Old cat sees yarn fond memories

Many of the easier discoveries never happen because the big shots are looking for the stuff that will yield profits and power.

For your hogmanay I wish you health, wealth, and especially happiness. (Hogmanay is a New Years gift.)

Remember to sing happy songs and cry regretful tears. Love is just a moment - here and gone, recalled cross the years. http://ping.fm/B1fNB

I used to think in the long run, then the short. Now it's a dash at best.

Today we celebrate Gambrinus, mighty king inventor of beer. While we're at it, a bowl of mussels adds our cheer

Almost finished with first draft of Tales From the Dew Drop Inne: Because there's one in every town. another good reading novel.

If somebody has simple answers, they are probably lying. Life is complex. For those of us who are neurotic, it's more complex than that.

A powerful read. Order from Amazon today. Available in print, ebook, and Kindle: http://ping.fm/HPFj3

I searched for wisdom until senility found me.Now I know that I need not know, which means I am wise.

One of those sites that are too funny to miss. http://ping.fm/ZLINh

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The true joy of the solstice is the knowledge that we will not continue tipping until we fall over.

The winter solstice is upon us here in the northern hemisphere. Fear not, spring will come. Summer will warm. Life will continue -- or not.

When jury nullification works for the good:
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I would like to find the perfect place. However if I go looking, I am pretty sure I'll end up right where I am.

Writing is like riding a bicycle; once you get rolling, it's fun to see where you go.

Some things are better known by body than mind -- Consider music: better that your feet know it. Dance now, tomorrow may be without song.

Have you asked your library to buy copies of Widow's Walk and Memoirs From the Asylum for their collection. Please do.

Have you hugged your bacteria today? Too often we forget to be thankful for the good ones.

Cloud cover means I can't see lunar eclipse. Good. That means I don't have to feel guilty about not getting up in the middle of the night.

If you still think the GOP cares about people and their welfare, http://ping.fm/P89KW

For a meaningful comedic read about Christmas and toys try: http://ping.fm/zqU86

Today being Friday the not thirteenth, you are expected to have fun, laugh, and read good books. Make it a pre-Christmas day of joy.

Have you considered truth as an alternative? Novelists tell truths that matter.

An interview with my good friend and fellow author, Oana. http://ping.fm/G8GFS

To remind you of us http://ping.fm/mcU9P

Have you bought a book today? This week? This month? How about this year? Books are lifeblood of intellect and the light of minds.

Books for the holiday - a gift of thought and inspiration.

The crazy moralist meets the litigious transsexual. The madness of America. http://ping.fm/Ulre5

Finished a vampire story. Something new for me. Now what to do with it? The unpleasure of marketing.

The secrets of the night drift into the sloth of morning. Tomorrow? Perhaps.

Were I to love and then to wed/ I'd take the lady to my bed./For love is grand and so is said/better love than being dead.

1941 - The bombing of Pearl Harbor. War is the ultimate human folly. Yet those who fight are the most noble of our species.

Seven illegal drugs that have good medical uses.
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When we have to give the good guys guns to keep us under control, we may be doing something wrong.

Tyranny is most easily achieved by creating an enemy against which one can lead the battle.

Governments often act as if they need wars to maintain themselves & credibility.

12/4 Cave Creek Thieves' Market, stop by and say hi. 8-3. Get your signed copies of Memoirs From the Asylum and Widow's Walk.

TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

12/2/1954, Senate voted to condemn Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute." Yea!

Today is Independence day in Iceland, now if they can get rid of those debts. No independent country should listen to foreign bankers.

Join me on blog talk radio Dec 2 (8 Eastern). We're talking about dreams. http://ping.fm/gV8C5

Let me accept others, but never their pretensions of superiority or their willingness to hurt others. More than that I leave to You.

God, grant me wisdom to know I do not know, perspective to judge self before others & sense of spirit to know I must care about the world.

Have you asked your library to buy a copy of Memoirs From the Asylum for its collection?

I met someone with a great sense of humor. He never laughed.

Warning: Truth may set you free, but it often leaves you with great anxiety.

Memoirs From the Asylum again picked as one of the top books of the year. http://ping.fm/uA290

Writing is not a way to make a living, but it's a great way to make life worth living.

Been working on collection of shorts. Today took time to write flash piece for Christmas. Sent out for instant acceptance & gratification.

Have you heard? It's in the stars; come next week we collide with Mars. (High Society)

Books, the best gift for the holidays.
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Too funny to not share; too true to not share. What else can I do? http://ping.fm/PecUA

Some of the many books from All Things That Matter Press: http://ping.fm/qBKtS

Years ago I was in Ireland and many people were on the dole. Thanks to modern business practices, today Ireland is on the dole.
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Another great review of Memoirs From the Asylum. http://ping.fm/cfcpc—-must-read-fiction-by-kenneth-weene/

11/22/1963 - JFK assassinated. Do you remember where you were? I'd had breakfast with Ike that morning - in large group, but still strange.

