Monthly Archives: August 2015

Random pictures… without those annoying words I always add… of Neuschwanstein castle, the town below it… and that other, smaller, yellow castle on the hill nearby, which I really should remember something about, but I don’t…

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Okay, I am back from visiting my mom in the Bay Area and… awwwwwwwwwwww… baby swans!!!

Yes, we took a little trip North to the Bay Area… (mostly for Willie’s third birthday, but don’t tell my mom that)… And I have tons of pictures to share… of the party, and cute babies, and some awesome art … Continue reading

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The two faces of WordPress… (or); Why is it that every kind of art has to end up being subjected to the whims of guys wearing expensive business suits, because isn’t that what broke the Beatles up???

I am still hoping… against hope… that I can somehow manage to turn my blogging hobby into a paying job, while also increasing the number of people who have access to my novels and children’s books, thereby increasing sales of … Continue reading

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Ol’ Man Liver… (or); Time to get my Weird Al on…

I have decided to lighten the mood around here by sharing a little thing me and the crack squirrels have been working on this morning… an amusing rewrite of the song; Ol’ Man River from the 1927 musical ‘Showboat’. ***(As … Continue reading

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Blogging is like the circle of life… where, if we move really fast, we can end up kicking ourselves in our own asses… (or); That last post really made me sound like a right proper enema nozzle…

Here’s the thing… let’s just get the thing out of the way right up front, shall we?… I am a man of many contradictions. I am self-centered with low self-esteem… I am full of myself and full of shit… I … Continue reading

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Should I quit WordPress???

Now before you panic, let me share my thoughts… My books are not selling as fast as I would like. I work part time. I spend a lot of time doing this blog. My wife is not thrilled about all … Continue reading

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Ermagerd, it turns out, isn’t a female character in a Wagner opera…

It is, as a matter of fact, one of those expressions that pops up and somehow worms its way into the public consciousness, being used often enough that there is some slight danger that the people at The Webster Dictionary … Continue reading

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My juices are really flowing… uh… no… not like that… why you gotta be so immature and make things all weird and stuff???

The crack squirrels that live in my head have shifted into overdrive… or they have been sneaking out in the middle of the night and hooking up with a crack dealer with a better quality product… whatever… Right now I … Continue reading

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Gadzookes…

All this playing with babies and little kids has inspired me!!! I am now working hard on my next children’s book. I am still basing the character and some of the story on a little purple wizard I invented when … Continue reading

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We should round up all the people who want to pass anti-gun legislation… and shoot them…

No… not really… I haven’t suddenly decided to run for office as the head of the NRA… this is just another of my silly examples of why we really need a sarcasm font…

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