OMG...if you think my liking liver and onions is gross then you should have seen the show I just watched! It's called Taboo and there is this man in England who eats road kill. He actually travels the roads looking for it. And he'll eat anything! He made a stew with owl, seagull, rabbit, vulture and tossed in a badger's head because that's his favorite. It didn't even look good. Yet he ate it with relish and even described how good the badger's brain was.
He said he can't stand waste and never buys meat in the stores when he can get it for free on the side of the road. He also digs through dumpsters for food that's been tossed out because of the expiration date. I can almost see that, I mean, none of it's been opened. But road kill?
I think I've seen everything now...
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Liver and Onions...yum!
Anyone here like liver and onions? I used to make it about twice a month but then I found out you're not supposed to eat the working organs of an animal. Now I might have it a couple times a year.
Hubby and I went out last night and I ordered liver and onions. Boy was it good! Some places over cook it until it's like shoe leather but this restaurant cooked it perfectly. Hubby made the mistake of ordering fried chicken but eyed my plate all during dinner. I brought home enough for a second meal.
Hubby and I went out last night and I ordered liver and onions. Boy was it good! Some places over cook it until it's like shoe leather but this restaurant cooked it perfectly. Hubby made the mistake of ordering fried chicken but eyed my plate all during dinner. I brought home enough for a second meal.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
I've been diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder
It's not fatal and I hear it will affect a lot of us. KNOW THE SYMPTOMS......PLEASE READ!
Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.Somehow I feel better even though I have it!!
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car..
I lay my car keys on the table,
Put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
And notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back
On the table and take out the garbage first..
But then I think,
Since I'm going to be near the mailbox
When I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table,
And see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
So I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking..
I'm going to look for my checks,
But first I need to push the Pepsi aside
So that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Pepsi is getting warm,
And I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
A vase of flowers on the counter
Catches my eye -- they need water.
I put the Pepsi on the counter and
Discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk,
But first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter,
Fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
But I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
So I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
But first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers,
But quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back on the table,
Get some towels and wipe up the spill.
Then, I head down the hall trying to
Remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
The car isn't washed
The bills aren't paid
There is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter
The flowers don't have enough water,
There is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
And I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem,
And I'll try to get some help for it,
But first I'll check my e-mail....
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!
It's not fatal and I hear it will affect a lot of us. KNOW THE SYMPTOMS......PLEASE READ!
Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.Somehow I feel better even though I have it!!
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car..
I lay my car keys on the table,
Put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
And notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back
On the table and take out the garbage first..
But then I think,
Since I'm going to be near the mailbox
When I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table,
And see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
So I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking..
I'm going to look for my checks,
But first I need to push the Pepsi aside
So that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Pepsi is getting warm,
And I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
A vase of flowers on the counter
Catches my eye -- they need water.
I put the Pepsi on the counter and
Discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk,
But first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter,
Fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
But I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
So I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
But first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers,
But quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back on the table,
Get some towels and wipe up the spill.
Then, I head down the hall trying to
Remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
The car isn't washed
The bills aren't paid
There is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter
The flowers don't have enough water,
There is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
And I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem,
And I'll try to get some help for it,
But first I'll check my e-mail....
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wolf's Moon
I just thought this was beautiful. Then I began reading the article about it and thought you might enjoy it. The biggest and brightest full moon of 2010 will occur tonight. It offers anyone with clear skies an opportunity to identify easy-to-see features on the moon.This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon, a moniker dating back to Native American culture and the notion that hungry wolves howled at the full moon on cold winter nights. Each month brings another full moon name.
But why will this moon be bigger than others? Here's how the moon works:
The moon is, on average, 238,855 miles (384,400 km) from Earth. The moon's orbit around Earth – which causes it to go through all its phases once every 29.5 days – is not a perfect circle, but rather an ellipse. One side of the orbit is 31,070 miles (50,000 km) closer than the other.
So in each orbit, the moon reaches this closest point to us, called perigee. Once or twice a year, perigee coincides with a full moon, as it will tonight, making the moon bigger and brighter than any other full moons during the year.
Tonight it will be about 14 percent wider and 30 percent brighter than lesser full Moons of the year, according to Spaceweather.com.
As a bonus, Mars will be just to the left of the moon tonight. Look for the reddish, star-like object.
Full moon craziness
Many people think full moons cause strange behavior among animals and even humans. In fact several studies over the years have tried to tie lunar phases to births, heart attacks, deaths, suicides, violence, psychiatric hospital admissions and epileptic seizures, and more. Connections have been inclusive or nonexistent.
The moon does have some odd effects on our planet, and there are oodles of other amazing moon facts and misconceptions:
A full moon at perigee also brings higher ocean tides. This tug of the moon on Earth also creates tides in the planet's crust, not just in the oceans. Beaches are more polluted during full moon, owing to the higher tides. In reality, there's no such thing as a full moon. The full moon occurs when the sun, Earth and the moon are all lined up, almost. If they're perfectly aligned, Earth casts a shadow on the moon and there's a total lunar eclipse. So during what we call a full moon, the moon's face is actually slightly less than 100 percent illuminated. The moon is moving away as you read this, by about 1.6 inches (4 cm) a year.
The moon illusion
Finally, be sure to get out and see the full moon as it rises, right around sunset. Along the horizon, the moon tends to seem even bigger. This is just an illusion.
You can prove to yourself that this is an illusion. Taking a small object such as a pencil eraser, hold it at arm's length, and compare its size to that of the moon just as it rises. Then repeat the experiment later in the night and you'll see that the moon compares the same in both cases. Alternately, snap two photos of the moon, with a digital camera or your cell phone, when the moon is near the horizon and later when it's higher in the sky. Pull both photos up on your computer screen and make a side-by-side comparison.
Astronomers and psychologists agree the moon illusion is just that, but they don't agree on how to explain it.
What a good idea!
Here's some information that may help you in the future . . .
I had a flat tire yesterday, so I got out of the car and opened my trunk. I took out my cardboard men, unfolded them and stood them at the rear of my car, facing oncoming traffic. They look so lifelike you wouldn't believe it! There they were, exposing their naked bodies to the approaching drivers.
Cars start slowing down, looking at my lifelike men, which made it safer for me to work at the side of the road.
Before long, traffic started backing up. Everybody was honking their horns and waving like crazy. It wasn't long before a state trooper pulled up behind me.
He asked, "What's going on here?"
"My car has a flat tire," I replied calmly.
"Well, what are those obscene cardboard men doing here by the road?"
I couldn't believe that he didn't know -- a state trooper!
So I told him, "Those are my Emergency Flashers."
I had a flat tire yesterday, so I got out of the car and opened my trunk. I took out my cardboard men, unfolded them and stood them at the rear of my car, facing oncoming traffic. They look so lifelike you wouldn't believe it! There they were, exposing their naked bodies to the approaching drivers.
Cars start slowing down, looking at my lifelike men, which made it safer for me to work at the side of the road.
Before long, traffic started backing up. Everybody was honking their horns and waving like crazy. It wasn't long before a state trooper pulled up behind me.
He asked, "What's going on here?"
"My car has a flat tire," I replied calmly.
"Well, what are those obscene cardboard men doing here by the road?"
I couldn't believe that he didn't know -- a state trooper!
So I told him, "Those are my Emergency Flashers."
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Horoscope...is yours accurate?
I don't usually go in for this kind of stuff. I'll read it once in a while and sometimes it's amazingly accurate. I'm a Sagittarius. See how accurate mine is below:)
ARIES - The Aggressive
Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny. Excellent kisser EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships, and family is very important to an Aries. Aries are known for being generous and giving.. Addictive. Loud. Always has the need to be 'Right'. Aries will argue to prove their point for hours and hours. Aries are some of the most wonderful people in the world.
TAURUS - The Tramp
Aggressive. Loves being in long relationships. Likes to give a good fight. Fight for what they want. Can be annoying at times, but for the love of attention. Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people in times of need. Good kisser. Good personality. Stubborn. A caring person. They can be self centered and if they want something they will do anything to get it. They love to sleep and can be lazy. One of a kind. Not one to mess with. Are the most attractive people on earth!
GEMINI - The Twin
Nice. Love is one of a kind. Great listeners Very Good at confusing people... Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out. Gemini's will not take any crap from anyone. Gemini's like to tell people what they should do and get offended easily. They are great at losing things and are forgetful. Gemini's can be very sarcastic and childish at times, and are very nosey.
Trustworthy. Always happy. VERY Loud. Talkative. Outgoing VERY FORGIVING. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous. Strong. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.