Happy holidays and great reading from All Things That Matter Press.

Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

11/20/1945, 24 Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld anyone?

Real events can give us ideas for fiction. Memoirs From the Asylum has a crazed elephant - based on a real event.

11/19/1820: The Essex, whaling ship out of Nantucket, attacked by an 80-ton sperm whale. His name wasn't Moby and he wasn't white, but ...

Great new word: aoristic ey-uh-RIS-tik, adjective; Indefinite; indeterminate.
A politicians views of liberty should never be aoristic.

I'm doing a guest spot on blog radio tonight. Do hope you'll stop by the link below. 7:20 Eastern, http://ping.fm/HwNqt

The value of selfishness was the underlying message of the GOP campaign. So why does this surprise anyone? http://ping.fm/uCKWn

It takes 3,000 cows to supply a single season’s worth of footballs for the National Football League. Sewing their udders to a nub, no doubt.

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A great message for those who face the weather and wonder why.
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Once we marked the end of war to end all war, now we send troops to maintain an empire. Have we lost our way or our minds?

Have you considered all the great presents you can give for Christmas? Books always please and fertilize the mind. http://ping.fm/cQG3L

In case you've been wondering what our values in the US are, here are some laws from states that ban gay marriage. Makes you think.
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In a just society we care for everyone even as we strive to move forward. If we leave others behind, we have also left what makes a society.

Remember to ask your library to buy copies of Memoirs From the Asylum and Widow's Walk. Important books for adult readers.
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Too close to too many homes:
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I love to go to marathons. I figure with all those people burning calories I can eat lots of ice cream.

Every now and then I run into a real hero. Usually the bump isn't too bad, so I can keep on driving.

Please call your library and ask them to purchase a copy of Memoirs From the Asylum for their collection. Available and reviewed on Amazon.

Time to start thinking Christmas presents. Nothing better than a book. Widow's Walk - now available on Amazon
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If you have not laughed today, look in the mirror and ask why not.

If you are an art lover with a sense of humor, try this site. http://ping.fm/T7Kz5

When visiting a website, be careful to not get your footprints on the furniture.
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Laughter may be the best medicine, but I suggest not getting sick in the first place.

No duck has ever complained about there being water in the pond, no horse about there being grass in the pasture. Figure out what you need.

Don't for get to watch and share:
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Some days I have more wisdom than wit. Some days I can't quite get half of either.

If you can't read this, don't thank your teachers. If you can, you've already thanked them by learning.

Some folks haven't figured it out. No matter what they do, they're going to live until they die and not a moment more.

An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.(Will Rogers)

Don't let the madness get in your way.
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If you know where you're going, why don't you turn around?
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Join us in the expedition:
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The storm has ended, the sea is calm. Take a moment's rest before the struggle begins, before the monsters are released from the deep.

Click on this link and think book, book, book, buy book. http://ping.fm/8dWx8

If you haven't laughed yet today, consider how miserable you might be tomorrow.

Enjoy and vote: http://ping.fm/jjXTq

Happy and fruitful Samhain: Celtic harvest festival and beginning of Celtic year. Probably why we celebrate Halloween on 10/31.

10/31/1517: Martin Luther nails 95 theses to church door and the world of Christian faith is changed.

If I were a human, I might worry about it; instead I laugh maniacally. (attributed to the average politician)

10/30/1945 Jackie Robinson joins Brooklyn Dodgers - a great day for American sports and civil rights.

caterwaul KAT-uhr-wawl intransitive verb;
To make a harsh cry.
As in: When the opposition win, those in power will caterwaul. vote

It sets me back a bit that history books now talk about the memories of my life. When did I become an historical artifact?

Time for Americans to grow up and take responsibility for how we keep the drug wars going in Mexico (and our own streets)
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10/28/1886 Statue of Liberty, gift of the French people, dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. Now we want a wall??

If you've read Memoirs From the Asylum, you have to love the elephant story. Don't these great beasts deserve proper asylum? http://ping.fm/vQdb0

Fir the upcoming holiday - Enjoy!
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Cleopatra was part Macedonian, part Greek, and part Iranian. She was not an Egyptian, but she could walk like one.

Many of the guards along the Great Wall of China never left the wall in their entire lives - sort of like people from Brooklyn.

In the land of the blind, the seeing eye dog can shit anywhere.

Great word: slugabed (SLUHG-uh-bed) noun;
One who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard.

