attitude
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News-Junkie Blues
Yes, I will admit I’m a news junkie – local, state, and national. I’ve always watched the evening news and read the daily newspaper. Before I retired, I often recorded morning news programs and special news events to watch after work. You might say I’m interested in what’s happening in my community and in my Continue reading
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Writing Career Reboot
To fulfill my dreams of being a published author, I realized I’d have to write full-time. Given my aversion to risk-taking that meant I would have to be financially independent, with a little help from Social Security. Toward that end, I developed a list of must-dos: There were a few bumps along the way, but Continue reading
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Publishing My Novel– The False Start
After the early years—discussed in a previous blog—which ended in 2002, my writing career lay dormant. I thought about writing, even spent a couple minutes working on novel ideas occasionally, but that was it. My day job dominated my life, at least in my mind. In 2005, I read an article in the regional paper Continue reading
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Things I Appreciate
Although brooding over an annoyance is easier, spending time acknowledging the things we appreciate makes life way more joyful. I’m not sure when or why I developed this positive attitude and I’m not going to claim I practice it faithfully, but I do recommend trying the “glass is half-full” approach. The best time to focus Continue reading
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Donald Trump, what’s up?
I must say over the years (1988 thru 2012) when The Donald expressed his intent or desire to run for president of the USA, I was skeptical. Generally, by the time I gave his running any thought, he had exited the race for whatever reason. His initial announcement in 2015 did not seem to be Continue reading
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