I’m still mining Sundays from 10 years ago. I thought you might be interested to know that the big Web-page makeover that I’ve talked about recently (and have talked about off and on in the past) might really happen this time. If it doesn’t, I just wasted money on a retainer I paid to some fine young people who’re going to help me put it all together technically. Of course, I learned I’m still going to have to provide the content. Sheesh! It isn’t scheduled to roll out until spring, possibly even late spring, and I have no idea what it will look like, because I’ve yet to come up with a concept and the artwork to support it—that “content” bugaboo I mentioned. However, I will keep you posted as events warrant.
Literary Achievement
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442 responses to “Literary Achievement”
Thanks, Ghost. I know that I cannot “wallow” in the grief. As far as important decisions… No, I will not make any.
I shall help the family clear out this apartment, and then I shall go back to my previous residence. My daughter is still there, so I really did not cut ties when I came to Cambridge. Guess, subconsciously, I knew that this residence would not be permanent. But I shall keep my ties to this extended family.
I did quit my job to come here. But that is OK. I am NOT going to go back to work – At least in the foreseeable future. Just going to coast awhile. If I get stir crazy, perhaps I shall do some volunteer work. But no plans for now.
BTW, I do congratulate you on your Weight Watchers regimen! I admire your intestinal fortitude!
And I do appreciate your wise and gentle words…
Jackie, we speak of the Silver Tongued Devil and then this appears:
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/11/04/kris-kristofferson-opens-up-about-memory-loss-and-his-blessed-life-as-cowboy-in/
https://www.pinterest.com/sandcastler/vietnam/
Trying this with crossed fingers.
Good sailor too and apparently a totally nice man. A friend wrote a very charming story where Kris Kristopherson came to rescue of some hapless boaters, just incognito. His story goes, “Wasn’t that……?”
I was disappointed that “The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea” wasn’t really about sailing. And glad that he survived “Barbra” and remake of “A Star Is Born”. He was very, very young when he flew for PHI in Lafayette and very, very good looking.
Jackie, we all were young and good looking back then. It is just that the quality of mirrors has degraded since .
Jackie:
Here is a link that should show a few of my videos. We all have gifts. I have been stunned at times when someone will tell me that my words gave them comfort or made a huge impact in their life and I do not even recall what I said. That is a higher power in my opinion.
My wife decided to add a couple of her “fans” in her novels. For one she had the fan get in an accident at 9 months pregnant (everything turned out ok) and in the book, she named the child Jacob (or something like that). When the fan read this, she called her in tears as when she was young she gave up a child at birth and the child’s name was Jacob. She asked “How could you ever know?” They have become very close friends.
https://www.youtube.com/user/sevans1956/videos?view=0&shelf_id=0&sort=dd
Whoops, here is the link
Sand, do you ever feel that person is still trapped inside? I do.
Steve, some of us have gifts and they are just that, ours but to borrow and embrace. That is what a gift is, something you have been given that cannot be explained nor cultivated or created. Many people think it is of their making, it is not. Nor is it theirs to keep or horde. I believe that is why it is so special, given freely it just continues to live.
Love you, Jackie
Debbe, they are in my prayers. As Ghost said, sometimes we just have to pray for the best possible outcome, yet know that it isn’t the one we would choose.
GR 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAB4vOkL6cE
Sandcastler….may you have many more years of ‘hitting’ the low spots. 🙂
Jackie, that person never left the temple. They just acquired a polished patina over the ensuing decades.
Debbe, with the vast number of potholes in Houston I am bound to creater in a few. 😉
Jackie… I have yet to discover my ‘true’ gift..even though I’ve been told it’s my sense of humor.
Debbe, I suspect it is the indomitable spirit of a true survivor.
Siri, what did you do? You turned crater into creater. Do you have secret knowledge of the DPW interworkings?
Denise..thank you for your kind words…you are a very inspiring person. You wrote a couple of years ago about my Stepfather’s impending passing as he suffered from Alzheimer , he was a gardener and loved being outside…I have saved that…. you wrote:
“Debbe, I’m sure he remembers. The things we love most and do most stay with us all our days, even if we can’t recall details. He knows the smell of turned earth, the feel of spring sun on strong arms, the caress of scent-laden breeze on his neck, and the smiles in the eyes of family and friends as they share in his bountiful harvest.”
Denise, i think that’s when GR and I decided we wanted you to write our obits, 🙂
Sandcastler….Houston doesn’t even come close to the pot holes here in the county roads..it’s like a real life video game……
Just a quick in – Last Readers Digest had a story of a tandem jump that went wrong.
Both parties lived but not without serious consequences.
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Plus, when you come up on a school buss whose lights are flashing and yet fails to put out the “stop” sign….for each child you get 50 bonus points….
That’s a joke son.
Debbe, shall I take you to rural Russia? Each Oblast has it’s own commission for the creation and redistribution of potholes. I swear at times, usually after a few too many vodka shots, it even begins to make sense.
My obit will likely be a work of redaction.
No doubt, Sand! I used to get these reports from Air America where it was all redacted. I once told them the only things that weren’t marked out in black they had made up anyway. I suggested I just put cash in a paper bag and leave it under a rock. And they said hopefully, “Can you do that?”
Carly’s favorite of mine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9cidpLcPgA
Jackie, your comment about giving away resonates with something that happened to me today. I ate lunch at a Chinese restaurant yesterday and stuck the fortune cookie in my coat pocket. Today after church, I was hungry and cracked the cookie. The strip inside said “If you endlessly give you will endlessly have.”. Then I get on here and read your comments.
But please make sure you are giving the proper things or you will not be happy with what you get back!
Debbe, Galliglo: You could take a latex helium balloon, write down all the things you want to be rid of on a piece of paper. Then tie it to the balloon and let it go. You do get a feeling of relief and release when you do it.