A One-armed Paper Hanger

That's how busy I am. A good thing. What you don't want to be is a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest. I love that saying. The image it call forth.
Two new expressions found today: 1) a swiss army knife for web developers. A Swiss army knife is obviously something with a lot of features. Good for anything. "I"m stoked!" Another good expression. I am constantly on the lookout for these to add color to my writing. A writer is never too proud to borrow.

Giving speeches at Toastmasters. Answering emails. Arranging a jail tour. Helping on a mystery conference. Updating my web site. Busy.

An idea file is, to quote Martha, a "good thing." Went through mine. I have gleaned the short story ideas. Three deal with animals and of those two would be children's stories. Nothing wrong with that except I've never written one. Good idea for crack house short story. One of these days I want to write a novel about a meth house that explodes. I have a BIG Meth House file. The weird things we writers have filed away. The even stranger searches we do online. Festival Madness has a transgenered character. A minor character, but I wanted to get it right. All of a sudden Transgendered is a big thing. Two television programs last week. The things you learn about that you never expected to. Good stuff.

Web site, short stories, clean house, cook, and so forth. Who wants to sit around and yak on the phone or watch TV. Life is passing. Grab some.

I am reading a bit of Proust and noticing the humor for the first time. One should read the classics at least 3 times. Youth, middle age and yet later. Each time, the reader finds something new. How cool is that?

Onward,

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