For books that matter, go to All Things That Matter:
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Time to get Xmas presents. Good book for sensitive reader in your life.
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Consider the truth before you act on conviction.

The end times -- http://ping.fm/yUXqu

Interview with the author of Ghost Runners: http://ping.fm/Oz8Eh

A lovely trailer from All Things That Matter Press - a publisher you should know.
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This guy has no idea of freedom, now he wants to emulate a failed dictatorship in the name of national security. http://ping.fm/Ylt2y

There can be no sovereign immunity if the sovereign lies to the people. http://ping.fm/F5q4j

10/18/1812 - Napoleon's army begins its retreat from Moscow. I hear an overture coming on.

Do not let your anger at extremists and those who would limit our freedoms destroy your own capacity for laughter and joy of life.

Some people spell hypocrisy GOP, I wonder why?
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A new poem by Ken Weene, poet, novelist, and story teller. Stop by and enjoy
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My publisher, All Things That Matter Press, celebrates the Ween(e) family holiday:
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In case there are those who still think the Republicans were actually fighting a war on international terror: http://ping.fm/3Lg4P

When history is turned backward what happens to human rights?

Laugh along, sing along, and remember why we vote:
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A nice video from my publisher, All Things That Matter Press. http://tinyurl.com/26u8huk

My friend Monica, whose book I enjoyed and for which I wrote a cover blurb, is doing a virtual tour. Please check it out. http://ping.fm/h9XUz

Check out the interview with Rober Rubenstein, author of Ghost Runners. http://ping.fm/4wKYj

The time between an idea and an action is the difference between impulse and intention.

This October (2010) has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays, all in 1 month. It happens once in 823 years.

The warrior class is ready to attack. The intellectuals have readied their words in defense. Are you ready to choose a side?

The review you should read: http://ping.fm/S5gUw

For the lover there is always beauty to behold. For the hater there is only misery in view.
What do you see?

Delighted to have my paper on Growing the Economy up and running. Have a look. http://ping.fm/Wg8cE

10/9/1871 Mrs. O'Leary's cow sets Chicago ablaze. (Yeah, I know it's a myth, but who can resist?)

Now here's one you have to watch. Why? Because. Don't forget to share it. http://ping.fm/flnX2

This is a great day for laughter. Luckily there are more good days for mirth than for tears. Maybe that's God's real plan.

For your viewing pleasure. http://ping.fm/6A2WH

When does the majesty of justice become the tyranny of the petty? http://ping.fm/fjP3G

In case you think I do too much self-promoting for my novels: http://ping.fm/NFtIb

An different kind of book, mystical flash fiction:
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Car buffs: you'll enjoy this one. http://ping.fm/TLGI2

I feel very honored to be interviewed on this blog devoted to romantic literature. http://ping.fm/UYGQw

Fun for the imagining. http://ping.fm/yGF6s

A different perspective on education and the media: http://ping.fm/laj8a

Hope you'll enjoy my flash fiction piece that won the contest. Here's the link. http://ping.fm/H2Oi1

And important thought piece? You bet.
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If you want a book, check out:
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If you buy yourself a present, get a book.

If you celebrate, buy yourself a present.

If you do it, celebrate.

If you remember, do it.

In case you forgot, remember.

Hope you enjoy my poem at Hudson View:
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Fun factoid: Owls have asymmetrical ears: one is directed downward, the other upward.

I have a nice interview up this evening and hope you'll take a look. http://ping.fm/OYWo4

Have you seen this one? Have you read the book? http://ping.fm/TAnUF

Recite fifty poems, read a hundred books, think a thousand thoughts: still the possibilities stretch ahead. The glory of the mind.
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A good book on spirituality? Check out the interview on this blog site. http://ping.fm/ogI3l

9/25/57, 300 troops stand guard; 9 black kids enter Central High School, Little Rock, AR days after white protests. Great day for equality.

9/24/1789 - The Bill of Rights passed by the fledgling Congress; one of the great moments in American history.

Who walks by my window? Is it someone I know? Are they coming or going? Should I yell, "hello?"

Painting by Breughel The Elder discovered at Prado. It had been over-painted. Wish I could see it.

Words are not just for communication; they also provide joy to our senses. When the poetry stops, we will be bereft.

I hear rose petals this morning; a sound so sweet that I must investigate.

New word: frabjous - Wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious. (Coined by Lewis Carrol in Through the Looking Glass) (Have a frabjous day)

Visit http"//www.authorkenweene.com/ Reading can be interesting.

1st testicular guard, "Cup," used in Hockey in 1874 & 1st helmet in 1974. It only took 100 years for men to realize brain is also important

How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear, or understand a word they said?

