My niece Kim had an inspiring picture and quote on her Facebook page. I shared it on my own. A cardinal sits on a snowy pine. The caption is, “No matter what yesterday was like, birds always start the new day with a song.” I’ve noticed that, just by being who he is, no more and no […]
Jan 16, 2015
Did the Scorpion Wear Shoes?
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Admittedly, I just glanced at the news article and didn’t read the whole thing but evidently some scientists recently discovered ancient, I mean really ancient scorpions once had feet. So, that’s the question that popped into my mind–did they also wear shoes? If they did, now that would be news-worthy! I probably need a few […]
Jan 13, 2015
Video Adventure
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Just for a change this morning, I’m going to put a video on for my blog post. I’m reading a little bit of Grave Shift with the fireplace as a backdrop. As you can tell, this isn’t a professional reading, it’s just me. And, near the end, I really do know that “begun” needed the […]
Jan 8, 2015
Why Worry?
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Every day as I listen to the news, I find a new reason to worry. I think it’s time to re-print a poem by an anonymous author. Worry? Why worry? What can worry do? It never keeps a trouble from overtaking you. It gives you indigestion and sleepless hours at night and fills with gloom […]
Jan 7, 2015
Spider Webs and Spooky Noises
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When you were a child, did you ever sit in the living room with your family on a dark night listening, petrified, while your dad or grandfather told a true story about a really spooky happening, something that was never explained? You wanted a rational, satisfying explanation but there was none. It was just a mystery, […]
Jan 6, 2015
I Declare; This Isn’t Just Fiddle Faddle
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Being brought up in Oklahoma, I’ve heard most of these Southern sayin’s all my life. I don’t think they’re odd. I thought everybody talked this way. They make perfect sense to me; don’t they to you? One thing I’ve learned through life is not to take things for granted–success in any field, particularly in writing. […]