CANCER - The Beauty
MOST AMAZING KISSER. Very high appeal.. A Cancer's Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet in your life. Entirely creative Person, most are artists and insane respectfully speaking. They perfected sex and do it often. Extremely random. An Ultimate Freak. Extremely funny and is usually the life of the party. Most cancers will take you under their wing and into their hearts where you will remain forever. Cancers make love with a passion beyond compare. Spontaneous. Not a Fighter, But will kick your ass good if it comes down to it.
LEO - The Lion
Great talker. Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Usually happy, but when unhappy tend to be grouchy and childish. A Leo's problem becomes every one's problem. Most Leos are very predictable and tend to be monotonous. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Very predictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found. Great bed mate, if you can get them there.
VIRGO - The One that Waits
Dominant in relationships. Someone loves them right now. Always wants the last word. Caring. Smart. Loud. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please. A pushover. Loves to gamble and take chances. Needs to have the last say in everything. They think they know everything and usually do. Respectful to others but you will quickly lose their respect if you do something untrustworthy towards them and never regain respect. The do not forgive and never forget.
LIBRA - The Lame One
Nice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! However, not the kind of person you want to mess with... You might end up crying. Libras can cause as much havoc as they can prevent. Faithful friends to the end. Can hold a grudge for years. Libras are someone you want on your side. Usually great at sports and are extreme sports fanatics. Kinda dumb at times.
SCORPIO - The Addict
EXTREMELY adorable. Loves to joke. Very Good sense of humor. Will try almost anything once. Loves to be pampered. Energetic. Predictable. GREAT kisser. Always get what they want. Attractive. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Loves to party but at times to the extreme. Loves the smell and feel of money and is good at making it but just as good at spending it! Very protective over loved ones. HARD workers. Can be a good friend but if is disrespected by a friend, the friendship will end. Romantic. Caring.
SAGITTARIUS - The Promiscuous One (This is not me!)
Spontaneous. (Nope...definitely not me. I'm a planner.) High appeal. Rare to find. Great when found. Loves being in long relationships. (Yes.) So much love to give. A loner most of the time. (True. I enjoy being alone.) Loses patience easily and will not take crap. (Very true:)) If in a bad mood stay FAR away. (It is a good idea.) Gets offended easily and remembers the offense forever. (Absolutely not.) Loves deeply but at times will not show it feels it is a sign of weakness. (Humm...don't think so.) Has many fears but will not show it. VERY private person. (VERY true.)Defends loved ones will all their abilities. (True.) Can be childish often. (True, I don't act my age.) Not one to mess with. Very pretty. Very romantic. (Well, I do write romance novels.) Nice to everyone they meet. (As a rule.)Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. (Yes) Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! Amazing in bed...!!! (Oh yeah! LOL) Not the kind of person you want to mess with- you might end up crying. (Really, I'm not that mean.)
CAPRICORN - The Passionate Lover
Love to bust. Nice. Sassy. Intelligent. Sexy. Grouchy at times and annoying to some. Lazy and love to take it easy. But when they find a job or something they like to do they put their all into it. Proud, understanding and sweet. Irresistible. Loves being in long relationships. Great talker. Always gets what he or she wants. Cool. Loves to win against other signs especially Gemini's in sports. Likes to cook but would rather go out to eat at good restaurants. Extremely fun. Loves to joke. Smart.
AQUARIUS - Does It In The Water
Trustworthy. Attractive. Great kisser. One of a kind, loves being in long-term relationships. Can be clumsy at times but tries hard. Will take on any project. Proud of themselves in whatever they do. Messy, and unorganized. Procrastinators. Great lovers, when their not sleeping. Extreme thinkers. Loves their pets usually more then their family. Can be VERY irritating to others when they try to explain or tell a story. Unpredictable. Will exceed your expectations. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out.
PISCES - The Partner for Life
Caring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. Messy at times and irresponsible! Smart but lazy. High appeal. Has the last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Passionate, wonderful lovers. Fun to be around. Too trusting at times and gets hurt easily. Lover of animals. VERY caring, make wonderful nurses or doctors. They always try to do the right thing sometimes get the short end of the stick. They sometimes get used by others and hurt because of their trusting. Extremely weird but in a good way. Good Sense of Humor!!! Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants.. Loves to joke.. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet. Good friend to other but need to be choosy on who they allow their friends to be.
ARIES - The Aggressive
Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny. Excellent kisser EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships, and family is very important to an Aries. Aries are known for being generous and giving.. Addictive. Loud. Always has the need to be 'Right'. Aries will argue to prove their point for hours and hours. Aries are some of the most wonderful people in the world.
TAURUS - The Tramp
Aggressive. Loves being in long relationships. Likes to give a good fight. Fight for what they want. Can be annoying at times, but for the love of attention. Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people in times of need. Good kisser. Good personality. Stubborn. A caring person. They can be self centered and if they want something they will do anything to get it. They love to sleep and can be lazy. One of a kind. Not one to mess with. Are the most attractive people on earth!
GEMINI - The Twin
Nice. Love is one of a kind. Great listeners Very Good at confusing people... Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out. Gemini's will not take any crap from anyone. Gemini's like to tell people what they should do and get offended easily. They are great at losing things and are forgetful. Gemini's can be very sarcastic and childish at times, and are very nosey.
Trustworthy. Always happy. VERY Loud. Talkative. Outgoing VERY FORGIVING. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous. Strong. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.
CANCER - The Beauty
MOST AMAZING KISSER. Very high appeal.. A Cancer's Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet in your life. Entirely creative Person, most are artists and insane respectfully speaking. They perfected sex and do it often. Extremely random. An Ultimate Freak. Extremely funny and is usually the life of the party. Most cancers will take you under their wing and into their hearts where you will remain forever. Cancers make love with a passion beyond compare. Spontaneous. Not a Fighter, But will kick your ass good if it comes down to it.
LEO - The Lion
Great talker. Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Usually happy, but when unhappy tend to be grouchy and childish. A Leo's problem becomes every one's problem. Most Leos are very predictable and tend to be monotonous. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Very predictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found. Great bed mate, if you can get them there.
VIRGO - The One that Waits
Dominant in relationships. Someone loves them right now. Always wants the last word. Caring. Smart. Loud. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please. A pushover. Loves to gamble and take chances. Needs to have the last say in everything. They think they know everything and usually do. Respectful to others but you will quickly lose their respect if you do something untrustworthy towards them and never regain respect. The do not forgive and never forget.
LIBRA - The Lame One
Nice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! However, not the kind of person you want to mess with... You might end up crying. Libras can cause as much havoc as they can prevent. Faithful friends to the end. Can hold a grudge for years. Libras are someone you want on your side. Usually great at sports and are extreme sports fanatics. Kinda dumb at times.
SCORPIO - The Addict
EXTREMELY adorable. Loves to joke. Very Good sense of humor. Will try almost anything once. Loves to be pampered. Energetic. Predictable. GREAT kisser. Always get what they want. Attractive. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Loves to party but at times to the extreme. Loves the smell and feel of money and is good at making it but just as good at spending it! Very protective over loved ones. HARD workers. Can be a good friend but if is disrespected by a friend, the friendship will end. Romantic. Caring.
SAGITTARIUS - The Promiscuous One (This is not me!)
Spontaneous. (Nope...definitely not me. I'm a planner.) High appeal. Rare to find. Great when found. Loves being in long relationships. (Yes.) So much love to give. A loner most of the time. (True. I enjoy being alone.) Loses patience easily and will not take crap. (Very true:)) If in a bad mood stay FAR away. (It is a good idea.) Gets offended easily and remembers the offense forever. (Absolutely not.) Loves deeply but at times will not show it feels it is a sign of weakness. (Humm...don't think so.) Has many fears but will not show it. VERY private person. (VERY true.)Defends loved ones will all their abilities. (True.) Can be childish often. (True, I don't act my age.) Not one to mess with. Very pretty. Very romantic. (Well, I do write romance novels.) Nice to everyone they meet. (As a rule.)Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. (Yes) Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! Amazing in bed...!!! (Oh yeah! LOL) Not the kind of person you want to mess with- you might end up crying. (Really, I'm not that mean.)
CAPRICORN - The Passionate Lover
Love to bust. Nice. Sassy. Intelligent. Sexy. Grouchy at times and annoying to some. Lazy and love to take it easy. But when they find a job or something they like to do they put their all into it. Proud, understanding and sweet. Irresistible. Loves being in long relationships. Great talker. Always gets what he or she wants. Cool. Loves to win against other signs especially Gemini's in sports. Likes to cook but would rather go out to eat at good restaurants. Extremely fun. Loves to joke. Smart.
