I feel it coming. That urge to do a spring cleaning. The carpets need to be cleaned, so do the windows. I don't mind doing the inside if hubby will do the outside. This is the time of year where I like to clean out closets and cupboards, get rid of stuff just taking up space. Hubby cleaned out the oven for me. Can you believe it? I hate cleaning out the oven and now it looks brand new!
Right now I'm just thinking about it.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
RRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
In case you don't know it, that's me growling:)
Hubby had minor surgery yesterday so I took the day off to assist. When we finally got home he was a good boy, took his meds and crashed for most of the day. Course today he's feeling the pain and walking around the house like a caged, hungry bear! And to make matters worse, the old fool tried to remove his bandages without help and cut himself with the scissors...
Scolding him didn't have any effect. I finished removing the bandages, treated his new wound and put a band aide on it.
Hubby had minor surgery yesterday so I took the day off to assist. When we finally got home he was a good boy, took his meds and crashed for most of the day. Course today he's feeling the pain and walking around the house like a caged, hungry bear! And to make matters worse, the old fool tried to remove his bandages without help and cut himself with the scissors...
Scolding him didn't have any effect. I finished removing the bandages, treated his new wound and put a band aide on it.
Good Ole Maxine
Almost every time I sneeze, cough or laugh....
Either my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER - excerpt
Chapter 3
The elevator door opened and Brent stepped into the hallway just in time to see Sophie disappearing behind the stairwell door. Shooting Tom a look of disgust, he took off after her. If you want something done right, do it yourself. All Tom had to do was escort her to the apartment across the hallway and hold her there until he arrived. It was his fault for not taking into account that Tom’s adventures were strictly limited to office work and not kidnapping.
Brent knew he had to stop Sophie before she reached the garage, and security. Senator Adams had spent nearly a week just convincing him to help and now the whole plan was about to go up in smoke. There was no way he was about to face his old friend this early in the game with news of failure.
He hit the door running, the force sending it against the wall as he sprinted after her taking the stairs two at a time. Her speed and determination surprised him; she was already a floor away. Funny, she hadn’t struck him as a survivalist but more like a woman who’d be helpless against someone kidnapping her. He’d taken her softness and pampered upbringing for granted and should have remembered that looks could be deceiving.
Just as she reached the third floor, he heard her gasp; watching as she stumbled before releasing a cry he suspected was from sheer frustration more than pain. Gaining on her, he reached out, his fingertips just grazing the delicate bones of her shoulder. A scream of pure fright echoed through the hollow stairwell, almost breaking his eardrums. She might as well have pulled the fire alarm. He swore. If the security guards didn’t hear that and come running, it would be a miracle.
His hand closed firmly over her shoulder and he pushed her into a dark corner, entrapping her there with his body. Sensing she was about to let out another scream, he quickly slapped his hand over her mouth, effectively cutting it off. "I’m not going to hurt you…damn it!" he swore when she bit down on his hand. "Unless you do that again!" he threatened, grating the words out as he shook his hand.
The elevator door opened and Brent stepped into the hallway just in time to see Sophie disappearing behind the stairwell door. Shooting Tom a look of disgust, he took off after her. If you want something done right, do it yourself. All Tom had to do was escort her to the apartment across the hallway and hold her there until he arrived. It was his fault for not taking into account that Tom’s adventures were strictly limited to office work and not kidnapping.
Brent knew he had to stop Sophie before she reached the garage, and security. Senator Adams had spent nearly a week just convincing him to help and now the whole plan was about to go up in smoke. There was no way he was about to face his old friend this early in the game with news of failure.
He hit the door running, the force sending it against the wall as he sprinted after her taking the stairs two at a time. Her speed and determination surprised him; she was already a floor away. Funny, she hadn’t struck him as a survivalist but more like a woman who’d be helpless against someone kidnapping her. He’d taken her softness and pampered upbringing for granted and should have remembered that looks could be deceiving.
Just as she reached the third floor, he heard her gasp; watching as she stumbled before releasing a cry he suspected was from sheer frustration more than pain. Gaining on her, he reached out, his fingertips just grazing the delicate bones of her shoulder. A scream of pure fright echoed through the hollow stairwell, almost breaking his eardrums. She might as well have pulled the fire alarm. He swore. If the security guards didn’t hear that and come running, it would be a miracle.