I'm always terrified when I exit Word and it asks if I want to save any changes to my new novel when I swear I didn't make any changes.

Bad decisions make good stories. (Send yours to me so I can use them in my novels.)

Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died. (and how many people rejoiced)

There is great need for a sarcasm font. (And tone of voice)

Nothing sucks more than that moment, during an argument, when you realize you're wrong. (Of course some of us never are.)

Part of a best friend's job should be to
immediately clear your computer history if you die.

Radio interview today 4 Eastern (1 Pacific) discussing Memoirs From the Asylum
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Here's one of my short stories if you'd care to read it. http://ping.fm/sAUXm

The best of times will always be the ones that catch you unawares.

http://ping.fm/WtyVG - laugh and then vote progressive.

My publisher, a voice that deserves to be heard: All Things That Matter Press:
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Science cannot explain the exhilaration of love nor the devastation of loss; that is why we need novels. Memoirs From the Asylum http://ping.fm/HXkp2

Today is the day to resolve the conflicts within. Tomorrow will be the day to allow them full rein; but tomorrow never comes.

When you purchase a book, you put money in the author's pocket; and the author puts his soul in yours. Memoirs From the Asylum at Amazon.com

The night remembers what the day forgets.

At 6:30 Eastern I'll be on Blogspot Radio. Hope you'll join us:
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Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever. For imagination read Memoirs From the Asylum, http://ping.fm/msl4c

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

Great word: kenspeckle - Conspicuous; easily seen or recognized. The best use: The writing of Ken Weene is kenspeckle because of his skill.

One of the most right on cartoons I've seen in a while. http://ping.fm/y75WS

Join me on Poetic Monthly Blog Talk Radio tomorrow 6:30 Eastern, (3:30 Pacific) http://ping.fm/Mc8No

There's a fine line between cuddling, and holding someone down so they can't get away.

Memoirs From the Asylum and Widow's Walk - two of the great books from All Things That Matter Press: http://ping.fm/Vqjfc

Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.

A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.

The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
Memoirs From the Asylum http://ping.fm/DbJD2

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

Factoid of little note: The average human eyelash lives about 150 days.

The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas! Just ask the characters in Memoirs From the Asylum. http://ping.fm/DwPsi

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. Did you forget to visit All Things That Matter Press? http://ping.fm/0pz6o

Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

I'm blaming you for not yet buying your copy of Memoirs From the Asylum. http://ping.fm/IRGGE

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR". (And hope my insurance will pay.)

A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it. (Maybe that's why they aren't lending to anyone.)

I thought wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks. (Actually book sales. Widow's Walk published by All Things That Matter Press)

How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? (Have marshmallows?)

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then to tell you why it isn't.

When wanting to read select the best.
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The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. (We won't talk about first cats.)

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. (Or maybe not.)

f I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.

Some books make you want to think.
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole the bike and asked for forgiveness.

"(Memoirs From the Asylum) reminiscent of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest & Girl Interrupted only with a more thought provoking edge."
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The fault lies in ourselves and not in our stars - In other words get off your ass and get to work.

When searching for truth always bring a mirror.

9/3/1189: King Richard the Lion-Hearted crowned. Robin Hood was close behind. Has chivalry died? What think you, noble yeomen (and women)?

What novel most influenced you in your life? For me it was Slaughterhouse Five. Check out my novel, Memoirs From the Asylum.
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Jan Brewer melts down at debate - off her meds governor still hallucinating headless bodies?

Cape Cod rejoice, the cranberry gets some new press:
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Here's a nice piece by this talented writer, moi. http://ping.fm/5g5XX

Memoirs From the Asylum review: found myself intrigued, shocked, saddened and heartened. I became engrossed in its world. glad I read it. http://ping.fm/ElGyq

Let us bask in the warmth of love, a fire bright and constant. Let us smile against our fate, you and I together.

If tomorrow never comes, what will you look back on with greatest joy & pride? If tomorrow does come, how will that answer shape your life?

This is an exceptional book. It is a thinking person’s book.
It asks “Why are these people here? Why am I here? What’s it all about?” http://ping.fm/QPHfj

Here's the video - http://ping.fm/Oiz8j

A cartoon worth looking at and say hurrah for the rich. http://ping.fm/FJuEy

Neat word: couchant -Lying down; crouching; reclining & Heraldry: animal represented lying on stomach with hind and fore legs forward.

Often those yelling about government taxing away their wealth are in fact themselves poor. Can we call this "Joe The Dumber Syndrome?"

8/28/63, 200K @ rights rally Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers I Have a Dream speech. G. Beck is no MLK; today is farce.

I hope you'll check this our and pass it along. Word of mouth is the most important part of marketing. http://ping.fm/TVzIY

The end of my childhood: Contrary to popular belief, Daniel Boone reportedly did not like coonskin caps.

