It’s October, but it doesn’t mean it’s a good month for investments. “October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.” ~Mark […]
With apologies to Mr. Poe: Once upon a midnight dreary, while kitten asleep and dachshund weary,While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my cat flap door.“‘Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my […]
This pretty much nails it. 🙂 “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” ~Groucho Marx
On occasion, conversations will start like this in our house. “Julie, will this kill me?” “No, that’s a daddy longlegs.” “What about this?” “That’s a twig, Simon.” The problem is that there aren’t any dangerous animals in England. Obviously, there’s the fabled […]
Audible has bought the audio rights to the Aidy Westlake series. They picked up DID NOT FINISH and HOT SEAT with an option for a third title. You could see the audio books available very soon and I’m eager to know who […]
The churches in my area post some great messages on their boards. “Love people. Use things. Not the reverse.”~A local church message board
I’ve been a keen follower of Morgan Spurlock’s Failure Club project, where individual give themselves a do or die goal. I set myself a goal. After I came off my bike last year, my health took a hit and I had to […]
As I mentioned a little while ago, a theater company in Seattle bought the rights to adapt my short story, THE TASKMASTERS (from ASKING FOR TROUBLE), into a stage play. Well, the theater has been booked and the date set and the […]
Dave Allen was a fantastic comedian and all because of this statement. “A good storyteller never lets the facts get in the way.” ~Dave Allen
Last week, news broke in the UK that a well known author posted glowing reviews on Amazon of his own work, while trashing other writers, all done under a variety of fake names. This news comes on the back of another author […]