His hand closed firmly over her shoulder and he pushed her into a dark corner, entrapping her there with his body. Sensing she was about to let out another scream, he quickly slapped his hand over her mouth, effectively cutting it off. "I’m not going to hurt you…damn it!" he swore when she bit down on his hand. "Unless you do that again!" he threatened, grating the words out as he shook his hand.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Week Number Four
And I'm still doing good! I just got my second order of nutrisystem so I'm set for June.
Did I tell you the food is actually good? Surprisingly so. And the variety is amazing, too. Pizzas, tacos, pasta dishes, chicken and veggies, hamburgers. I had meat loaf and mashed potatoes tonight. Added a cup of peas for my two sides of veggies.
And best of all I didn't have to give up my coffee!
Did I tell you the food is actually good? Surprisingly so. And the variety is amazing, too. Pizzas, tacos, pasta dishes, chicken and veggies, hamburgers. I had meat loaf and mashed potatoes tonight. Added a cup of peas for my two sides of veggies.
And best of all I didn't have to give up my coffee!
Monday, May 25, 2009
I'm Excited!
A fourth great review for my latest release!
A second review from Romance Junkies who says...THE COWBOY WAY is a fast-paced, sexy romance. Lacey is a strong heroine who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to ask Chase to give it to her. Chase is Alpha all the way, meeting her demands and then raising the ante. If you like cowboys (and who doesn't?) and a hot story, this is one for you.
Read the whole review here.
A second review from Romance Junkies who says...THE COWBOY WAY is a fast-paced, sexy romance. Lacey is a strong heroine who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to ask Chase to give it to her. Chase is Alpha all the way, meeting her demands and then raising the ante. If you like cowboys (and who doesn't?) and a hot story, this is one for you.
Read the whole review here.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
What is a meat-eater?
It's slang for a policeman or politician who accepts or extorts graft.
What the heck is graft? LOL That's what the book says.
What the heck is graft? LOL That's what the book says.
People Watching
Hubby and I went out to a new restaurant for dinner tonight. We've driven past it for years and the parking lot is always full so we decided it must be good. And it was.
While we were waiting for our dinner and talking about the events of the day, I began looking around. It's fun to watch people. I quickly began to notice a pattern as I took in a couple people talking on their cell phones. Two others were nose deep reading the newspaper. Then there were those just sitting there waiting for their dinner...in silence.
Have you ever looked around you while waiting for your dinner? It's not the first time I've noticed the sad fact that people aren't talking to each other. Not to stereotype anyone but it does seem to mostly be the elderly. Why is that I wonder?
So I started thinking about it. And it came to me. Maybe they've been together so long that they don't like each other anymore. Maybe they've just run out of things to say. Or, maybe they know each other so well that they can communicate telepathically.
No matter what the truth is, I thought it was a little bit sad to see one spouse quietly sitting there while the other was reading the newspaper or talking on a cell.
While we were waiting for our dinner and talking about the events of the day, I began looking around. It's fun to watch people. I quickly began to notice a pattern as I took in a couple people talking on their cell phones. Two others were nose deep reading the newspaper. Then there were those just sitting there waiting for their dinner...in silence.
Have you ever looked around you while waiting for your dinner? It's not the first time I've noticed the sad fact that people aren't talking to each other. Not to stereotype anyone but it does seem to mostly be the elderly. Why is that I wonder?
So I started thinking about it. And it came to me. Maybe they've been together so long that they don't like each other anymore. Maybe they've just run out of things to say. Or, maybe they know each other so well that they can communicate telepathically.
No matter what the truth is, I thought it was a little bit sad to see one spouse quietly sitting there while the other was reading the newspaper or talking on a cell.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
When Will I Learn?
I'm so disgusted with myself right now. I slipped today. Hubby said, why don't you stop at that chicken place on he way home and get some of that new grilled chicken they've been advertising, for dinner? So, I did. Doesn't take much to sway me sometimes. I've been doing so good on nutrisystem for the last month that I talked myself into it.
