Lots of work to do for the book signing Saturday. Anyone in the Sacramanto area, come on down.
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Turn Signals – What a Great Invention
I can’t count how many times I’ve been driving down the freeway or some surface street and one of you buttheads decide to change lanes or turn and doesn’t use the turn signal. For those of you who don’t know what that is, it’s the little handle on the steering column. You use it to let the other guys on the road with you know that for whatever reason you’ve decided to change lanes or turn.
You have to understand that when you cut us off, you send our imaginations whirling around the possibility of mounting a 50 caliber machine gun to the front of our car and pumping the first belt of ammo up your tail pipe.
In an effort to save the life of you buttheads who forgot what to do when you decide to change lanes, I offer the following insight… try to follow along if you can.
Most state vehicle codes require the use of the turn indicator to signal other drivers of your intentions to change lanes or turn from one street to another.
Now I can understand that there are times when you have to move from lane to lane. And I know that there are a lot of very complicated things on the dash and the steering column that may confuse you… but when the traffic is going seventy-plus miles per hour and you decide to move from lane-one to lane-two, common sense tells you it really is a good idea to let the other guy know what you’re going to do, after all, if your car is 2,000 lbs, and my truck is 3,000 lbs, and you decide to move without letting me know what you’re doing, it’s conceivable that my truck is going to crush your car.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tuesday - May 12, 2009
It’s Tuesday. Tuesday is such a drag. It’s not the middle of the week; it’s not the beginning of the week. It’s just Tuesday. www.fdcrandallwriter.com
Friday, May 8, 2009
Friday - May 8, 2009
It's Friday, and the weather looks great here is Sacramento. Got a ton of errands to get done today, so I better to it.
Anyone interested in my book The Measure of a Man just go to www.amazon.com, or www.fdcrandallwriter.com and get your copy today.
Anyone interested in my book The Measure of a Man just go to www.amazon.com, or www.fdcrandallwriter.com and get your copy today.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Great Meeting Last Night
Last night I attended a gathering sponsored by the group "Writers Who Wine" here in Sacramento. It was fantastic, though I did imbibe a bit too much of the house White Zinfandel.
I made many great connections, not the least of which is a member who will hopefully "share" her literary agent with me. Another is going to read my book and give me an honest critique (Scary) and another is asking me questions regarding his new project.
All in all, it was a wonderful evening, well worth the $60.00 and the ass chewing from my wife, who didn’t attend, which is why I spent $60.00 on wine and got my ass chewed. I have a feeling that next time she’s coming with me.
I made many great connections, not the least of which is a member who will hopefully "share" her literary agent with me. Another is going to read my book and give me an honest critique (Scary) and another is asking me questions regarding his new project.
All in all, it was a wonderful evening, well worth the $60.00 and the ass chewing from my wife, who didn’t attend, which is why I spent $60.00 on wine and got my ass chewed. I have a feeling that next time she’s coming with me.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Wednesday - May 6, 2009
Happy Wednesday. No success in scheduling another book signing yet. It seems there are people who just don't like the concept of an author actually charging the public for their books.
But... we shall persevere.
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But... we shall persevere.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
A GOOD THOUGHT
Here is another wonderful and insightful piece of humor from a great man who just passed.
George Carlin (Absolutely Brilliant)
IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.
George Carlin's Views on Aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
"How old are you?” "I'm four and a half!” You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
"How old are you?” "I'm gonna be 16!” You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life. You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90's, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight, and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop.” And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, and hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin (Absolutely Brilliant)
IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.
George Carlin's Views on Aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
"How old are you?” "I'm four and a half!” You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
"How old are you?” "I'm gonna be 16!” You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life. You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90's, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight, and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop.” And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, and hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
This is Great
Just the other day someone sent this link to me in my regular e-mail joke circle. I thought it was just another joke, until I played it. I'm not ashamed to say that a tear came to my eyes as this played out.
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741
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