Consider the possibilities, the alternatives, the choices. Then go with your passions and your hopes. What will you do next?

Started reading M.J. Neary's newest novel to write a cover blurb. It will be coming out from my publisher, All Things That Matter Press. http://ping.fm/4EMed

Factoid: Poliosis (from the Greek) is the graying of the hair. It’s caused when pigment cells stop producing melanin.

Materialism and greed is the religion of the modern world. Ramadan is following Christmas and Hanukkah into the account books. http://ping.fm/JdZUk

New review of my first novel, Widow's Walk. Hope you'll check it out. http://ping.fm/IBSK5

Factoid: The average human body holds enough carbon to make 900 pencils. No wonder I love to write. Visit: http://ping.fm/kekDc

Hope you'll check out Memoirs From the Asylum. http://ping.fm/UYGOx

This day 1990: Armenian independence.

New word: distrain To seize the property of (a person) in order to compel payment of debts.
(A banker's word if ever there was one.)

A great new word to use:
foudroyant
1. Overwhelming and sudden in effect.
2. Striking as with lightning.

A good author interview http://ping.fm/ZXAwW

Good reading: Memoirs From the Asylum
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Feeling better: Acupuncture is a jab well done.

Too true for too many: You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.

Sorry about this: The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.

Ouch: A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

Let's hear it for politics: In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.

Puntification: What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead give away.)

Memoirs From the Asylum - worth the read http://ping.fm/CuVsE

Whew: A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.

When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.

Ouch: Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.

Good advice for you: Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.

Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.

My friend a pun for you: A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

This pun is true? A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.

If by these puns you are amused, then check this trailer out and buy the book. http://ping.fm/Gj13s

This pun is surely not new. Shotgun wedding - A case of wife or death.

This puny pun is maybe true: Practice safe eating - always use condiments.

More puns before I'm through: Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.

Punny, too: A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

A pun for you: Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine .

For a piece of my writing visit http://ping.fm/jaEyn
Hope you like it.

Don't forget to take a look. http://ping.fm/IPIbG

Babe Ruth invented modern baseball bat. The first player to order bat with knob on end of the handle, with it he hit 29 home runs in 1919.

Romance and mystery lovers, try Deadly Lucidity
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Interesting author interview http://ping.fm/G1b0S

Undertakers say human bodies don't decay as quickly as they did. The reason(?) Modern diet contains so many preservatives. Man as Twinkie.

A good story worth your reading by Harris Tobias, author of The Greer Agency. http://ping.fm/9Kogc

Did you know? All Things That Matter Press publishes outstanding books including Widow's Walk and Memoirs From the Asylum. http://ping.fm/yCPFL

Did you know? In bowling turkey is 3 strikes in row. Late 1800s alley owners gave live turkeys to first of team with 3 consecutive strikes.

Did you know? Zebras are polygamous with a stallion having as many as six wives.

Did you know? Memoirs From the Asylum is an important new book? http://ping.fm/RHIXx

Did you know? The typical kangaroo is 40 percent brighter than the smartest dog or cat.

Did you know? If laid out in a straight line, the average adult’s blood vessels would be nearly 60,000 miles long.

WOrth watching: http://ping.fm/5rW8d

Factoid: The longest one syllable word in the English language is "screeched"

In case you need to figure out the size U-Haul you'll need: The earth weights approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.

Have you checked out Widow's Walk, a book that matters. http://ping.fm/75bQF

Male fox mates for life. If female dies, he remains single for rest of life. If the male dies, the female will hook go with a new mate

For a neat scify short story, http://ping.fm/Rhysk

Poverty of the spirit may be worse than poverty of the spirit but far worse indeed is the willingness to impose poverty on others.

A trailer to take you to new places:
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The only truth worth knowing is the extent of ones own ignorance.

Wise men laugh at misfortune; they know it will pass. Wiser men laugh at good fortune; for that, too, passes in the end.

A girl under mistletoe can't refuse to kiss anyone who claims the privilege. Mistletoe is supposed to bring fertility. See any connection?

Consider all those people on the Titanic who
passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. Live now.

Every time I sing your song the notes become more sweet. Every time I hear your laugh the thrill is more complete.

Pictures from America's past. Powerful. Were those in some ways better times? Certainly they were harder. http://ping.fm/S2iQo

Finally I just read a good book and ended up happy. Memoirs From the Asylum, your good book. http://ping.fm/erQlX

I followed my stomach and ended up with ulcers.

I followed my heart and ended up in a vale of tears.

I followed my dream and ended up sleeping through life.

I followed my star and ended up lost in space.