I'm not mad that I slipped. I'm mad at myself for eating that crap! I could have had a Little Debbie or a chocolate bar or something. The grilled chicken was tasty but just as greasy as their fried chicken. And worse, there's no meat! I'm not kidding. I picked up a 7-piece meal and was shocked at how small the pieces were. I ate a leg and two tiny thighs and now I feel horrible!
When will I learn?
Apparently not any time soon:)
I'm not mad that I slipped. I'm mad at myself for eating that crap! I could have had a Little Debbie or a chocolate bar or something. The grilled chicken was tasty but just as greasy as their fried chicken. And worse, there's no meat! I'm not kidding. I picked up a 7-piece meal and was shocked at how small the pieces were. I ate a leg and two tiny thighs and now I feel horrible!
When will I learn?
Apparently not any time soon:)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Rambo Granny of Melbourne, Austrailia
Gun-toting granny Ava Estelle, 81, was so ticked-off when two thugs raped her 18-year-old granddaughter that she tracked the unsuspecting ex-cons down... and shot off their testicles.
The old lady spent a week hunting those men down -and, when she found them, she took revenge on them in her own special way, said Melbourne police investigator Evan Delp. Then she took a taxi to the nearest police station, laid the gun on the sergeant's desk and told him as calm as could be: 'Those bastards will never rape anybody again, by God.'
Cops say convicted rapist and robber Davis Furth, 33, lost both his penis and his testicles when outraged Ava opened fire with a 9-mm pistol in the hotel room where he and former prison cell mate Stanley Thomas, 29, were holed up. The wrinkled avenger also blew Thomas' testicles to kingdom come, but doctors managed to save his mangled penis, police said.
'The one guy,Thomas, didn't lose his manhood, 'but the doctor I talked to said he won't be using it the way he used to,' Detective Delp told reporters. 'Both men are still in pretty bad shape, 'but I think they're just happy to be alive after what they've been through.'
The Rambo Granny swung into action August 21 after her granddaughter Debbie was carjacked and raped in broad daylight by two knife-wielding creeps in a section of town bordering on skid row..
'When I saw the look on my Debbie's face that night in the hospital, 'I decided I was going to go out and get those bastards myself ''cause I figured the Law would go easy on them,'recalled the retired library worker. 'And I wasn't scared of them, either -because I've got me a gun and I've been shootin' all my life. 'And I wasn't dumb enough to turn it in when the law changed about owning one.'
So, using a police artist's sketch of the suspects and Debbie's description of the sickos, tough-as-nails Ava spent seven days prowling the wino-infested neighborhood where the crime took place till she spotted the ill-fated rapists entering their flophouse hotel. 'I knew it was them the minute I saw 'em, but I shot a picture of 'em anyway' and took it back to Debbie and she said sure as hell, it was them,' the oldster recalled....
'So I went back to that hotel and found their room and knocked on the door,'and the minute the big one opened the door, I shot 'em right square between the legs,'right where it would really hurt 'em most, you know. 'Then I went in and shot the other one 'as he backed up pleading to me to spare him.
'Then I went down to the police station and turned myself in..' Now, baffled lawmen are trying to figure out exactly how to deal with the vigilante granny. 'What she did was wrong, and she broke the law, but it is difficult to throw an 81-year-old woman in prison,' Det. Delp said,'especially when 3 million people in the city want to nominate her for Mayor.'
DEPORT HER TO AMERICA - WE NEED HER!
The old lady spent a week hunting those men down -and, when she found them, she took revenge on them in her own special way, said Melbourne police investigator Evan Delp. Then she took a taxi to the nearest police station, laid the gun on the sergeant's desk and told him as calm as could be: 'Those bastards will never rape anybody again, by God.'
Cops say convicted rapist and robber Davis Furth, 33, lost both his penis and his testicles when outraged Ava opened fire with a 9-mm pistol in the hotel room where he and former prison cell mate Stanley Thomas, 29, were holed up. The wrinkled avenger also blew Thomas' testicles to kingdom come, but doctors managed to save his mangled penis, police said.
'The one guy,Thomas, didn't lose his manhood, 'but the doctor I talked to said he won't be using it the way he used to,' Detective Delp told reporters. 'Both men are still in pretty bad shape, 'but I think they're just happy to be alive after what they've been through.'
