I’ve got a new project underway.  As a matter of fact, I’ve got several irons in the fire.  Which can be a problem.  Means I tend to bounce around like the ball in a pinball machine (remember those?). 
My goal is to finish project one by the end of the month. 
And post on DFB, of course.
Anyway, the writing is coming after the bill paying gig and the parenting gig.  And the house painting.  And the soon to be packing for moving day in less than four weeks. But it’s getting done- …

I’m sure you are asking why the pic of support beams.
Because that is what friendship looks like to me.  Don’t spend too much time trying to understand the inner workings of my mind.  You don’t have that kind of time.
All of my friends are special. But today I’m shouting out to Yas, Pam, and The Man. Sometimes you’ve just got to go with the diversion.  Today is that day.
Yas- last week I called to check up on you, and you ended up lifting my spirits and encouraging me to keep …

No clever titles today. Some things just are what they are.
I have spent the last three days painting.  If you are not talking or singing, you have plenty of time for ruminating.  
Today, I was just getting tired of the act of painting.  I was not in the greatest of moods.  I just wanted to be done.  To distract myself, I tried thinking about all the writing that I wasn’t getting done and how I’m stuck on my novel and don’t know how to move it forward.  Which only made …

A writer writes.  At least that is what I am constantly reminding myself.
And sometimes, they write about their own life issues, as I have been known to do on occasion.
My goal is not to offend, it is simply to tell MY truth or MY story.  
Sometimes my story intersects with someone else’s and then I have some decisions to make.  First of all I have to decide if I’m going to tell the story.  Then I have to decide how to tell the story.  And finally, I have to decide when …

Remember yesterday I posted about the guy who uses his smart phone to write his novels?
And remember how I said no thanks?
Well, all day yesterday I was thinking about the possibility.  I know it’s crazy.  But I’m wondering if I can do it for just an hour.    
If I try it, it’ll be this weekend when things are a little calmer.  And then I’ll report back to you guys. And you can tell me I’m nuts.  
Just call it the mid life diva’s version of Jackass.

Apparently, that is exactly what I am.  
Seems some guy out there has been using his smart phone to write books.  In fact, he wrote large portions of his latest novel while on the train commuting back and forth to work.
And here I thought my Blackberry was for checking email, reading blogs in Viigo, texting The Man, playing on Facebook, and using Twitter to bore the world with my comings and goings.
Does that mean that I should be thumbing my books on my Blackberry in order to be more productive?
I’ll …

OK readers- I wrote this piece in January, and at the time my girlfriend Yas told me that I should take it further.  I didn’t.  I really believed that I was done with the story the minute I posted it.  Now, I’m not so sure.  
So, I’m asking you guys to read it and then let me know what you think- is it done, or should I keep going?  
(To the paid subscribers- sorry for the repeat.  I’ve got some new fiction coming for you tomorrow.)
A Little Help From My …

I am not a patient person.
I want what I want when I want it.
When I buy a car, it usually takes me six months to a year to research various models and decide on what I want to buy next.  
Once my decision is made, I am on the lot and walking away with my vehicle within a few hours. (I have found no way to walk in, make your purchase and leave within a reasonable amount of time- even when you go to the lot with your own financing. …

No ranting today.  Just some simple observations.
I wanted to post the next installment of Claire’s People today, but didn’t get to the edits because I completed my taxes.
I wanted to write several posts for The Spring Chronicles today, but I couldn’t because I had consulting work that needed doing.
I wanted to spend an hour working on my non-fiction manuscript today.  Research for a meeting that I have tomorrow took precedence.
I didn’t do what I wanted to do today because I was doing what I had to do.  
I had to …

At my old gig, we had an accounting program that allowed the user to “drill down” and get specific information about a line item in the budget.  It actually had a little drill icon for affect. It was a basic, but very good way to get from the general to the specific.
A seemingly random thought for a Tuesday morning.  Except it’s not.
I woke up this morning thinking about how a year ago this month I gave notice and was well on my way to self-employment.  It was my first step …