Archive for March, 2009

Hats Off To Kids!

Posted on March 30, 2009

There’s a lesson in here somewhere to all of us.

Most or even all of the adults I know are talking somberly about the current financial crisis. There are a lot of doomsayers, predicting worldwide desolation and even the end of the world as we know it. But they are definitely focusing on the half empty glass, and it certainly isn’t cheering to hear. » read more »

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Challenging Times

Posted on March 24, 2009

Although I chat with you here about my writing, my travels, my kids, my philosophies about life, I am not unaware of what difficult times these are, and how truly frightening for some. On the one hand, I don’t like the idea of dwelling on the anxieties of the times (how much fun is that?), and I hate the idea of spreading panic as some people do. (There is always some dark person in the crowd just itching to scare us all to death. I just hate that stuff. I’d rather give people hope, » read more »

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I’m Back!

Posted on March 16, 2009

Hi Everybody,

I’ve surfaced again, after working on the first draft of a new book, and before that, the final draft of another book. (Well, almost final, since I will have two more rounds of re-writes to do on it), and the one in first draft is just beginning, with much editing and many re-writes ahead. And I’ve taken a break, between rounds of editing. So now I can chat with you again, (until I go back to work). » read more »

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