The Rambo Granny swung into action August 21 after her granddaughter Debbie was carjacked and raped in broad daylight by two knife-wielding creeps in a section of town bordering on skid row..
'When I saw the look on my Debbie's face that night in the hospital, 'I decided I was going to go out and get those bastards myself ''cause I figured the Law would go easy on them,'recalled the retired library worker. 'And I wasn't scared of them, either -because I've got me a gun and I've been shootin' all my life. 'And I wasn't dumb enough to turn it in when the law changed about owning one.'
So, using a police artist's sketch of the suspects and Debbie's description of the sickos, tough-as-nails Ava spent seven days prowling the wino-infested neighborhood where the crime took place till she spotted the ill-fated rapists entering their flophouse hotel. 'I knew it was them the minute I saw 'em, but I shot a picture of 'em anyway' and took it back to Debbie and she said sure as hell, it was them,' the oldster recalled....
'So I went back to that hotel and found their room and knocked on the door,'and the minute the big one opened the door, I shot 'em right square between the legs,'right where it would really hurt 'em most, you know. 'Then I went in and shot the other one 'as he backed up pleading to me to spare him.
'Then I went down to the police station and turned myself in..' Now, baffled lawmen are trying to figure out exactly how to deal with the vigilante granny. 'What she did was wrong, and she broke the law, but it is difficult to throw an 81-year-old woman in prison,' Det. Delp said,'especially when 3 million people in the city want to nominate her for Mayor.'
DEPORT HER TO AMERICA - WE NEED HER!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Clint Walker
Ahhh....I just watched an old episode of Cheyenne. I forgot how drop dead gorgeous the man was. With those baby blues,(I couldn't find a color picture that did them justice) that six foot seven inch muscular frame. And that deep, sexy voice! Certainly hero material, 100%.
Did you know he was a twin?
I felt bad for the lady waiting on me at the register this morning, at Walmart. She had a mustache. I don't mean a few hairs or the shadow of one, I mean a full man's mustache. She had to know she had one. We all do. I do. But most of us bleach it, pluck it, wax it or use that Sally Hansen's hair remover on it. There's even a prescription that takes care of unwanted facial hair. I have a friend who does that. It's expensive and don't ask me the name because I don't remember what it is. I'm sure the stars know about it.
Someone, one of her co-workers or at the very least her manager, should gently coach this woman on her appearance. When you look at her your eyes are instantly drawn to her mustache, you can't help it. I can't help but wonder if she was educated that there are products out there to take care of facial hair she would be grateful.
Someone, one of her co-workers or at the very least her manager, should gently coach this woman on her appearance. When you look at her your eyes are instantly drawn to her mustache, you can't help it. I can't help but wonder if she was educated that there are products out there to take care of facial hair she would be grateful.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
It's Raining:)
I love the rain. We need as much of it as we can get. And I love hearing the sound of it, coupled with the rumble of thunder. The rain will leave everything fresh and green and give hubby's little tomato plant a real chance of survival.
This is my Friday and with plans to stay home and do absolutely nothing I pray we have a wet and stormy next couple of days.
Don't hate me for it:)
This is my Friday and with plans to stay home and do absolutely nothing I pray we have a wet and stormy next couple of days.
Don't hate me for it:)
Saturday, May 9, 2009
I've had a bit of bad luck lately. I dread what's coming next because we all know it, I'm thinking bad luck here, comes in threes.
Yesterday I had to chuck out over $300 to get the air conditioner repaired on my car. Some kind of grate like looking thing had to be replaced. The mechanic, a mom and pop type business, gave me a great deal. He fixed my car in one day and my air runs better than it ever has.
Then today my old lap top finally crashed and burned. I've had to run the recovery program just about every third or fourth day lately but today it didn't do its magic and repair my computer. I ran it five times before finally giving up.
I glance over at my hubby and frown, thinking about the new lap top I purchased a month ago and sold it to him because I liked my old one better. He offers to sell it back to me after I explain my dilemma. He wants to get one of those tiny ones anyway. Okay, problem number two solved.