AQUARIUS - Does It In The Water
Trustworthy. Attractive. Great kisser. One of a kind, loves being in long-term relationships. Can be clumsy at times but tries hard. Will take on any project. Proud of themselves in whatever they do. Messy, and unorganized. Procrastinators. Great lovers, when their not sleeping. Extreme thinkers. Loves their pets usually more then their family. Can be VERY irritating to others when they try to explain or tell a story. Unpredictable. Will exceed your expectations. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out.
PISCES - The Partner for Life
Caring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. Messy at times and irresponsible! Smart but lazy. High appeal. Has the last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Passionate, wonderful lovers. Fun to be around. Too trusting at times and gets hurt easily. Lover of animals. VERY caring, make wonderful nurses or doctors. They always try to do the right thing sometimes get the short end of the stick. They sometimes get used by others and hurt because of their trusting. Extremely weird but in a good way. Good Sense of Humor!!! Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants.. Loves to joke.. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet. Good friend to other but need to be choosy on who they allow their friends to be.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Karma
Karma is a Sanskrit word that means "action." Karma has commonly been considered a punishment for past bad actions, but karma is neither judge nor jury. Rather, it is simply the universal law of cause and effect that says every thought, word and act carries energy into the world and affects our present reality. Karma can also refer to the "work" we have ahead of us, which includes lessons from both our past and present lives.
Karma is one of those topics that many people know a little about, but few understand. To start with, Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The law of karma basically states that every action has a reaction and whatever you do to others will later return to you. We are accountable for everything we do, regardless of whether we understand it or not.
Do you believe in karma? I do. I believe what goes around comes around and payback is right around the corner. If someone is speeding and cuts you off in traffic, then further down the road you see they've been pulled over by a cop...isn't that karma? Have you ever found yourself saying, "one day they'll get theirs"?
What creates good or bad karma is also the nature of the intent behind the action. If one uses things selfishly or out of anger, greed, hate, revenge, etc., then the nature of the act is of darkness. One will incur bad karma from it that will later manifest as reversals in life, painful events, disease or accidents. While things that are done for the benefit of others, out of kindness and love, with no thought of return, or for worshiping God, are all acts of goodness and piety, which will bring upliftment or good fortune to you.
However, if you do something bad that happens because of an accident or a mistake, without the intent to do any harm to others, the karma is not so heavy. Maybe you were meant to be an instrument in someone else’s karma, which is also yours. It will take into consideration your motivation. Yet the greater the intent or awareness of doing something wrong, the greater the degree of negative reaction there will be. So it is all based on the intent behind the action.
I believe how you live your life affects the kind of rewards you'll receive. Not to mention how good doing the right things in life make you feel. The sacrifices you make might help someone else but in the long run you benefit from them just as much.
If everyone understood the law of karma, we would all be living a happier life in a brighter world. Why? Because we could know how to adjust our lives so we would not be suffering the constant reactions of what we have done due to the false aims of life.
Have you had an experience where the thought crossed your mind that it might be karma?
Karma is one of those topics that many people know a little about, but few understand. To start with, Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The law of karma basically states that every action has a reaction and whatever you do to others will later return to you. We are accountable for everything we do, regardless of whether we understand it or not.
Do you believe in karma? I do. I believe what goes around comes around and payback is right around the corner. If someone is speeding and cuts you off in traffic, then further down the road you see they've been pulled over by a cop...isn't that karma? Have you ever found yourself saying, "one day they'll get theirs"?
What creates good or bad karma is also the nature of the intent behind the action. If one uses things selfishly or out of anger, greed, hate, revenge, etc., then the nature of the act is of darkness. One will incur bad karma from it that will later manifest as reversals in life, painful events, disease or accidents. While things that are done for the benefit of others, out of kindness and love, with no thought of return, or for worshiping God, are all acts of goodness and piety, which will bring upliftment or good fortune to you.
However, if you do something bad that happens because of an accident or a mistake, without the intent to do any harm to others, the karma is not so heavy. Maybe you were meant to be an instrument in someone else’s karma, which is also yours. It will take into consideration your motivation. Yet the greater the intent or awareness of doing something wrong, the greater the degree of negative reaction there will be. So it is all based on the intent behind the action.
I believe how you live your life affects the kind of rewards you'll receive. Not to mention how good doing the right things in life make you feel. The sacrifices you make might help someone else but in the long run you benefit from them just as much.
If everyone understood the law of karma, we would all be living a happier life in a brighter world. Why? Because we could know how to adjust our lives so we would not be suffering the constant reactions of what we have done due to the false aims of life.
Have you had an experience where the thought crossed your mind that it might be karma?
Saturday, January 23, 2010
A tender moment...
Hard to imagine this is one of the most dangerous animals on land when you see a picture like this.
Friday, January 22, 2010
WARNING...HOT!
X-RATED excerpt of "IT'S ALL IN THE JEANS"...you've been warned!
By the time he made it back to the bedroom he heard the water running, realizing Libby was in the shower. Logan hesitated, struggling between continuing into the bathroom and turning around to leave. His hard-on decided it for him. He kicked off his shoes while reaching for the hem to his shirt. He whipped it over his head, tossing it on her bed as he walked by.Without missing a move his hands moved to his belt, quickly unbuckling it and bringing the zipper down.
He reached the bathroom doorway, taking a moment to roll his jeans down and kick them away. He paused, enjoying the sight of Libby behind the frosted glass of the shower door. He could see enough to know she was rinsing her hair. Then she reached for the body wash, and with hungry eyes Logan watched her run the soapy puff over her neck and down her breasts. His penis jumped as though saying, what are you waiting for? What was he waiting for?
When her hands glided down to the dark curls between her legs his knees grew weak with desire. He opened the door. Libby’s hands halted. The invitation was in her eyes. Logan stepped into the stall and closed the door behind him. Words weren’t necessary. The look on her face told him Libby was already turned on. Her lips were parted, her eyes half closed. Her nipples were like rosy berries against her quivering breasts.
Streams of soap trailed down her body as it was rinsed away with
the spray of water falling on her. His gaze dropped, taking in her shapely form, the glistening hair between her legs. He reached out, wrapping an arm around her tiny waist and jerking her against him. Her head fell back, a sharp gasp escaping her. Logan swooped down and covered her mouth with his. That was all it took for the passion to erupt between them. And they were kissing like it was their first, their last. Sounds of mutual pleasure filled the room as their tongues battled in a dance as old as time.
Logan thrust his hips, his full erection jabbing between Libby’s quivering thighs. His hands closed over her breasts, squeezing gently. But it was Libby’s gentle hands cupping his balls that pushed him over the edge. A fire of need fueled his blood with a gut-wrenching need. His hands moved to Libby’s waist and he pushed her away. Their eyes met. They were both gasping for breath. Then Logan flipped her around and pushed her against the wall. Her gasp was a mixture of pleasure and surprise.
He could only imagine how the cool tile felt against her hot, wet flesh, her stimulated nipples. His hands caressed down her arms. He took hold of her wrists and slowly pulled her arms up until her palms were flush against the tile over her head. Logan leaned into her, his hard flesh eager to explore the soft folds of her buttocks. Libby cried out softly and tried to turn around, but he held her firmly in place.
His heart was pounding like a jackhammer and he leaned in close, running his open mouth along the side of her throat up to her ear. His teeth nibbled at her lobe as he whispered, “Am I hurting you?”
“God, no!” Libby gasped, shuddering wildly. As though to prove her point she thrust her bottom back into his erection, rotating her hips. A soft moan escaped her, a groan escaped him. Logan slowly released her wrists, confident now that she would remain where he wanted her. His hands trailed down her arms and shoulders, continuing down her sides and over her hips. Libby twitched, causing him to smile.
“Ticklish?”
She nodded.
His hands glided smoothly around to the front of her, his fingers splaying over her flesh as they moved along. Ever so slowly his hands smoothed downward, between Libby’s thighs, then back up to the most intimate part of her. She quivered beneath his touch, gasping sharply when his fingers slipped inside her, teasing her, testing her. Driving her wild.
“Logan!”
Her impassioned plea urged him to continue. Libby’s hips moved sensuously against his invading fingers, while his hips thrust against the satin softness of her bottom. A rhythm developed between them that escalated with every movement they made. Soon it wasn’t enough, Logan wanted more. His fingers slipped out of her.
