I am sure you are like me and are ready to say that we don't want to see any more snow for a long time.

Problem is that it is not over for us.  We are supposed to get more this weekend on the 8th. 

Besides the snow, this has to be one of the coldest winters we have had in a very long time.  I hate winter with a passion.

What have you been doing to stay warm and when you are snowed in?

Leave a message below and let us all know.

Myself, I have been on my Amateur Radio working a lot of stations around the world. Just a week ago, I worked the 5th most wanted country in the world, Amsterdam Island.

That was really great, since it is as far away from us you can go before you are heading back.

Now it is your turn, last month we had one comment from a reader in Terre Haute. 

How about some of you write us and let us know what is going on in your world.

We would love to hear from you.

Stay warm and safe.

Fill the page with comments.

Until,

John

Hello again,

Have you ever thought about what we did before cell phones, the Internet and especially Facebook and Twitter?

I really can't list all the things I did as this Blog only gives me 4000 characters. Small I know, but easy to use.

Something I can't understand is why is it that the new trend is to get as many likes to a Facebook page as you can, just to reach the max of 5000?

Does it make you feel really important that you have 5000 followers?

How many do you really know and talk to daily, weekly, or even monthly?

Same on Twitter, every hour I see the same (or nearly the same wording) advertising a book.

Now, yes I do advertise my books but not every hour. That is the reason I got on Twitter and Facebook to use the cheap advertising.

Also, who did you bitch to about all the things people do to you that you don't like before Facebook?

It seems that Facebook is nothing more than a place to tell the world how screwed up your life is.

Why?

Keep personal problems personal.

We don't need to know that you owe such and such company hundreds of dollars in back payments. Or that your "ex" is sleeping with so and so.

Stepping down from the soapbox (as they say).

Now it is your turn. What are your complaints? Below is a link called Comments.

Just click on the word and add your thoughts to the page. It is not hard to do.

Yes, there is a check system where you must enter the code, but that is to keep automated systems from posting.

Feel free to leave your thoughts on these subjects.

Until next time,

John

She Rises at Dawn, Dreamer's Paradise, Hollywood Dream, All in the Family Cruise

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Summer officially arrives next week. Wonder if the cool nights will leave then?

What have you been up to  during all this warm weather?

Been to the beach any?

Planting a garden?

This time it is your turn to fill the comment box with what activities you have been up to lately.

We have our tomatoes in and they are growing. There are some tomatoes on the vines already.  I can’t wait to eat them. There’s nothing better than home grown tomatoes.

My back has been telling me lately why I am considered a disabled veteran.

Here’s a Funny Tale for you.  I went to the VA hospital in Chicago last year for a Cat Scan on my back.

Now the test ( lights on the machine turned on) lasted 20 seconds. (The one down in Knox lasted about fifteen minutes on my head).

Now when I ordered the report, all it stated was what I had told the guy before the 20 second test.

He typed up exactly what I had said about my back and nothing else.

Seems they didn’t want to admit that something was really wrong with it. They may have had to raise my disability level some. God Forbid!

Anyway, my activities evolve around the pain level. Did managed with a lot of help to get basement area cleaned so the electrician can come in to upgrade our electric from 60 amp to 100 amp.

Maybe then the lights won’t dim when the dryer goes on.

Now it is your turn. Go to the comment section and let us all know what you are up to this summer.  Any trips planned?   Whatever it is, let us know.

Until next time,
John

I want to again thank Kate Bloomfield for allowing me to post her article. It is a great piece of advice. If you missed it check the archives.

The Red-Winged Black Birds are back. They are the true sign of spring, especially since the Robin doesn't migrate that much anymore.

Two weeks warm weather will here be to stay, be prepared, and break out the shorts and sleeveless shirts. Oh wait, some of you have been wearing them all winter.

Anyway, all you sane people get yours out and wash them up. You will need them soon.

I hope to get back to writing soon. Of course the Muse is still vacationing somewhere the heat is located. Hope she stops by before too long. A new story is needed and Pat Michaels is screaming write it.

What have you been up to lately?  Any writing or whatever it is you like to do?

Don't be afraid, leave a message below and let us all know what is going on in your world. We will enjoy hearing about it.

A new author M. J. Steven has written a bold look of what it is like to lose a love one to gang violence. Of course, the retaliation is bloody.

I have read the draft and I tell you it shocked me with what happens in the story. It will keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what the next move is going to be.

MJ said to look for We All Die to come this summer to an eBook dealer of your choice. It will be available for all formats of tablets.

I asked him why is he going eBook with this one and his answer was quite simple.  EBooks are selling better than hardback books. Besides, I can make it cheaper for someone to get a copy. If I publish it in hardback, it has to be over ten dollars. On the web, I can charge under three and have more sales.

Well friends, this is all I have for this installment. I hope you leave a comment or two and let us know how you are doing.

Until next time, think warm thoughts and remember spring is here in two weeks.

John

Five weeks and two days left in this year.  Where did it all go?

I find it hard to believe that another year is almost over. Did you get done what you want to do this year?  I sure didn't.

I did publish some eBooks and have one more to go out, hopefully, before Christmas. But, I didn't get the novel re-written like I wanted to do.

It seems that there is less and less time to do any writing. I know, you must make time, but even that is hard to do.

Writing is hard even when you are sitting there typing or hand writing on that story.

It is just you and that blank sheet of paper or white screen. No one is pushing you, unless you have an agent or publisher that is hounding you to get that novel done because the deadline is coming.

Barrie Davenport said it best in the article Write to Serve: Giving Deeper Purpose to Your Craft. "Writing can be a lonely business. When it's just you and your fingers tapping away at your keyboard, it's hard to visualize your readers out there and how your words will impact them. Writers spend a lot of time worrying about deadlines and content and sources of inspiration. It can be a very self-focused activity where the rewards often appear long after the work is finished."

But, if you want to get it finished, you just have to sit your butt in the chair and type/write.

With Thanksgiving over and only these five weeks left, if you want to finish this year, you need to get it in gear. I know I do.

How was your Thanksgiving?  We had the whole family here.

Did you go Black Friday shopping?

We would love to hear how you did and what your plans are for the holidays.

Just leave a message below and tell us.  For some reason, the message system must seem hard, but it isn't really. As no one wants to leave a message.

So, come on!  Leave a message and tell us what is going on in your world.

Until next time, I wish you well.

John