog has killed a chicken, you can never break him from doing it again and again.
Finally remembered that darn horse Death rides,
Binky
Yeah, $3.99 for the Kindle version of The Color of Magic, but I as recently mentioned, I had a list of 15 e-books I have either not finished or not started, and a quick check just now shows I still have 14 on the list. Oh well, I’ll “wish list” it and get it later.
Debbe 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuzVwiL1i5M
Jackie, I thought a while ago you were trying to say Death rode a horse named Jar Jar Binks.
That is because the brain synapse got the science fiction part and the Bink part and I was probably reading the few of his books at the same time I was seeing Star Wars. I probably would not even remember but I liked the character Death.
Not sure I still would
Yeah, doubtful.
Jackie, in the DiscWorld series, Death isn’t just the anthropomorphic personification of death, he’s a person. There are a number of places in the stories where he bends the rules when he thinks that the circumstances are appropriate. In fact, most of the plot of the book Hogfather revolves around his filling in for the Hogfather (Discworld’s equivalent of Santa) because he’s outraged at what’s being done to the original.
Good morning Villagers…..
GR 😉 what a delightfully divine song…I bookmarked it, and I noticed other faith based songs to the right, that he also sings. Going to check those out too. Always loved Van. And I’ve missed your links….don’t know what happened, but I’m happy my sound card works.
Granny Carol….I really hate hearing that about your cat and I am sad for your loss, and it’s a tough call. And yes, our pets are part of our family. Have one sitting on my lap right now, my white cat, Snowee.
ya’ll have a blessed day
=^..^=
GR ….since you put a “pep in my step” this morning, may you drive down the bright side of the road:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCDZzf4ragg
re: today’s real time….the first comment is good….BFF “Butt fits fine” 🙂
Ghost that is true (Helping others) , but it doesn’t stop me. I have had some great times of need and for a few moments would wonder where my friends were, but life is too short to get upset about it and I try to keep loving them anyway.
I have often helped people (often the elderly, young or disabled) that gave me more back than I ever gave them. By being kind to them, I learned of their special kind of grace.
Of course then there are those who just take advantage of it….I just chalk it up t Life Experience.