Words weren’t needed. They each had the same needs and right now they wanted to consume each other. Libby spread her legs, arched her back and thrust her buttocks out, giving Logan the leverage he needed to enter her body from behind. He was rock-hard; it wasn’t difficult guiding his aching flesh past the welcoming gates of her slick pussy. One deep thrust and he was buried to the hilt inside her.
“Oh my God!” she cried out. “Logan…” A shudder racked Libby’s body, but she kept her arms against the wall over her head.
“Hell!” he exploded. She was tight, wet, and hot. And he was about to lose control. His hands slapped the wall above Libby’s head; he kept his body close against hers and began to plunge deeply, building up speed.
Libby turned her face sideways and Logan swooped down, kissing her hungrily. Her mouth opened to the invasion of his tongue as easily as her body accepted the penetration of his possession. He couldn’t stop the rolling blast of release spiraling through his body, but there were ways of slowing it down.
Logan forced himself to pull back and wait, until the urge to finish diminished. He owed it to Libby to see to her needs too. He brought one arm down, his hand moving between Libby’s body and the wall until he reached the swollen clit of her desire. It was hard and pulsing, and she nearly crumbled when his finger flicked over it. She trembled violently, gasping loudly as he played with her.
“Logan…"
By the time he made it back to the bedroom he heard the water running, realizing Libby was in the shower. Logan hesitated, struggling between continuing into the bathroom and turning around to leave. His hard-on decided it for him. He kicked off his shoes while reaching for the hem to his shirt. He whipped it over his head, tossing it on her bed as he walked by.Without missing a move his hands moved to his belt, quickly unbuckling it and bringing the zipper down.
He reached the bathroom doorway, taking a moment to roll his jeans down and kick them away. He paused, enjoying the sight of Libby behind the frosted glass of the shower door. He could see enough to know she was rinsing her hair. Then she reached for the body wash, and with hungry eyes Logan watched her run the soapy puff over her neck and down her breasts. His penis jumped as though saying, what are you waiting for? What was he waiting for?
When her hands glided down to the dark curls between her legs his knees grew weak with desire. He opened the door. Libby’s hands halted. The invitation was in her eyes. Logan stepped into the stall and closed the door behind him. Words weren’t necessary. The look on her face told him Libby was already turned on. Her lips were parted, her eyes half closed. Her nipples were like rosy berries against her quivering breasts.
Streams of soap trailed down her body as it was rinsed away with
the spray of water falling on her. His gaze dropped, taking in her shapely form, the glistening hair between her legs. He reached out, wrapping an arm around her tiny waist and jerking her against him. Her head fell back, a sharp gasp escaping her. Logan swooped down and covered her mouth with his. That was all it took for the passion to erupt between them. And they were kissing like it was their first, their last. Sounds of mutual pleasure filled the room as their tongues battled in a dance as old as time.
Logan thrust his hips, his full erection jabbing between Libby’s quivering thighs. His hands closed over her breasts, squeezing gently. But it was Libby’s gentle hands cupping his balls that pushed him over the edge. A fire of need fueled his blood with a gut-wrenching need. His hands moved to Libby’s waist and he pushed her away. Their eyes met. They were both gasping for breath. Then Logan flipped her around and pushed her against the wall. Her gasp was a mixture of pleasure and surprise.
He could only imagine how the cool tile felt against her hot, wet flesh, her stimulated nipples. His hands caressed down her arms. He took hold of her wrists and slowly pulled her arms up until her palms were flush against the tile over her head. Logan leaned into her, his hard flesh eager to explore the soft folds of her buttocks. Libby cried out softly and tried to turn around, but he held her firmly in place.
His heart was pounding like a jackhammer and he leaned in close, running his open mouth along the side of her throat up to her ear. His teeth nibbled at her lobe as he whispered, “Am I hurting you?”
“God, no!” Libby gasped, shuddering wildly. As though to prove her point she thrust her bottom back into his erection, rotating her hips. A soft moan escaped her, a groan escaped him. Logan slowly released her wrists, confident now that she would remain where he wanted her. His hands trailed down her arms and shoulders, continuing down her sides and over her hips. Libby twitched, causing him to smile.
“Ticklish?”
She nodded.
His hands glided smoothly around to the front of her, his fingers splaying over her flesh as they moved along. Ever so slowly his hands smoothed downward, between Libby’s thighs, then back up to the most intimate part of her. She quivered beneath his touch, gasping sharply when his fingers slipped inside her, teasing her, testing her. Driving her wild.
“Logan!”
Her impassioned plea urged him to continue. Libby’s hips moved sensuously against his invading fingers, while his hips thrust against the satin softness of her bottom. A rhythm developed between them that escalated with every movement they made. Soon it wasn’t enough, Logan wanted more. His fingers slipped out of her.
Words weren’t needed. They each had the same needs and right now they wanted to consume each other. Libby spread her legs, arched her back and thrust her buttocks out, giving Logan the leverage he needed to enter her body from behind. He was rock-hard; it wasn’t difficult guiding his aching flesh past the welcoming gates of her slick pussy. One deep thrust and he was buried to the hilt inside her.
“Oh my God!” she cried out. “Logan…” A shudder racked Libby’s body, but she kept her arms against the wall over her head.
“Hell!” he exploded. She was tight, wet, and hot. And he was about to lose control. His hands slapped the wall above Libby’s head; he kept his body close against hers and began to plunge deeply, building up speed.
Libby turned her face sideways and Logan swooped down, kissing her hungrily. Her mouth opened to the invasion of his tongue as easily as her body accepted the penetration of his possession. He couldn’t stop the rolling blast of release spiraling through his body, but there were ways of slowing it down.
Logan forced himself to pull back and wait, until the urge to finish diminished. He owed it to Libby to see to her needs too. He brought one arm down, his hand moving between Libby’s body and the wall until he reached the swollen clit of her desire. It was hard and pulsing, and she nearly crumbled when his finger flicked over it. She trembled violently, gasping loudly as he played with her.
“Logan…"
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Off to the Mall I went...
I think I've mentioned before that I don't like shopping. Any kind. But once in a while I need things. Stuff I can't get in a grocery store, unless I'm at Walmart. However, I don't like to buy my clothes and shoes there so off to the mall I went. Against my will I might add.
I timed it just right. Arrived there just as they were opening the doors. If the parking lot didn't give it away once I began walking the mall in my quest for a few items, it became obviously clear the place was dead. And I mean D.E.A.D.! I really enjoyed myself because that's one of the main reasons I don't like to shop. The crowds.
Then I began to feel bad for the struggling merchants. But that only lasted until I saw all the great deals out there. I managed to purchase 2 pairs of pants, a pair of dress shoes, and a dressy blouse at Dillard's all for under $100...and I did it all under an hour. The weird thing? I made 3 purchases at 3 different registers and each purchase came out to the same exact amount...$32 and some change. I left the mall thinking, maybe I should play the lotto or something.
The reason I had to go shopping? This Friday the girls and I go to see Phantom of the Opera.
And apparently you can't wear sneakers and peddle pushers to the theatre:)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
10 Things you should never say to your boyfriend
1) "My ex did the exact same thing!"
Whether it's a desirable resemblance (they both always hold the door open) or a less desirable one (neither one showers often enough), your boyfriend never wants to hear that he's anything like your ex. Ever.
You don’t want him to feel like you're always comparing the two of them, do you? Think about it: Do you really want him to imagine that he does other things just like your ex? Doubtful. Plus, he might think you're still hung up on your former flame.
Either way, a comment like this won’t do much for his self-esteem. So the next time you experience boyfriend deja-vu, keep it to yourself.
2) "Helen's pregnant ... Shhhh"
Remember on Sex and the City when Carrie tells Aidan that Miranda's pregnant but that he can't tell Steve? Remember how upset Aidan was to hear the incriminating news? Your boyfriend doesn't want to hear information that could get him into trouble. And even if he does want to hear it, he really shouldn't.
Don't burden him with someone else’s secret. And besides, if he does spill the beans, your friend is going to be mad at you, not him.
Along the same lines, he doesn't want to hear about your friend’s yeast infections, her irregular periods or her IBS. It's bad enough he has to hear about yours.
3) "When we're married/have kids..."
It's natural to fantasize about wedded bliss and the three kids you and your beau will one day spawn — you’re only human. And sometimes you might even entertain this fantasy very early on in a relationship. But unless you want to scare him away permanently, keep thoughts like these in your head where they belong.
Even if he himself has thought about your happily-ever-after future, he probably doesn't want to hear it described out loud just yet. Wait until you're sure you're on the same page regarding marriage, kids, and the future of your relationship before you start prophesizing. A gut feeling probably isn’t good enough.