An anatomy lesson - how to draw a woman from the inside out. http://ping.fm/8ZwW3

8/5/1962 Marilyn Monroe found dead; I still mourn.

In case you missed it, here's my new blog piece on the middle class picked up by an economic news outlet. http://ping.fm/kV7Al

If you're interested in what's happening to the middle class, here is the first of a three part series I'm doing. http://ping.fm/ZkFog

Happy birthday dear POTUS, happy birthday to you.

This date, the year 70: Destruction of Second Temple in Jerusalem by Romans. Let us mourn lost treasures and reject the rights of empires.

8/3/1492 Columbus sets sail to find a new route to the Indies and their riches. Sometimes great failure is even greater success.

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Greatness is a moment and fame a fleeting flame. Judge yourself and your behavior for your immortal soul.

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Target has supported a candidate who is anti gay and lesbian in MN. I will not shop at Target until they admit that is simply wrong.

Foolish people trust others. Hateful people do not. Stupid people trust corporations. Wise people do not.

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." (Albert Einstein)

Try this link for some fun with Sponge Bob. http://ping.fm/Hr1OT

God is not changed by our prayers, but we are. (After Kierkegaard)

How many grand opportunities have been missed because you had to take time to use the facilities? Never again? Use Pampers or Depends?

Remember when the good guys wore white hats and the bad guys wore black. If you do, for nostalgia's sake. http://ping.fm/aqWwk

Walking on water can really interfere with taking a bath.

Did you wake up this morning I mean really wake up, not just open your eyes but get your mind working. How can you tell?

Here's a trailer for a book that's a fun read, one of those page=turners. http://ping.fm/jvnXc

Factoid to upset statisticians: Toss penny 10,000 times, it will be heads about 4,950. Heads side weighs more so it ends up on the bottom.

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Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.

Support bacteria. They're the only culture most people have.

He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

A day without sunshine is like night.

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Candy for the weird of heart. Don't miss the bacon lollipops. http://ping.fm/R8zsW

Ever notice how often those who promise to protect actually mean to take advantage?

Exciting possible way to use solar power. http://ping.fm/1eoXk

The distance between you and love is only as far as your dreams.

Tomorrow book signing noon, 8910 Troy Street Spring Valley, CA. Stop by an say hello, get your signed copy of Memoirs From the Asylum

Grasshopper can leap 500 times its own height. In relation to size has greatest jumping ability of all creatures. But forgets to plan ahead.

A good cup of coffee and a good loaf of bread at basic ingredients in a great day.

7/23/1904: Ice cream cone introduced in St Louis, MO. What was his name?

Join us: Sunday, noon, signing Memoirs From the Asylum, California Comfort, 8910 Troy Street Spring Valley California

If at first you don't succeed, try try again. If you still don't succeed, give up. Don't make a damn fool of yourself. (W.C. Fields)

Watching the cement dry. I have no idea why they dug up the old and poured the new. But I love the surface of newness.

7/21/1925: ''monkey trial'' ended in Dayton, TN, John T. Scopes convicted of violating state law for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

Another author has asked me to write a cover blurb for her book. What an honor. I guess people are beginning to see me as a literary force.

Consider the options, weigh the alternatives, but do not become frozen by indecision.

Much to their amazement, early astronauts in orbit were able to see the wakes of ships. The words is a thing of beauty. Let us not despoil it.

Factoid: You definitely have water on the brain. The human brain is 74 percent water. And my little gray cells can't swim.

From the latest review of Memoirs From the Asylum. "I highly recommend this as an absolute 'must read'!" http://ping.fm/CLfVR

7/20/1969: Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin land safely on the moon in the Eagle lunar module. Hooray.

Ordinarily wouldn't tweet about haircut, but after five months, it was getting a bit much. After it, I knew in my next life I'll be a sheep.

7/19/1692 Five women hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Seems like only yesterday.

Ten exotic fruits to see. Wish we could do taste and smell on Internet. http://ping.fm/D51lp

Here's a few fruits you probably won't have tried, interesting botany. http://ping.fm/9QfKi

Want to enjoy a poem. Here's one of mine. http://ping.fm/R1Efp

Remember, when life gives you lemons, take a hot bath and watch a movie.

Book signing in San Diego, next Sunday, 7/25, noon. Get your copies of Memoirs From the Asylum and Widow's Walk. @ California Comfort.

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They say: A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people
remembering the same thing!

They say: Woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
Man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.

They say: A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

They say: A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

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Factoid: Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy (Hanson's Disease)

British law passed 1845, attempting commit suicide was capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying. Guaranteeing success.

The economy has gotten so bad that when Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.

