Today I am a hostage in my own home. There are workmen outside who occasionally have to come in to use the bathroom. So I am hanging in here, ignoring errands that must be attended to eventually and watching them haul pipes and power cords and equipment past my windows. We have known for a … More Clatter Outside, Scatter Inside
It’s the end of my first day of summer. I should be totally chill, relaxing, just taking life as easy as I can. Instead, I am up late with insomnia. My wife is snoring in the next room. Even the dogs are snoring in the living room with me. I am sitting in the dark … More Insomnia
Well, it pays to know people apparently. Over lunch, I took a copy of my new book Infinity’s Reach over to Mickey Johnson at the Texas ABC here in Keene. He had been following me with my launch of the book in recent weeks and was eager to read it. I have done book signings once … More Good News
For the past couple of months, I’ve been following the story of Jamarcus Russell, the former Oakland Raiders quarterback who wasted millions of dollars in Raiders salary and three seasons of football. He was drafted number one overall in the 2007 NFL draft and given a $61 million contract. Despite having a powerful arm and … More Money or Redemption?
I got up at 5 this morning. We often get up at 5–Shelly and I–because we want to go exercise. Shelly works in Fort Worth, and often works late, so we find that getting up early is the only time we can do it together. And I don’t mind getting up early to exercise, both … More Nose to the Grindstone
When I decided to enter indie publishing a little over a year ago, I rationalized it with two reasons. First, many of my books didn’t easily fit into the niches that traditional publishers were looking for. Publishing them myself seemed the logical thing to do. Second, as a professor who talks often about the changing … More Lots of thunder. Will there be lightning?
I almost didn’t post this blog. I understand the IRS has more information on people than the FBI and the CIA combined. I have no desire to draw any more attention from them than I have to. Obviously that’s understandable, but it doesn’t make me any more comfortable with the fact. But this blog is … More God bless, God bless, God bless the IRS
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