4) "Do You Think She's Pretty?"
When you ask a question like this, your boyfriend knows he can’t win.
If he says “yes,” you’ll probably get jealous and upset. You might even follow up with “Is she prettier than me?” Talk about a loaded question!
Of course, if he says “no” (and she clearly is pretty), you’ll accuse him of being a liar. You’ll wonder what else he’s lying about, even as you assure him you don’t mind if he says “yes.” Pfff…as if you’re that insecure!
Has he managed to convince you that he genuinely doesn’t find her attractive at all? You’ll wonder what his bad taste says about you.
See?
5) "I'm fine" or "Never mind"
Your face says it all. So does the fact that you haven't said a word in the past hour. And the way you snapped over the misplaced remote control isn't hiding anything either. But when he asks if you’re okay, you say you're fine. At this point, your boyfriend wants to tear his hair out.
Passive-aggressive behavior doesn't help anyone. First, you miss an opportunity to actually address what’s bothering you. You also bottle up your frustrations and create new problems. By the time you actually try to tackle what’s really bothering you, you’re both too upset about too many things to have a constructive discussion.
6) "I just let one go"
In a man's mind, women only use the bathroom to re-apply their lipstick (or, at the very worst, pee). They know they're kidding themselves, but they really don't want any physical, verbal, or olfactory indication of the contrary.
Announcing your bodily function means he can no longer blame the dog. Suddenly, you're one of the guys, and not in a sexy, "I watch football and drink beer but I'm still a girlie-girl" kind of way.
Sure, he'll get over it. He may even laugh about it from time to time. But he'd still prefer that it never happened. So depending on how squeamish your guy is, you might want to wait till you're married to be disgusting.
7) “I’ll try anything once!”
Because unless you really, really, really mean it, don’t get his hopes up.
8) “Are you sure you're okay?"
(Repeatedly. Even after he’s told you he really is okay.)
Sometimes we’re thrown off guard when our guy is uncharacteristically quiet. We’ll prod and probe, hoping to get to the bottom of their issue (and too often, we're absolutely sure it’s something we’ve done). When in reality, there may not be a concrete reason at all.
Men have bad days too — they can be moody, tired, or just generally not feel like talking. They’re only human! As hard as it can be, don’t read into it too much. Give him his space and keep yourself busy until he snaps out of it.
Ask him what’s bothering him over and over again and the only honest answer will be “You.”
9) “I hate my thighs”
If he didn’t find you attractive, he wouldn’t be with you in the first place. Period, end of story.
Putting yourself down in front of him makes you look insecure, and just in case you didn’t know, men really hate that (see #6). Just like women, they’re usually attracted to self-confidence and put off by its opposite.
Think about it. Would you want to be with a man who constantly talked about how much he hated his calves or how he felt like a failure in his career? Uh, no way.
In addition, you’ll draw attention to flaws that he probably never even noticed before. No one else looks as closely at your body as you do. In all likelihood, you are your own worst critic. Don’t recruit him.
10) "I hate your mom"
Likewise for his friends, his siblings, his dad … even his dog.
If he really loves someone or something, don’t hate on ‘em. You may not get along perfectly with everyone in his life, but try your hardest to be diplomatic in your relationships with people he really cares about. Be open-minded about what he sees in them (things that may not be immediately obvious to you).
Maybe Deadbeat Dave is his oldest friend — the person he survived middle school with; the only person who stood by him when he lost his job a couple years back. Maybe despite his lack of attention to hygiene, he’s got a heart of gold.
If you love your man, you’ll trust his judgment.
And whatever you do, don’t ever make him pick a side. If it’s between you and his mom, you’ll lose every time.
Whether it's a desirable resemblance (they both always hold the door open) or a less desirable one (neither one showers often enough), your boyfriend never wants to hear that he's anything like your ex. Ever.
You don’t want him to feel like you're always comparing the two of them, do you? Think about it: Do you really want him to imagine that he does other things just like your ex? Doubtful. Plus, he might think you're still hung up on your former flame.
Either way, a comment like this won’t do much for his self-esteem. So the next time you experience boyfriend deja-vu, keep it to yourself.
2) "Helen's pregnant ... Shhhh"
Remember on Sex and the City when Carrie tells Aidan that Miranda's pregnant but that he can't tell Steve? Remember how upset Aidan was to hear the incriminating news? Your boyfriend doesn't want to hear information that could get him into trouble. And even if he does want to hear it, he really shouldn't.
Don't burden him with someone else’s secret. And besides, if he does spill the beans, your friend is going to be mad at you, not him.
Along the same lines, he doesn't want to hear about your friend’s yeast infections, her irregular periods or her IBS. It's bad enough he has to hear about yours.
3) "When we're married/have kids..."
It's natural to fantasize about wedded bliss and the three kids you and your beau will one day spawn — you’re only human. And sometimes you might even entertain this fantasy very early on in a relationship. But unless you want to scare him away permanently, keep thoughts like these in your head where they belong.
Even if he himself has thought about your happily-ever-after future, he probably doesn't want to hear it described out loud just yet. Wait until you're sure you're on the same page regarding marriage, kids, and the future of your relationship before you start prophesizing. A gut feeling probably isn’t good enough.
4) "Do You Think She's Pretty?"
When you ask a question like this, your boyfriend knows he can’t win.
If he says “yes,” you’ll probably get jealous and upset. You might even follow up with “Is she prettier than me?” Talk about a loaded question!
Of course, if he says “no” (and she clearly is pretty), you’ll accuse him of being a liar. You’ll wonder what else he’s lying about, even as you assure him you don’t mind if he says “yes.” Pfff…as if you’re that insecure!
Has he managed to convince you that he genuinely doesn’t find her attractive at all? You’ll wonder what his bad taste says about you.
See?
5) "I'm fine" or "Never mind"
Your face says it all. So does the fact that you haven't said a word in the past hour. And the way you snapped over the misplaced remote control isn't hiding anything either. But when he asks if you’re okay, you say you're fine. At this point, your boyfriend wants to tear his hair out.
Passive-aggressive behavior doesn't help anyone. First, you miss an opportunity to actually address what’s bothering you. You also bottle up your frustrations and create new problems. By the time you actually try to tackle what’s really bothering you, you’re both too upset about too many things to have a constructive discussion.
6) "I just let one go"
In a man's mind, women only use the bathroom to re-apply their lipstick (or, at the very worst, pee). They know they're kidding themselves, but they really don't want any physical, verbal, or olfactory indication of the contrary.
Announcing your bodily function means he can no longer blame the dog. Suddenly, you're one of the guys, and not in a sexy, "I watch football and drink beer but I'm still a girlie-girl" kind of way.
Sure, he'll get over it. He may even laugh about it from time to time. But he'd still prefer that it never happened. So depending on how squeamish your guy is, you might want to wait till you're married to be disgusting.
7) “I’ll try anything once!”
Because unless you really, really, really mean it, don’t get his hopes up.
8) “Are you sure you're okay?"
(Repeatedly. Even after he’s told you he really is okay.)
Sometimes we’re thrown off guard when our guy is uncharacteristically quiet. We’ll prod and probe, hoping to get to the bottom of their issue (and too often, we're absolutely sure it’s something we’ve done). When in reality, there may not be a concrete reason at all.
Men have bad days too — they can be moody, tired, or just generally not feel like talking. They’re only human! As hard as it can be, don’t read into it too much. Give him his space and keep yourself busy until he snaps out of it.
Ask him what’s bothering him over and over again and the only honest answer will be “You.”
9) “I hate my thighs”
If he didn’t find you attractive, he wouldn’t be with you in the first place. Period, end of story.
Putting yourself down in front of him makes you look insecure, and just in case you didn’t know, men really hate that (see #6). Just like women, they’re usually attracted to self-confidence and put off by its opposite.
Think about it. Would you want to be with a man who constantly talked about how much he hated his calves or how he felt like a failure in his career? Uh, no way.
In addition, you’ll draw attention to flaws that he probably never even noticed before. No one else looks as closely at your body as you do. In all likelihood, you are your own worst critic. Don’t recruit him.
10) "I hate your mom"
Likewise for his friends, his siblings, his dad … even his dog.
If he really loves someone or something, don’t hate on ‘em. You may not get along perfectly with everyone in his life, but try your hardest to be diplomatic in your relationships with people he really cares about. Be open-minded about what he sees in them (things that may not be immediately obvious to you).
