With the holidays coming up, it can be an exciting time coming up, but also stressful. There are travel arrangements, what you're cooking, if you're hosting or bringing stuff, and gifts to possibly bring with you.
Often, we are happy and excited to see people we don't normally get to see unless it's a family or other type of gathering. Other times, it's stressful because there is that one (or more) person(s) that you really do not care to deal with for whatever your good reason is. If you're lucky, you're in town and can create an escape plan. Other times we are stuck for a few days out of town or sharing a space with those who cause stress.
In case you need to create that buffer because you can't exactly leave, I suggest that you have a tablet or laptop to bring with that can go online so you can read my good friend Soldwolf's novel in the making, called Meeting the Parents (ch 1) - a Military Science Fiction story in the making. The futuristic setting is a United Earth, with intergalactic allies and foes, cultural nuances and keeping peace among the planets. The action is solid, relationships forged and established, and the characters endearing. Aside from the daily paper, this can be your Morning Revelations (ch 7) and get to know what happens Later That Day (ch 9) in one sitting. If you're missing your Grandmother (ch 11), maybe you can connect with this one, who has a big enough heart to accept her granddaughter's new guy right off the bat.
Sometimes it's nice to be able to have family Meetings & Arrivals (ch 31) but then again, it's a stress reliever to make your Goodbyes & Travels (ch 21)
Maybe you're more interested in what happens strategically, at SSQH (ch 14) or more action pact like Takedowns (ch 41). If you're more into detective work, you'll like Explorations & Discoveries (ch 44) or executive moves like Discoveries & Decisions (ch 45).
For those of you with toxic people in your lives where you've had to walk away, and miss the hustle and bustle, I feel you. Maybe reading this will help take up some of that time to feel less lonely. As for me, I'm taking strays for the big dinners and growing my chosen family. Enjoy the read, the more clicks that happen, the better chance he has of being found by publishers to get a real book deal!
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet, Gimme Some Snowballs to Throw!
It snowed on Halloween... That was too early! Now it's snowing again, and it's not Thanksgiving yet. While yes, it happens. This is Wisconsin, it can snow in summer. I'm just not ready for this yet. It's not like I'm 12, and ready to take a big scoop of snow in my hot bare hands, pack it tight and throw it as hard as I can... Plus, I'm the catcher, not the pitcher, and I'm not getting any younger. As much as a good round of fun throwing frozen objects at other people sounds, I'm ready for a nice fireplace listening to the logs crack with some good things to read.
If you ask me, people who don’t read aren’t very interesting. Whether you’re a lifetime student, teach preschool, read for fun, read to learn, write (therefore you read something), reading makes you more interesting to talk to. Can’t think of anything? Check out my friend Soldwolf’s story called Meeting the Parents (ch 1) and enjoy scenes from the Backyard (ch 10) and eat up the food from the BBQ Pit (ch 13). No, it’s not just a lighthearted thing, it’s a military sci-fi packed with action, relationships, and intergalactic politics, so whether you like learning about Cultural Differences (ch 16), what all goes down in making Plans & Tours (ch 37) or the actions like Opening Moves (ch 43).
Here is the new chapter, Opening Salvos (ch 48): The news is broke - a lot of people are severely busted for war crimes. All systems are on go, to find the scandals. Will justice be served? There are repairs to be done. Will they get there in time, or will someone arrive too early or too late & raise a scene? Sometimes a tactical explanation on how things work is nice... With various teams working together, and the best of them on the same one, things ought to work out... Tactics. It's all about the tactics, understanding what works best, good instinct, and knowing the situation. Those who are being sought do not have good things coming. You just have to read this chapter, because the military action in this section is big-screen movie worthy!
Of course, sometimes it's good to take a break from reading on occasion. Here is a fun game to play on Facebook - Hero Wars. It’s a fun RPG slide game, hosted through Facebook, where there are several fun activities to do daily, with your own team of character heroes, titans, dungeons, towers, and more... A fun diversion for sure, in between reading.
A book I liked reading when I was young was IQ84 by 村上 春樹 Murakami Haruki - a fantasy novel filled with mystery and self discovery of a girl with a learning disability who ends up being an unlikely hero in a dangerous world, which began as a taxi ride that led to a suggestion made by the driver that took her on this humongous adventure... You may just end up loving her side-kick, too. Maybe I need to read it again, with my childhood favorite treat, fresh tangerine/Mandarine oranges, and hot chocolate... Better yet, make it a mocha!
If you ask me, people who don’t read aren’t very interesting. Whether you’re a lifetime student, teach preschool, read for fun, read to learn, write (therefore you read something), reading makes you more interesting to talk to. Can’t think of anything? Check out my friend Soldwolf’s story called Meeting the Parents (ch 1) and enjoy scenes from the Backyard (ch 10) and eat up the food from the BBQ Pit (ch 13). No, it’s not just a lighthearted thing, it’s a military sci-fi packed with action, relationships, and intergalactic politics, so whether you like learning about Cultural Differences (ch 16), what all goes down in making Plans & Tours (ch 37) or the actions like Opening Moves (ch 43).
Here is the new chapter, Opening Salvos (ch 48): The news is broke - a lot of people are severely busted for war crimes. All systems are on go, to find the scandals. Will justice be served? There are repairs to be done. Will they get there in time, or will someone arrive too early or too late & raise a scene? Sometimes a tactical explanation on how things work is nice... With various teams working together, and the best of them on the same one, things ought to work out... Tactics. It's all about the tactics, understanding what works best, good instinct, and knowing the situation. Those who are being sought do not have good things coming. You just have to read this chapter, because the military action in this section is big-screen movie worthy!
Of course, sometimes it's good to take a break from reading on occasion. Here is a fun game to play on Facebook - Hero Wars. It’s a fun RPG slide game, hosted through Facebook, where there are several fun activities to do daily, with your own team of character heroes, titans, dungeons, towers, and more... A fun diversion for sure, in between reading.
A book I liked reading when I was young was IQ84 by 村上 春樹 Murakami Haruki - a fantasy novel filled with mystery and self discovery of a girl with a learning disability who ends up being an unlikely hero in a dangerous world, which began as a taxi ride that led to a suggestion made by the driver that took her on this humongous adventure... You may just end up loving her side-kick, too. Maybe I need to read it again, with my childhood favorite treat, fresh tangerine/Mandarine oranges, and hot chocolate... Better yet, make it a mocha!
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