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After Irma – St. Petersburg, Florida
"The House was built on the highest part of the narrow tongue of land between the harbor and the open sea. It had lasted through three hurricanes and was built solid as a ship." By Ernest Hemingway - the opening sentences from the novel, Islands in the Stream. If you find me in a library or book store, you'll find me reading the opening sentences from novels. It's sort of a passion I have for the writing craft. I rarely quote anyone, I think you should share your own stuff, but I have a Continue Reading
America’s Spine – this time found in Houston, Texas
A mere 5 months ago I was living in Houston, Texas. If I were still there, I would have likely lost just about all of my material possessions. But worldly possessions, for the most part, can be replaced. And it reminds me how important it is to appreciate the simple things, to be thankful for my health. It reminds me, it teaches me, how fragile life can be. If you ever wonder where to find America's spine, take a look at these attached images. These are images of Americans Continue Reading
IF, I won the Powerball… I’d?
If I won tonight's Powerball - what would I do? I would then have the financial resources to create the Bobby's Socks Company. It would be founded using the Hybrid Business Model - so the company would seek to turn a profit while donating socks to abuse shelters, schools, sports teams, and carry on the mission to educate children about the genetic damage from all forms of abuse. If you are curious about the Hybrid Business Model, I pasted below a link to the Standford Social Innovation Continue Reading
Homage to George Orwell
Since I am waiting for the line-editing process to unfold for my forthcoming novel, 5th&Hope, clearly, I've been watching WAY to much national news! Let me try to explain. I graduated from high school in 1984. Because of the year, and being a bit artistic I've always gravitated to George Orwell's novels, 1984 and Animal Farm. In middle-school, my teachers used to screen the cartoon film, I cried when the horse met the glue factory. And I have also loved Ray Bradbury, and in Continue Reading
Let’s get Mikey! Fanatics and Banyan Trees
Please excuse me for wading into the political filth that has infected our society. As our news media stirs the primordial swamp for profits, our policemen have been murdered, and young men and women are waging war without reason for causes they cannot fully define. I rarely quote anybody, I tend to want my words original, and coming exclusively from my tiny brain. But I found this quote from George Santayana, and I think it sums up my perspective. "redoubling your effort when you Continue Reading
Confederate Monuments – from the novel, 5th&Hope
With all the ugliness today coming from Charlottesville, Virginia - I thought I would share an excerpt from my novel, 5th&Hope that at present is being line-edited. I'm still picking out the little literary bugs, but I think the below excerpt will make my point. As I created the story, I realized growing up in Lexington, Kentucky I have looked up at the John Hunt Morgan monument. I have also read the words across the pasted photo from a nearby government monument about Slavery in Continue Reading
Working on my next project: Little Boy
Perhaps I write my little blog posts to talk back to me. But I felt as though my novel, 5th&Hope was finished. In other words, there was a voice in my head that told me not to mess with it anymore. It remains to be seen, IF - I'll get a serious publishing offer. If not, I have decided I'll simply self-publish it, and see what happens. Because I write for pure enjoyment. Some people like to play golf, some paint, I write. So, I decided to restart a project with the working Continue Reading
13 Reasons Why, Why? Netflix
"Bud, I love you," he said. He nervously laughed. "But I don't want to read your first book." Why? That is the singular question I have for Netflix. I enjoy Netflix. I watch comedy themed shows all the time off Netflix. I love good, thought-provoking stand-up comedians. I like several of the original shows that Netflix has produced, for example, Bloodline. A terrific show. In truth, I love thought-provoking art. At first, Netflix hooked me for a modest subscription fee Continue Reading
St. Petersburg, Running with the old people
Last Friday, I had several early morning meetings in downtown Sarasota which was less than an hours drive by auto for me down I-75, I would have picked an exit, and then made a sharp right-turn and I would have driven my car until I could almost see through the front windshield at the blue Gulf of Mexico. Over the decades, I have driven the route hundreds of times. So, I got up well before dawn, and I took off in the dense humidity on my 5 plus mile run, jog, and walk route from downtown Continue Reading
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