Maybe Deadbeat Dave is his oldest friend — the person he survived middle school with; the only person who stood by him when he lost his job a couple years back. Maybe despite his lack of attention to hygiene, he’s got a heart of gold.
If you love your man, you’ll trust his judgment.
And whatever you do, don’t ever make him pick a side. If it’s between you and his mom, you’ll lose every time.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
What Would You Do?
I've said it before and I'll say it again, chunky women with dimples should not wear white polyester pants! Do you not look in the mirror before you leave the house? I know I do. It's the last thing I do before leaving in the mornings to make sure my makeup is just so, my hair is in place, that I look decent.
I saw a woman at work today, a pretty girl, except she was wearing white pants when she definitely shouldn't have been. Now, I'm a chunky woman, and white pants is something I would never wear! Unless I was wearing a long blouse that covered my thighs.
Now I ask you...if you had a chunky friend with cottage cheese thighs and she was wearing white see-through pants, would you tell her how bad she looked?
I saw a woman at work today, a pretty girl, except she was wearing white pants when she definitely shouldn't have been. Now, I'm a chunky woman, and white pants is something I would never wear! Unless I was wearing a long blouse that covered my thighs.
Now I ask you...if you had a chunky friend with cottage cheese thighs and she was wearing white see-through pants, would you tell her how bad she looked?
Getting Intimate
As a Goddess Fish Blog Tour Partner this gives you a chance to meet other authors and Victoria Blisse has stopped in as my guest today.
Interview -
1.The premise for Getting Intimate sounds very interesting! Where did you come up with the idea?
Well, it’s the sequel to Getting Physical and when I wrote that book I knew that Terri and John wanted a sequel actually, I was pretty sure they’d want their own trilogy! So I had the idea for Getting intimate in my mind when I first wrote Getting Physical, it’s just taken me a little time *cough* 3 years nearly *cough* to actually get round to writing it!
What I wanted was, as the name suggest, a more intimate look into Terri and John’s relationship. In Getting Physical I got them together via their gym visits and I really wanted to see how that relationship would develop.
2. What won't we see in Victoria Blisse books and why?
Well, you won’t see an unhappy ending. I like happy endings, I think it’s essential for a romance book especially to end on a high note.
3. Who's your favorite author?
Just one? How cruel to make me pick! I love David Gemmell and his brand of heroic fantasy. I’m very partial to a good fantasy story and Terry Pratchett could also get a mention as my favourite author too, sorry, I really couldn’t pick just one!
4. What genre would you like to try your hand at but don't where or how to start?
Historical. I love the idea of writing a period piece but the research involved scares me and I honestly wouldn’t know where to start.
5. What did you have for dinner tonight?
Chicken and mashed potatoes with green beans and carrots and gravy. I had Luscious Lemon cake for dessert!
6. What's your guilty pleasure?
Well, I’d like to say nothing because really pleasure should be guilt free but I do find I’m awfully good at giving myself a guilt trip over things! And my guilty pleasure at the moment is spending waaaaay to much time messing with cafe world on facebook. Now that is a sad admission isn’t it? But it is my favourite procrastination tool right now!
7. Please fill in the blank. Writing is my ___________________ because ________________.
Writing is my anchor because without it I would go stark raving mad.
8. What's your next project and can you share a little of it with us?Well, from a sweet contemporary comedic romance to vampires. Yeah, I’m terribly eclectic. There is a story in the editing at the moment called ‘The Point’ Which is about a vampire named Hugh who owns a vampire night club. He meets a curvy human by coincidence and falls in love. The Point is due out from Total-E-Bound in April.
But the story I’ve recently worked on is the sequel to that and has no title as yet. It is the story of Josh, a vampire who plays a bit part in ‘The Point’. Hopefully it will be book two in the PointVamp series. Here is a little, unedited snippet for you!
"Before we go any further, I want to know your name." He snapped.
"It's Cara," she replied, without looking back, "I've got something for you."
In the little clearing in the middle of the wasteland was a naked girl, she was strapped to a tree and she was shivering.
"What the fuck?" Josh exclaimed, "You can't leave a poor woman outside, naked in bloody autumn, she'll freeze to death.
"No, no, touch her," Cara smiled, her dark blue eyes shining, "she's fine."
I reached out and touched the girls arm. The girl moaned, she was warm and she seemed to be...
"I've been keeping her warm for you, son. She's a wonderful little submissive and she loves to be tied up and used. I told her I had a handsome man who'd come and fuck her and she's been waiting ever so patiently for you. So go on, fuck her."
I looked into the brown eyes of the pixie-like chick tied to the tree. She certainly didn't look scared, she licked her lips as I looked at her.
"Just one minute please," He smiled and ran a hand through his cropped blond hair and walked over to Cara and whispered in her ear.
"What the fuck are you playing at?"
"I brought you dinner, darling. I saw your little snack last night so I picked up something similar for you."
"What? Well, that's kind of nice I guess but the whole sex thing is a bit...icky. I don't usually fuck my steak before I eat it."
"No, but fucking your dinner before you bite supercharges the blood. It leaves you feeling full for longer and your dinner doesn't scream so much as you feed. That's why your midnight snack satisfied you for longer. You heated her up before eating."
Josh wrinkled up his nose but it made sense.
"So go on," Cara continued, "go fuck her and suck her. I'm just going to sit over here and watch." Cara took a seat on top of what might have one been a fridge freezer. It was now covered in mud and grass and almost looked like a mound of earth apart from the metal corners sticking out at each end.
Josh looked back at the woman who was still smiling. Oh, what the heck, he thought, I am hungry and I am somewhat horny. I might as well give it a go.
9. What's your favorite part of writing?
Oh, there are so many favourites. I like the buzz of sitting down to a blank page when I’m starting a story, writing first kisses is also a favourite of mine but the very best bit? Is when a story is finished. Now that’s satisfaction.
10.Where's your dream place to live?Scarborough. It’s a little seaside town on the East coast of England in Yorkshire and we go for a holiday there every year. I’d love to retire over there.
11.What are you wearing right now?
Black velvet trousers and a black long sleeved top, which is unusual for me, I don’t usually go for all black.
12.Where do you like to write and what inspires you?
I write in my living room on my laptop and it’s almost always first thing in the morning. I get inspiration from everywhere, from my dreams, from TV programmes, from places I visit and often the inspiration hits whilst I’m sat on the bus staring out of the window.
13.What's your next goal?
I have the very last part of the Getting Together trilogy to write!
14.Do you like chocolate?
Love it. I really do, read ‘Sweet Thing’ in Curvaceous and ‘Chocolate Lover’ in the Xcite Anthology ‘Ultimate Curves’ and you’ll realise just how much!
Excerpt-
I could not believe it had been six months or so that I’d been putting myself through the gym torture. Granted, I felt better for it. I was more flexible and filled with energy but I was not seeing my curves fall away in any significant manner. And of course, the curves that were going were the ones I wanted to keep! My bra had gone down a size and my hips seemed to have shrunk, but no amount of concentration seemed to make my podge of a belly disappear.I persevered though, mostly because of John and partly because of mum. She had bought me the stupid gym pass in the first place and I’ve always been told it’s rude not to accept a present graciously.
It wasn’t so bad. At least the gym held good memories for me and with John around I always had someone to talk to while working my bum off. I could look at him lustfully, too and then take him home to have my wicked way with. Although he was perfectly capable of having his wicked way too, come to think of it. He might have been a virgin when we first met, something I still found unbelievable, but he soon got the hang of things. And oh, he was imaginative. He kept me satisfied but paradoxically that only made me want him more. I wanted to find out all the ways we could orgasm together.
I was lost in lurid fantasy as I pushed the door of the gym open. The usual mix of sweat and antiperspirant products mixed with hot plastic and rubber greeted me as I walked in. That was not what surprised me. What did surprise me was seeing my John talking to the stick insect.
It was a gym. The place was filled with lean, mean, perfectly-formed female bodies but there was one I disliked more than all the others put together. I’d discovered from the simpering of her friends and her personal trainer’s barked instructions that her name was Sam. But in my mind she remained the stick insect. She was as thin as a rail and beautiful with it. She had bright, natural blonde hair and sparkling eyes, and although I beat her hands down in the cleavage department hers were pert and always peeped out the top of whatever sports ensemble she was wearing. Men would literally drool down them when talking to her.
Jealous? Me? Well okay, maybe I was just a little bit. She was everything I wasn’t. She was effortlessly gorgeous and instantly charming. Most of the men in the gym wanted to fuck her and half of the women too, but up until that moment I was sure that my John barely even realised she existed. He loved big women, real women. He adored my curves and he told me that at every possible moment. He begged me never to lose them and I told him I couldn’t if I tried. And boy, was I trying.