The house smells like Christmas time. Hubby made a batch of sugar cookies. He knows I'm on nutrisystem and for some reason today I've been hungry all damn day! I've been fighting down the hunger pains with oranges, cabbage, and radishes. I did however eat half a sugar cookie:) I've been doing great and in just the three weeks I've been on the program I feel better and have more energy. It's just so hard ignoring that smell coming from the kitchen! LOL
I hope y'all have a great weekend!
Yesterday I had to chuck out over $300 to get the air conditioner repaired on my car. Some kind of grate like looking thing had to be replaced. The mechanic, a mom and pop type business, gave me a great deal. He fixed my car in one day and my air runs better than it ever has.
Then today my old lap top finally crashed and burned. I've had to run the recovery program just about every third or fourth day lately but today it didn't do its magic and repair my computer. I ran it five times before finally giving up.
I glance over at my hubby and frown, thinking about the new lap top I purchased a month ago and sold it to him because I liked my old one better. He offers to sell it back to me after I explain my dilemma. He wants to get one of those tiny ones anyway. Okay, problem number two solved.
The house smells like Christmas time. Hubby made a batch of sugar cookies. He knows I'm on nutrisystem and for some reason today I've been hungry all damn day! I've been fighting down the hunger pains with oranges, cabbage, and radishes. I did however eat half a sugar cookie:) I've been doing great and in just the three weeks I've been on the program I feel better and have more energy. It's just so hard ignoring that smell coming from the kitchen! LOL
I hope y'all have a great weekend!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Third Fantastic Review for THE COWBOY WAY!
The Romance Studio says...Ms. Tory Richards has written a fabulously sensual, exciting book. The tension throughout the book was twofold. There was, of course, the sexual conflict between Chase and Lacey. These two characters were so well written and so aware of each other that it was incredible that the words didn’t burn the pages. The sexual activity was well written and sizzling. The sensual atmosphere was a page-turning experience. The other individuals involved in this story were dynamic and enhanced the book.
This was a great book which I thoroughly enjoyed. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes vibrant characters with beautiful scenery and intense action. This is one author I would love to read again.
Overall rating: Sensuality rating: Explicit
Reviewer: Brenda Talley
Read the complete review here.
This was a great book which I thoroughly enjoyed. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes vibrant characters with beautiful scenery and intense action. This is one author I would love to read again.
Overall rating: Sensuality rating: Explicit
Reviewer: Brenda Talley
Read the complete review here.
OMG...a friend sent this to me and I just have to share it. This is a 1950s Sandwich Menu from Woolworth's......My Generation's Fast Food.
If any of you have doubts about what we paid for a coke and a sandwich at Woolworth's in the 1950's, here's proof of the era we lived in........ I was born in 1955 but I recall eating lunch a few times at a Woolworth's while growing up.
How many of you don't even know what Woolworth's is?
If any of you have doubts about what we paid for a coke and a sandwich at Woolworth's in the 1950's, here's proof of the era we lived in........ I was born in 1955 but I recall eating lunch a few times at a Woolworth's while growing up.
How many of you don't even know what Woolworth's is?
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Models up for Mr. Romance 2009
I gave up waiting for the link from the photographer so took a picture of the picture I was given. I know, I look like I'm constipated or something but I was nervous as hell. Don't know why. The hunk with the big smile asked me if I was nervous. He must have sensed it. I told him yes and then he and the model on my other side took my hands and told me there was nothing to be scared of. Gee...what a girl has to do to get a handsome man to hold her hand! Then Mr. big smile slides his arm around my waist and that's when I try to suck in the love handles.
This group of men were at the RT Convention I attended last month. I still don't know which man won the coveted title. Which is a really big deal.. There were three that really stood out for me but the word going around was that Mr. long hair was going to walk away with it. He had the whole package. Not drop dead handsome but his personality, muscles, and smile won us all over. Oh yeah, and let's not forget the tattoos:)
This group of men were at the RT Convention I attended last month. I still don't know which man won the coveted title. Which is a really big deal.. There were three that really stood out for me but the word going around was that Mr. long hair was going to walk away with it. He had the whole package. Not drop dead handsome but his personality, muscles, and smile won us all over. Oh yeah, and let's not forget the tattoos:)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
More Pictures from RT Convention
I have yet to receive the link for the picture of the hunky models I had my picture taken with. And I have no idea who to contact about it. In the mean time, here are some other pictures I took during the week. Unfortunately, the lighting wasn't very friendly with my camera.