My take on Afghanistan - http://ping.fm/ySgkJ

Vatican decides that priests raping and molesting is in same category as ordaining women as priests. God have mercy. http://ping.fm/oOAIa

Factoid: The caffeine in tea is called theine (tay-eene) and metabolizes differently in the body than the caffeine in coffee.

Soem thoughts on the interface of colonialism and tribal societies. http://ping.fm/FYXHS

Just had a nonfiction piece on Afghanistan published. Check it out. http://ping.fm/4F8eK

Factoid: A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee. Who says Arab culture is misogynistic?

Majestic vista abound in the world of imaginations.

Factoid: Average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year nearly 28 times its own weight in food.Cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet.

Book signing coming up in San Diego July 25 Noon at California Comfort 8910 Troy Street Spring Valley California Please join us.

In San Diego July 25? Join me at Calli Comfort in Spring Valley at noon. Signing copies of Memoirs From the Asylum.

July 25 - book signing - California Comfort 8910 Troy Street Spring Valley California Hope you'll join us.

If the music you seek is not already playing in your head, you probably need to change the channels of your mind.

Show me a person who knows what's what, and I will show you a person who knows very little.

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Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead. How many resurrected?

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks.
Do they taste like chicken?

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft.
Heinz Baked Beans?

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges.
Stronger than duct tape?

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant.
After that??

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers.
Taking things a bit far?

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Today is independence day in Mongolia. I've always wanted to visit Mongolia and love throat singing and most of the Mongolian movies.

This is a neat way to cut your stress. http://ping.fm/aE6Si

Although I think some drugs make people more dangerous to others and should be illegal, for the most part I agree with this. http://ping.fm/0G8qW

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Great prices on Memoirs From the Asylum now on Amazon. http://ping.fm/n6AUB

Breaking up is hard to do - really. Here's scientific evidence. It may help you to know why. http://ping.fm/tvlb9

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Slime molds live on rain forest floor slither like animals for food. Like plants, scatter spores to become more slime molds or politicians.

Don't forget the great sale of Kindle versions of books from All Things That Matter Press
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Friend and her husband purchased two parrots to replace their kids, who are off to college. Birds live how long? Must love parenting.

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Elvis Presley wore a cross, star of David, & Hebrew letter chi. Explained, "I don’t want to miss out on heaven due to a technicality."

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My publisher, All Things That Matter Press, is having a great sale on Amazon for Kindle editions. Check it out. http://ping.fm/d2fDM

Consider the alternatives before you jump. Life is a series of leaps, many of which are based on faith. But sometimes ...

For summer fun here you go:
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The Society of Christian Socialists, asserted that "the teachings of Jesus Christ lead directly to some form or forms of socialism.

American Pledge of Allegiance written by Francis Bellamy, founding member, of Society of Christian Socialists.

Factoid: World's oldest known animal? Born in 1830, Harriet is a Galapagos land tortoise. "Nobody knows the troubles she's seen."

Great prices now for Memoirs From the Asylum.
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7/5/1946 Bikini is introduced in Paris, France. What a wonderful day it was.

Glory in the day that you are given; for if you miss today's joy, surely you cannot expect to celebrate tomorrow.

All Things That Matter Press, publisher of Memoirs From the Asylum and Widow's Walk is having a special sale on Kindle. http://ping.fm/qSRh4

Give a people bread and circuses and you may think you have their loyalty. But loyalty requires heart and mind not just belly and humor.

The ant has the largest brain in the animal kingdom, in proportion to its size. Unfortunately they can't order Memoirs From the Asylum. http://ping.fm/yMbEu

All Things That Matter Press, confident you will love our authors & their books, lower the price of all of Kindle Editions & E-Books. http://ping.fm/CQvyI

Sirus the dog star is now visible in the heavens. The dog days are here.

In honor of Kafka's birthday I shall become what I have always been and cease being what I have always been. Total metamorphoses.

Question: What book should you read?
Answer: Memoirs From the Asylum.
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GED question: What does the word 'benign' mean?
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight (brilliant)

GED question: What is artificial insemination?
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow.

GED ?: What happens to your body as you age?
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental. (I know this too well)

GED question: In a democratic society, how important are elections?
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election.

Q on a GED exam: What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on?
A: If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed.

Question from a GED exam: How is dew formed?
One answer: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire

Just had another poem accepted for Sept publication in Vox Poetica.
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I welcome hope and joy, but I also welcome pain and sorrow for they are also part of life.

The summer reading season is upon us. Good time to go to All Things That Matter Press and order a book that matters.
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According to American Solar Energy Society enough sunlight falls on earth's surface each minute to meet world energy demand for a year.