But at that moment my world shattered. I couldn’t hear what was being said over the noise of the packed gym but her eyes were full of lust and he was pointedly not looking at her. Why on earth would you not meet the gaze of a person, unless you were trying to hide something or you were feeling guilty about something? I saw exactly what a moment later, when she covered my John’s strong hand with her own thin, little dainty one and squeezed. He looked up at her then and smiled. She walked away.
I was stunned. My John had been captured by the stick insect.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
This could be a scene right out of Florida...
These first two pictures were taken by a KTBS helicopter flying over Lake Weiss , which is about 90 miles North of Birmingham , Alabama .The helicopter pilot and the game wardens on the ground were in communication via 2-way radios. Here is a transcript of their conversation.
"Air1, have you a visual on the gator? Over."
"Approaching inlet now. Over"
"Roger, Air1."
"Gator sighted. Looks like it has a small animal in its mouth. . . moving in. Over."
"Roger, Air1."
"Oh Crap. It's a Deer!"
"Confirm, Air1. Did you say Deer? Over"
"Roger--a deer in its mouth. . .looks like a full sized buck. That's a big gator, boys. We're gonna need more men. Over"
"Roger, Air1, can you give me a idea on size of animal? Over."
"It's a big one--25 feet at least! Please advise. Gator is heading to inlet. Do I pursue? Over."
That has to be a HUGE gator to have a whole deer in its mouth!
The deer was later found to be a mature Stag and was measured at 11 feet tall!
Are you ready to go skiing on Lake Weiss ?!
If you ski at the west end of the lake, try not to fall overboard.
This alligator was found between Centre and Leesburg , Alabama near a house! Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator--guess he wouldn't cooperate.
Anita and Charlie Rogers could hear the beast bellowing in the night. Their neighbors had been telling them that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind their house, but they dismissed the stories as exaggerations.
"I didn't believe it," Charles Rogers said, but after the alligator was killed, they realized the stories were, if anything, understated.
Alabama Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast. Joe Goff, a 6'5" tall game warden, shown below, walks past the 28'1" long alligator that he helped shoot and kill in the Rogers ' back yard.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Chase...where are you?
Well my friends, the results of the poll are in and it looks like our hero, Chase, from THE COWBOY WAY will be interviewed. Now I just have to pin the man down long enough to talk to him. He's a busy man these days. A lot has changed since he and Lacey got married, and had the twins. I know where he is though so give me time to hop a plane out to their ranch. I need a vacation:)
Friday, January 15, 2010
Sweet Vernal Zephyr & Erin Thompson
...hey ladies, you're the winners of an autographed copy of THE COWBOY WAY! Thanks for commenting on my post over at Night Owl Romance.
1895 8th Grade Final Exam
I thought y'all might enjoy this. A friend sent it to me and I found it interesting.
What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895...
Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?
This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA .. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina , KS - 1895
Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph.
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,' 'play,' and 'run'.
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.
Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet Long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs, what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs for tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent per annum.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft long at $20 per metre?
8... Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.
U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus .
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States .
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas .
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.
Orthography (Time, one hour)
[Do we even know what this is??]
1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9.. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America .
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco .
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9.. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.
HUH??? Are they kidding??? This is hard to believe....
Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete.
Gives the saying 'he only had an 8th grade education' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?!
Also shows you how poor our education system has become and, NO, I don't have the answers!
What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895...
Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?
This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA .. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina , KS - 1895
Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph.
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,' 'play,' and 'run'.
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.
Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet Long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs, what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs for tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent per annum.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft long at $20 per metre?
8... Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.
U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus .
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States .
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas .
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.
Orthography (Time, one hour)
[Do we even know what this is??]
1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9.. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America .
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco .
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9.. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.
HUH??? Are they kidding??? This is hard to believe....
Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete.
Gives the saying 'he only had an 8th grade education' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?!
Also shows you how poor our education system has become and, NO, I don't have the answers!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Anyone relate?
My hubby takes the cake! I work all day, come home to clean out the cat box, straighten up the kitchen, cover him with a blanket because he's napping, and get a shower. I just sit down to watch the evening news and check my emails when he wakes.
He walks to the kitchen doorway, stops, turns to look back at me. "What day is it?"
I glance at him over my computer top. "Thursday."
"The trash goes out tomorrow." He continues to stare at me. I stare back. "What time you gonna get it ready?"
I explode. "You've had all damn day to do it." He's retired and is home 24/7.
"I just thought about it."
He continues to stare at me while I pretend I don't notice. I give in first. "When I'm ready I'll take care of it, I just sat down."
Hubby's the kind of man who expects you to do something the minute it needs to be done, especially when he wants it done. I continue to sit there, my eyes shifting back and forth between the TV and my computer. But I can see him throw his arms up in the air and he walks away to the bathroom. Next commercial I get up and gather all the trash and put it by the door. When he returns I tell him it's done.
He shakes his head and his expression clearly tells me he doesn't care and he's not going to take it down to the road. Well, I guess he taught me a lesson.
He'll take the trash down to the road after he's done sulking:)
He walks to the kitchen doorway, stops, turns to look back at me. "What day is it?"
I glance at him over my computer top. "Thursday."
"The trash goes out tomorrow." He continues to stare at me. I stare back. "What time you gonna get it ready?"
I explode. "You've had all damn day to do it." He's retired and is home 24/7.
"I just thought about it."
He continues to stare at me while I pretend I don't notice. I give in first. "When I'm ready I'll take care of it, I just sat down."
Hubby's the kind of man who expects you to do something the minute it needs to be done, especially when he wants it done. I continue to sit there, my eyes shifting back and forth between the TV and my computer. But I can see him throw his arms up in the air and he walks away to the bathroom. Next commercial I get up and gather all the trash and put it by the door. When he returns I tell him it's done.
He shakes his head and his expression clearly tells me he doesn't care and he's not going to take it down to the road. Well, I guess he taught me a lesson.
He'll take the trash down to the road after he's done sulking:)
Forty Years of Marriage
A married couple in their early 60s was celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary i
n a quiet, romantic little restaurant.
Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table. She said, 'For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish.'
The wife answered, 'Oh, I want to travel around the world with my darling husband.
The fairy waved her magic wand and - poof! - two tickets for the Queen Mary II appeared in her hands.
The husband thought for a moment: 'Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again.
I'm sorry my love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me.'
The wife, and the fairy, were deeply disappointed, but a wish is a wish.
So the fairy waved her magic wand and poof!...the husband became 92 years old.
The moral of this story: Men who are ungrateful bastards should remember
fairies are female.....
n a quiet, romantic little restaurant.Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table. She said, 'For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish.'
The wife answered, 'Oh, I want to travel around the world with my darling husband.
The fairy waved her magic wand and - poof! - two tickets for the Queen Mary II appeared in her hands.
The husband thought for a moment: 'Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again.
I'm sorry my love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me.'
The wife, and the fairy, were deeply disappointed, but a wish is a wish.
So the fairy waved her magic wand and poof!...the husband became 92 years old.
The moral of this story: Men who are ungrateful bastards should remember
fairies are female.....
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
It's Warming Up!
Y'all know I don't care because I love the cold, but I know there's a lot of frozen Floridians out there who are fed up. The poor farmers have fought so hard to save their strawberry and blueberry crops, I hope they succeeded. Then tonight I saw on the news there's dying fish in our lakes because they aren't used to this kind of cold. Sink holes are popping up in places, something, I can't remember, caused by the cold.
Some neighbors don't have water because their pipes froze, including my daughter. Hubby turned ours on and off during the night to keep that from happening to us. I mean, that's something northerners have to worry about. I can't recall a time when we've had to. Folks without working heaters are using their ovens to heat their homes, causing fires...guess it's time they all got a break.
We won't get a freeze tonight. Good news!
Some neighbors don't have water because their pipes froze, including my daughter. Hubby turned ours on and off during the night to keep that from happening to us. I mean, that's something northerners have to worry about. I can't recall a time when we've had to. Folks without working heaters are using their ovens to heat their homes, causing fires...guess it's time they all got a break.
We won't get a freeze tonight. Good news!
Marie Tuhart
Hey everyone, here's your chance to meet and greet author Marie Tuhart...she has a new book coming out this month!
Bio:
Marie Tuhart can't remember a time when she didn't have a book in her hands. A voracious reader since childhood, she has a TBR piles all over her home. Though her family doesn’t really understand the stacks of books in her study, or the way Marie will stare off into space when she's thinking of yet another sexy scene between her hero and heroine.