Harlequin luncheon. These were the book covers that lined the entrance way.
The book fair on Saturday. There was something like 400 authors there.
Kimberly Kay Terry and I were both published for the first time, at the same time, with New Concepts Publishing in 2005 so I guess you can say we started out together. My first book was titled "ALL THE RIGHT MOVES" & hers was "LOVE'S REDEMPTION". She's a terrific person and writes multi-cultural erotic romance.
KyAnn Waters and I sat together at the two book signings. She writes erotic romance. We had some very interesting conversations and she was a hoot! She's the kind of person everyone likes. Very sweet and friendly.
This smiling hunk was one of the models running for Mr. Romance 2009. He gave me an autographed picture and the expression on his face gives his personality away. He was happy go lucky and a sincerely friendly guy.
Another shot of the book fair.
These were the authors on the panel discussing multi-cultural romance, one of the workshops I took.
Harlequin luncheon. These were the book covers that lined the entrance way.
The book fair on Saturday. There was something like 400 authors there.
Kimberly Kay Terry and I were both published for the first time, at the same time, with New Concepts Publishing in 2005 so I guess you can say we started out together. My first book was titled "ALL THE RIGHT MOVES" & hers was "LOVE'S REDEMPTION". She's a terrific person and writes multi-cultural erotic romance.
KyAnn Waters and I sat together at the two book signings. She writes erotic romance. We had some very interesting conversations and she was a hoot! She's the kind of person everyone likes. Very sweet and friendly.
This smiling hunk was one of the models running for Mr. Romance 2009. He gave me an autographed picture and the expression on his face gives his personality away. He was happy go lucky and a sincerely friendly guy. 
Another shot of the book fair.
These were the authors on the panel discussing multi-cultural romance, one of the workshops I took.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Meet Craig E. Chaffin
Brief Interview with Craig E. Chaffin about His New BookC. E. Chaffin is a well-known poet, especially on the net, who has been publishing for 40 years. His new book, his first since 1997, includes a section of over 20 love poems, based on the miracle of his falling in love at 45. He's been in love ever since—almost ten years!
Why did you call your book “Unexpected Light?”
In a fallen world where we're often surrounded by darkness, as if in answer to prayer unexpected light often leaks through just at the moment when we fear we can no longer go on. It can be sunlight on a leaf or a late phone call from an old friend, but that's how most light comes in my life.
Furthermore the actual title is mentioned in the last line of the poem, “Prayer to la Virgen,” detailing how Christ was lucky enough to receive a donated grave.. But more so, when I fell in love at 45 for the first time (and it has continued ever since), I was shocked out of my mind. It was truly unexpected light! A whole lighthouse worth of it.
Trained as a medical doctor, I had always been rational about love, thinking (in C. S. Lewis's words) that love should be the result of, not the reason for marriage. All that changed when I met Kathleen. And right after I met her my second wife e-mailed me that she was leaving—such synchronicity!--leaving me a perfect opportunity to experience romantic love for the first time, a gift I wish for everyone. And true love is not just infatuation but an abiding love, a love that puts on overalls and boots in the service of the beloved.
How did you come to write “Unexpected Light?”
I've been publishing poetry for 40 years, and this is my second book. My first was published in 1997. This book was 12 years in the making. It deals with many themes, including the usual four in poetry: God, Death, Nature and Love. The last section of the book, in fact, is devoted to love poems. And that was a main impetus for the book. I had compiled a manuscript entirely of love poems but no publisher showed interest, so I limited the love poems to my very best 20 or so and added poems on other themes, and voila! I had a publisher go all the way for me, including royalties—for poetry, imagine!
Who are your major poetic influences?T. S. Eliot, Robinson Jeffers, Robert Frost, Theodore Roethke, Mark Strand and Pablo Neruda, to name a few. None of these except Neruda is truly a love poet, and he has been the most influential on my romantic poetry. One of the poems in the volume is entitled, “To Kathleen, after Neruda,” for instance. As for poets in English, I like John Donne's love poems bests, though they are so intellectually dense one must assume the object of his love was some kind of a genius to consistently unravel his metaphysics.
