As a child in Vermont, the only things good about November were my birthday and Thanksgiving. Past that, it meant winter was coming and I absolutely hated winter. My dad would go deer hunting but always made it home in time for my birthday. Now that I'm in southern California, winter doesn't hold the dread and fear that it once did so now I actually enjoy November.
I read recently that we're the only country in the world that sets aside a day to be thankful for the blessings we have. Isn't that heart-warming? We may grumble about the economy, the price of gas, and the politicians, but I would rather live here and grumble than live in any other country in the world. I have a feeling our problems would seem minor compared to what residents of other countries go through.
I, for one, am thankful that I have fingers that still work a keyboard, a mind that can still think rationally, and an office in a warm house in which to work. I can write what I want and no one is going to censor me. I have the latest technology at my fingertips to produce books or communicate with people around the globe. This is a wonderful time to be living!
I have a family I love and who loves me. My deepest thanks this year is that my daughter and her husband are around to enjoy Thanksgiving, after surviving a horrific motorcycle crash in June. Every week that goes by, we're now at week 21, is one more week I've been able to talk and Skype with my daughter. The situation could have been so different! My children, my two daughters and my son, mean the world to me.
I have friends, near and far, that are dear to my heart. My friends out here are my support since my family is all back East. My writing friends and my church friends are more like close family than friends. I have been truly blessed.
My husband is a love who is planning something special for my birthday. I did right when I married him because he likes to cook more than I do and he does the dishes!
As you celebrate on Thursday, remember all you have to be thankful for--from the incredible country you live in to the fact that your eyes work and you can read this.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thought for the Day: I Pray Heaven to Bestow The Best of Blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on ALL that
shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under
This Roof! John Adams
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Amazing Adventures of a Nobody
Today I will pass on to you something I just learned--November 1st is National Authors' Day!! So, if you know an author, give him or her a hug and thank that person for adding to the world's supply of riches (content, not money; we are poor authors after all). And to all my author friends--may your muse be close by your side on the 1st.
I would like to talk about an author I have not met, but I have read his book. His name is Leon Logothetis and his book is amazing adventures of a nobody. I didn't type it wrong, there are no capital letters in his book title.
Some of you may be old enough to remember the tv show that aired from 1960 to 1964 called Route 66. In that show, Tod Stiles (Martin Milner) and Buz Murdock (George Maharis, oh how I had a crush on him!), drove their Corvette along Route 66. Each week brought them to a different town and a different adventure. That show came to mind as I read Logothetis' book.
Tired of his well off, yet uninspiring life in England, Leon leaves it all behind and comes to the United States. His goal is to cross the country, from Times Square to the Hollywood sign, with nothing but the clothes on his back and five dollars in his pocket. He has to rely on the kindness of strangers and the "serendipity of the open road." This is a true story and one you'll remember for some time to come.
From the back cover: Along the way, Leon offers up the intriguing and charming tales gathered along his one-of-a-kind journey riding in trains, buses, big rigs and classic cars; sleeping on streets and couches and firehouses, meeting pimps and preachers, astronauts, celebrities and homeless families. Each day of his journey we catch sight of the invisible spiritual underpinning of society in these stories of companionship--and sheer adventure--that prove that the kind, good soul of mankind has not been lost.
It took a lot of inner fortitude for Leon to walk up to a stranger and ask for bus or train fare, but he did it and, surprisingly, when people heard his story, they were more than willing to give what they could. The further west he traveled, the more stories he collected and the quicker people responded to his pleas. This book was published in 2011 by BettieYoungs Book Publishers. I highly recommend it.
Today's Quote: We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I would like to talk about an author I have not met, but I have read his book. His name is Leon Logothetis and his book is amazing adventures of a nobody. I didn't type it wrong, there are no capital letters in his book title.
Some of you may be old enough to remember the tv show that aired from 1960 to 1964 called Route 66. In that show, Tod Stiles (Martin Milner) and Buz Murdock (George Maharis, oh how I had a crush on him!), drove their Corvette along Route 66. Each week brought them to a different town and a different adventure. That show came to mind as I read Logothetis' book.
Tired of his well off, yet uninspiring life in England, Leon leaves it all behind and comes to the United States. His goal is to cross the country, from Times Square to the Hollywood sign, with nothing but the clothes on his back and five dollars in his pocket. He has to rely on the kindness of strangers and the "serendipity of the open road." This is a true story and one you'll remember for some time to come.
From the back cover: Along the way, Leon offers up the intriguing and charming tales gathered along his one-of-a-kind journey riding in trains, buses, big rigs and classic cars; sleeping on streets and couches and firehouses, meeting pimps and preachers, astronauts, celebrities and homeless families. Each day of his journey we catch sight of the invisible spiritual underpinning of society in these stories of companionship--and sheer adventure--that prove that the kind, good soul of mankind has not been lost.
It took a lot of inner fortitude for Leon to walk up to a stranger and ask for bus or train fare, but he did it and, surprisingly, when people heard his story, they were more than willing to give what they could. The further west he traveled, the more stories he collected and the quicker people responded to his pleas. This book was published in 2011 by BettieYoungs Book Publishers. I highly recommend it.
Today's Quote: We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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