When she isn't reading or writing, Marie loves to spend time in bookstores. A world traveler, she enjoys searching out corners of the glove she hasn't experienced yet. While still totally open to finding her own tall, dark and handsome, she is certainly enjoying the journey.
"My dream," she says, "is to give readers as much pleasure with my erotic romance stories as my reading has given to me. That, for me, will be true success."
In Plain Sight by Marie Tuhart
Blurb:
Bad boy businessman Joe Bradshaw has achieved almost everything he’s wanted in life, but his strait-laced colleague Victoria Collins is proving an elusive challenge. A steamy encounter in the elevator begins a wild journey of sensual discovery. Joe’s determined to break through Vicki’s barriers to reveal the red-hot woman hiding inside. But Vicki is stalked by her past—her ex-fiancé will stop at nothing to get her back. Falling in love and keeping Vicki safe could be the biggest challenges of Joe’s life.
Please visit Marie's website and enter her contest.
Marie also posts to her blog every Monday
Here's the cover of In Plain Sight will be available from The Wild Rose Press on January 21, 2010, in the Wilder Catalogue.
Bio:
Marie Tuhart can't remember a time when she didn't have a book in her hands. A voracious reader since childhood, she has a TBR piles all over her home. Though her family doesn’t really understand the stacks of books in her study, or the way Marie will stare off into space when she's thinking of yet another sexy scene between her hero and heroine.
When she isn't reading or writing, Marie loves to spend time in bookstores. A world traveler, she enjoys searching out corners of the glove she hasn't experienced yet. While still totally open to finding her own tall, dark and handsome, she is certainly enjoying the journey.
"My dream," she says, "is to give readers as much pleasure with my erotic romance stories as my reading has given to me. That, for me, will be true success."
In Plain Sight by Marie Tuhart
Blurb:
Bad boy businessman Joe Bradshaw has achieved almost everything he’s wanted in life, but his strait-laced colleague Victoria Collins is proving an elusive challenge. A steamy encounter in the elevator begins a wild journey of sensual discovery. Joe’s determined to break through Vicki’s barriers to reveal the red-hot woman hiding inside. But Vicki is stalked by her past—her ex-fiancé will stop at nothing to get her back. Falling in love and keeping Vicki safe could be the biggest challenges of Joe’s life.
Please visit Marie's website and enter her contest.
Marie also posts to her blog every Monday
Here's the cover of In Plain Sight will be available from The Wild Rose Press on January 21, 2010, in the Wilder Catalogue.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Capturing Karma
Hey folks! I'm hosting another Goddess Fish virtual book tour and I'm excited to say we have the K.M. Daughters here today. Please give them a huge welcome!
Blurb-
Veterinarian Matty Connors’ visions lead her to homicide detective Brian Sullivan once again despite her resolve to remain anonymous the past four years. Her official work with the police in California resulted in the brutal murder of her fiancé, and since, a recurrent nightmare she barely survives. Brian, the reputed ladies man of the Sullivan family, has yet to give his heart to a woman until Matty lays claim to it. His black-and-white approach to solving crimes doesn’t jibe with Matty’s spooky pronouncements or her reputation for alleged infallibility. A wild goose chase searching for a murder weapon casts doubt on Matty’s “truths” and threatens their smoldering romance. Is Brian her nightmare slayer and ultimate truth? When the puzzle pieces fall in place for Brian, will it be too late to save Matty?
Excerpt #1:
“Hi, Brian,” she responded, tamping down the temptation to hug him hello. “How’s the new baby doing?”
“Great, thanks. How’s that bump on your head?”
Matilda touched an edge of one of the butterfly strips over her eyebrow. “Turning every color of the rainbow, but it’s fine.”
He swiveled his head toward the throaty bark of the wolfhound in the corner of the room, then scanned the other occupants in the lounge: primate, feline, porcine, wolfish and human. “Steve told me you’re a great vet. Looks like you’re pretty swamped here.”
“Shamus and I split the patient load,” she said.
“And Shamus is?”
“My brother. He came for me at the hospital yesterday?”
Brian’s eyes bored into her, a sexy smile twitched the corner of his lips. “Good.”
“And ‘good’ means?”
“The big guy isn’t competition. That’s good.”
“Ah. So we’re clear. What competition would that be?”
The sexy smile twitched again. “For but a smile from sweet Matty,” he lilted in an Irish brogue.
Squelching an impulse to grin, she molded her face serious and parroted a brogue, “Ah but woe to the knave 
who plies smiles with an untrue heart.”
who plies smiles with an untrue heart.” She grinned now. “What can I do for you, Brian? Did you get an estimate to repair your car?”
“It’s about that letter you brought me. It’s related to a case. We need your help.”
Of course. “I gave you the letter. You know as much as I do.” Her heart hammered, nothing to do with the pulse acceleration from earlier flirtation. I can’t go further with this case. No matter what, I have to stay anonymous.
Friday, January 8, 2010
I'm Editing!
My editor's been in touch and I'm doing the first round of edits for All the Right Moves. I know, I know, you're probably thinking, if it's been published before why are you editing? Well...remember I did add 20,000 words including a whole new last chapter.
I've come to realize over the years that no two editors edit the same way. Some are a lot more thorough than others and don't let you get away with anything. I like that because I know when my books are released they will be the best they can be.
No release date yet or book cover but I'll keep you informed!
I've come to realize over the years that no two editors edit the same way. Some are a lot more thorough than others and don't let you get away with anything. I like that because I know when my books are released they will be the best they can be.
No release date yet or book cover but I'll keep you informed!
I did what you told me..I sent the email to 10 people like you said.
I'm still waiting for that miracle to happen.
To all my friends who in the last year sent me best 'wishes', chain letters, 'angel' letters or other promises of good luck if I forwarded something, NONE OF THAT CRAP WORKED!
For 2010, could you please just send money, Vodka, Gin, Beer, chocolate, movie tickets or gasoline vouchers.
THANKS!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
TAVERN ON THE GREEN
Ever heard of it? An upscale and unique restaurant in New York's Central Park has closed its doors after 75 years. They filed bankruptcy and the contents will be auctioned off. It appears nothing is immune from the failing economy.When hubby and I went to New York a few years ago we stopped in for lunch. I'll never forget it, because it's the one and only time I spent $18 on a salad. A green salad. You heard me right. I recall looking over at him as we examined the menu. A salad was all we ordered...with a glass of water.
Hubby had eaten at Tavern on the Green before and wanted me to have the experience, and it was apparent from his expression that the prices had gone up some. It really didn't have as much to do with the food as it did with the atmosphere and history of the restaurant. It's been shown in movies like Wall Street, Ghostbusters and The Out of Towners. Frequented by the rich and famous.
It's sad when places like that are forced to close their doors after having such a long and interesting history. And I'm sure they aren't the only restaurant that serves an $18 salad.As we say goodbye to another year and ring in 2010 I can't help but wonder what other landmarks we may lose. Let's hope this next year will be better for all.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Poll
Good morning! In case you haven't noticed there's a poll on the right hand side of my blog. If you're wondering what a particular hero has been up to these days please vote. I'm going to hunt him down for an interview.
Tootles!
Tootles!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
And the winner is...
A week ago I was a guest blogger over at Terry's Place and I offered a download of one of my books as a prize to one commenter. The lucky winner is Jemi Fraser! Email me Jemi and let me know which one of my books you'd like.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
2010
Well, another year has come and gone and we've entered a new decade. For most of us that means a fresh start, a chance to make changes for the better and making New Year's resolutions we hope we'll keep this time. Are you someone who makes the same darn resolution every January? For many years I did, and the reason why? Because I never succeeded at it! LOLHave you given any thoughts to what you'll make for 2010? One of my goals is to reach my 55th birthday. I guess we'd all like to celebrate another birthday, huh? I've also given thought to letting some things go. That's probably the hardest thing for me. I'm mostly talking about my hobby, writing. No...I'm not going to give writing up. That's in my blood! I'm talking about giving up some of the groups and networking sites I belong to. I've already started by closing three of five email accounts I had. I mean, who needs five emails?
Another is slowing down. I've tried that one before but it's in my nature to do everything fast. The people I work with are always on to me about it when we're going somewhere. They'll say, "I'm not racing you." Their cue that I'm speeding and need to slow down. It works for about a minute:)
I have a couple other things on my mind but why tackle them all at the beginning? Once I master giving some things up and slowing down I'll have something else to focus on. I'm kind of looking forward to it!
I hope you all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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