Where can we get a copy of “Unexpected Light?”
It's available through Amazon.com and all the usual suspects and any bookstore will order it for you. Best to order it directly from the publisher. There's a page on my website where you can do that: http://cechaffin.com/light.html
It comes in hardback for just $20 and paperback for $12. I wish I could give it away but I can't afford it. Seven reviews have already been published, and I can say without embarrassment that they have all been glowing.
If you join the facebook group, “Unexpected Light,” you will automatically be updated regarding readings and new reviews.
Here's a short excerpt from one of the love poems, “Valentine 2008,” where the speaker imagines his love as a waterfall:
Inside the moss-lipped haven of your granite
I hide behind your thundering skirt of water.
Your clarity dissolves all self-deception.
I would not recognize myself without you.
The shelter of trees is never so generous
As your pouring and thinning of yourself
Into the forest air. I kneel and drink
And like the alder rise up satisfied.
Thanks for having me at your blog,
Craig Erick Chaffin
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Romance Junkies...Another Great Review!
I woke up with a terrific headache this morning but now I'm feeling pretty good. Thanks to a pain pill and this great review I just received for "THE COWBOY WAY". My second one in two weeks!
THE COWBOY WAY was excellent! Chase is the ultimate alpha, reluctant to express his feelings, controlling at times, but all in the best interests of Lacey. Lacey is an excellent match for him. She is independent enough that he can’t walk all over her, without making the mistake of being stupid about it. All in all, THE COWBOY WAY was an entertaining romp in the hay, complete with chaps, skinny-dipping, al fresco nookie, and all the things that are guaranteed to make you wish for a glass of ice water. Excellent job!
Reviewed by Noelle
Thanks Romance Junkies!
Read the complete review here.
THE COWBOY WAY was excellent! Chase is the ultimate alpha, reluctant to express his feelings, controlling at times, but all in the best interests of Lacey. Lacey is an excellent match for him. She is independent enough that he can’t walk all over her, without making the mistake of being stupid about it. All in all, THE COWBOY WAY was an entertaining romp in the hay, complete with chaps, skinny-dipping, al fresco nookie, and all the things that are guaranteed to make you wish for a glass of ice water. Excellent job!
Reviewed by Noelle
Thanks Romance Junkies!
Read the complete review here.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Well...I did it!
I joined Nutrisystem! Wish me luck folks because this is my last chance. Well, I guess I could try acupuncture or hypnosis or something. But the first sounds painful and the second takes my control away. Not that I have any, obviously, if I'm overweight:)
I just can't take this weight anymore. Worse, I see where it's heading. Borderline diabetic, no energy, short of breath most of the time. I'm fifty-three years old but sometimes I feel ancient.
And you know what else? I want to see Alivia grow up. And any other grandchildren my daughter blesses me with. I want to attend their graduations and weddings. If I keep going like this I'll just be a memory. Right now, when I look at Alivia I see a future. I want a future!
My doctor says I can do it. I know I can. But I also know that I have to want to do it. I've tried so many different things over the years. So I thought, why not Nutrisystem? I've heard a lot of good things about the program. So I read up on it and ordered the first month supply of food. You eat five times a day, what's not to like about that? And I like the proportioned foods. No left overs to tempt me. The food taste surprisingly great, too! No kidding.
What have I got to lose?
More importantly, what have I got to gain?
I just can't take this weight anymore. Worse, I see where it's heading. Borderline diabetic, no energy, short of breath most of the time. I'm fifty-three years old but sometimes I feel ancient.
And you know what else? I want to see Alivia grow up. And any other grandchildren my daughter blesses me with. I want to attend their graduations and weddings. If I keep going like this I'll just be a memory. Right now, when I look at Alivia I see a future. I want a future!
My doctor says I can do it. I know I can. But I also know that I have to want to do it. I've tried so many different things over the years. So I thought, why not Nutrisystem? I've heard a lot of good things about the program. So I read up on it and ordered the first month supply of food. You eat five times a day, what's not to like about that? And I like the proportioned foods. No left overs to tempt me. The food taste surprisingly great, too! No kidding.
What have I got to lose?
More importantly, what have I got to gain?
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