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It has been a long time since I have written or published, but the tide has change. My ship has come in and I plan to sail off... Figuratively. The Perfect Country and Western Story - The title was tongue in cheek. Steve Goodman and John Prine wrote the country song, "You Never Even Called Me by My Name' and David Allan Coe recorded it.  I always love the part of the song where Coe talks about why the song isn't The Perfect Country and Western Song because there was no mention of Mama, Trains, Trucks, Prison or Getting Drunk. When I writing the novel I would tell everyone I was writing The Perfect Country and Western Story - because I had Mama, Trains, Trucks, Prison, and Getting Drunk. And the title stuck... RT Book Reviews states:  Want a fun beach read this summer? Look no further. With a heroine bravely battling back from a tragic loss and a hero you want to bed one minute and smack the next, you’ll be hoping for these two to find their happily ever after. St...

Was coming home after work and enjoying a great dinner and a glass of wine.  

Cynical... sounds like political ads bitterly   or   sneeringly   distrustful,   contemptuous,   or   pessimistic. I certainly grow tired of hearing people trash talk - it's a great message to show our children. The way to get people to like (vote) for you is to make others dislike/distrust the other person... Sounds a lot like bullying to me.

Today is Friday, June 13 and tonight there will be a full moon. I am not the least bit worried about this because I have never experienced any bad luck on a Friday the 13th or on a full moon. The full moon on a Friday the 13th is a rare occurance and it is not expected to occur again until I am 90. Now the thought of turning 90 does scare me a bit.

Fear is always in my way...sometimes if I'm lucky I can rush past my fears, but fear always catches up to me.  I will try and be brave and not be afraid to be the best writer I can possible be... i will not be afraid to travel.

Perfect Friday night has the following ingredients:  margaritas, chips, and salsa.

Coffee is a great way to start the day... one or two cups every morning. There was a time when I also enjoyed an afternoon cup of coffee, sometimes from a vending machine while take an afternoon break with a co-worker. Sometimes the cup of coffee was at my Mom's house, I'd drop off the daily newspaper after I got off work and she'd always have a pot of fresh brewed strong coffee and a desert. Sometimes a large slice of pie or cake - other times it was a cookie or a bismark or long john.  

A good friend is a time traveler...it could be days, months or years since you've last talked to them - and the moment you say, Hello. It's like distance and time never happened. You are both in the same moment and it feels like you last talk only minutes ago.

When it comes to misery, I am my own worse enemy.  I want to write, but I busy myself with distractions. I want to be healthy and I put junk food in my shopping cart. I want to exercise and I pull the covers up over my head. I want to work part-time and accept full-time positions. Now, of course if I turn it around, I could also be my own best friend.

  Today my daughter posted the above... and it only seemed like yesterday when they were babies...

What, Whom, or Where is Perfect? According to the Dictionary -  having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be :           make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible :      Life is Perfect although I have to say some days I do find it a little difficult to be as good as it is possible to be...

This is the question for July 10th from the 365 Questions book and the answer is a little difficult because both my parents have been dead for quite some time. But I do remember a couple of my last conversations with my mom. I was working full-time, had two preteen children at home and would stop by her house every night on my way home from work to check in with her and to have a cup of coffee - the coffee was a great way to spend sometime with my mom to unwind after work and also as a way to ramp up for an evening filled with driving my children to and from activities. My mom had a number of aliments, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, lung cancer, and emphysema.  She was on oxygen and was finding it harder and harder to breathe and get around. She was unable to back her car out of the garage and unless someone turned her car around she could not drive. Which in my opinion was a good thing, so I conveniently forgot to turn her car around when she asked. She was also ...

Well, I still haven't found a job, but I did get up and walk for 30 minutes today. I also worked on a short story, these are all good things. It's raining outside and I'm nice and dry inside. I love the sun and warmth but I also delight in rainy days - the overcast skies, dripping clouds, and rhythmic splat of fat drops against the concrete, relax and calm me.

"What was your favorite day this week?"  Considering it is only Wednesday... I would say Tuesday.  We rode our bikes from La Crosse to Sparta - round trip 54 miles...   Aha moment...need to buy bike shorts.

"What Do You Consider To Be Your Biggest Achievement?"  Well, today it would be getting out of bed to write...but overall I would say it's letting go of fear.  It is easier for me to do what I did yesterday, which is why I worked at one company for 27 years, and owned the same house for 25 years. It is much easier to repeat a previous day then to blaze a new trail. It has been a year since I've sold a house, quit a job, and headed back to school.  So now I no longer fear change, I fear thing staying the same.

"What Make A Good Enemy" A friend, if good is to mean a strong adversary.  Who knows your weakness better than a friend or an 'ex.'.  'Good'  enemy might also mean the person who puts up road blocks and generally makes life difficult which in turn only strengthens your desire to succeed. A Good Enemy is an antagonist with a pencil bar mustache.  

I once again opened The Book  and today's question, "Who Loves You Today?"  Today is also Mother's Day so the answer is obvious... My Children

Had this to say about Looking for Henrietta... His twenty-fifth high school reunion is in less than thirty days and Henry still has no date. Not willing to be the object of his classmates’ sympathy after his divorce, he turns to an online dating service for help. But things aren't looking good. Rita has been there for Henry for a long time, hoping their relationship might change, but he only sees her as his friend the bartender. Now Henry has this crazy notion that the answer to his dilemma is a dating service. After watching several unsuccessful attempts—in her bar, no less—Rita decides it's time to take Henry's love life into her own hands. Maybe all Henry needs is a little push in the right direction to fall in love... Review: Ms. Columbus gives brief insight into the world of computer dating. A light hearted search for your soul mate along with the many things that actually could and do happen when setting up dates, only to find the one you want has been there right...

June 14, 2011 Yes, not only did I exercise my muscles on the thread mill for twenty minutes ... I exercised my mind with school and trying to design a postcard...A&P is not going as well as I would like but I know I'll do better.

June 13, 2011 Today was my first test in Anatomy & Physiology. I had good reason to worry it is hard to remember what I learned in chemistry 30 years ago. But it is better to fail a test that to be afraid to take the test.