7/2/1947: UFO crashes near Roswell, NM. Time to tell the truth, it was my parents' spaceship. That's why I was in the asylum. http://ping.fm/fyPtR

For a blog piece by me on an outstanding blog site. http://ping.fm/uLiJE

Don't forget, tomorrow I'm guest blogging at:
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We spoke as old men do, of this and that - of memories. We sipped decaf, bemoaned gas and urinary pain. And promised we would meet again.

Four fores worth noting: -boding, -shadowing, -bearance, -play

Tomorrow I will be guest blogger at
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Have a look at the book.
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7/1/1863: The Battle of Gettysburg begins. (That was 7 score and seven years ago and we still remember what they did and what Lincoln said.)

I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. http://ping.fm/1gTKG

Join me in opposing the waste of life and wealth in the endless and stupid war in Afghanistan. http://ping.fm/1i0Y8

Working on the newest novel. It is quite different - about chickens & aliens, about love & adultery.
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Summer is the best time for reading.
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Have you not heard the good news? Today we will have the joy of living.

Some different dog pics. http://ping.fm/gl3EG

7.5 million toothpicks can be created from a cord of wood. Think of all the little houses and rafts you could build.

A new review of Memoirs From the Asylum
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Memoirs From the Asylum - an important book. http://ping.fm/i32Iy

Received a really nice review for Memoirs From the Asylum. Here's the link. http://ping.fm/8LndN

Drop by Dawn Roberto's blog to read my new piece, which she posted today.
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I have a guest blog piece up today. Please stop by and read it.
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If I am not true to myself, where will I wander? If I am true to my beliefs, how can I go astray?
Know your personal faith & keep it strong.

"Memoirs a book everyone should read. At the same time pray that the freedom you have is the freedom that you really want." New review.
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Evil is as lets the devil in. The worst sinners often proclaim salvation while the great saints walk quietly in their faith.

Memoirs From the Asylum -
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What is the only book you must read?

The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce..

What is the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh?

Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle. (Dweeb doesn't count yet.)

Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw" and they are all common words. What are they?

The strawberry has its seeds on the outside.

What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.

Only 2 vegetables can produce on their own for several growing seasons. All others must be replanted every year. What are the 2?

Factoid: First coin-operated machine - holy-water dispenser for 5-drachma. From the Greek scientist Hero in the first century A.D.

Yesterday my wife told me that Memoirs From the Asylum was in her opinion a masterful book. That's the most important review of my life. http://ping.fm/c0N9a

If neighbor's house is on fire, don't haggle over the rental for use of a hose. But if he's burning it down, play the hose on your own home.

Fran Lewis' sister is ill so we will have to postpone the radio interview this Tues. In the meantime please send a prayer her way.

Some great architecture here. http://ping.fm/UIt6H

I have a story coming up in Scars. You can preview it here:
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The author’s timing is perfect ... problems ... threaten to conquer but life goes on, widows do walk & walks do lead to pastures new. http://ping.fm/EGC4z

When the music stops grab the first available tree and hang on; the whirlwind is coming and it doesn't stop in Kansas.

Government protecting children from corporations - now there's a concept. http://ping.fm/7SPJU

Consider the lilies of the field and how they grow. Doesn't that give incentive to not pollute?

6/25/1886 Custer's Last stand. Makes me want to talk about Afghanistan.

For the horologically enthralled. http://ping.fm/AFqbn

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If you haven't thought about it yet today, please do so now.

Factoid: A bee has 5 eyes, 2 large compound on either side of head, and 3 ocelli (primitive eyes) on top of head to detect light intensity.

Tues - 11 Eastern, 1 Pacific - I'm being interviewed about Memoirs From the Asylum. Please listen in. http://ping.fm/2Vydr

To get a sense of my writing visit
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If you could choose, whose life would you lead? Whose love would you possess? Whose laughter would you hear? If you could choose.

Every few years there is another group of people who figure out the joy of hating.

Oh, to be at Stonehenge to dance the solstice home.

You like wine and don't own a corkscrew? Quelle doamge! http://ping.fm/zzGsN

I haven't mentioned Widow's Walk in a while. It's a great read. http://ping.fm/yRNqU

We are two months into the Gulf crisis. People are getting restive and even angrier. I don't blame them. Anger won't make a faster solution.

Here's a nasty joke for you: You can say lots of bad things about pedophiles but at least they drive slowly in school zones.

"Read Memoirs From the Asylum. Overwhelmed, so impressive! How beautifully written and edited. Cohesive, incisive. Felt true." RG
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I see in amazed pleasure the children who adroitly watch and copy, practice and learn. Too bad their role models aren't always better.

Fishbowl invented in middle of the 18th century by Countess Du Barry, mistress of France’s King Louis XV. She was living in one any way.