Big V Mumbles About Something

Fridays and Saturdays used to be extremely busy days for me in my former life as a sports columnist and race reporter. I also ran the photo booth at one of the biggest race tracks in Michigan and ran the live Internet stream there. All I do now is run the live stream and to be honest, I show up at... Sign in to see full entry.

Kabu was mentioning my future projects in a comment. Here's the latest on that stuff. Earlier this morning, I had my last "must attend" visit with my cardiologist and was told that I am indeed, a miracle patient. I've lost a total of 48 pounds since late January and everything looks fantastic in his... Sign in to see full entry.

I am almost giddy with the way things are flowing for me right now. I've been writing virtually all day on three different projects, with only ten minute breaks every hour and I've managed to rack up over 8,000 words. Since Monday, I've got a huge number and it feels great. I know days and weeks... Sign in to see full entry.

Kabu mentioned Munchausen Syndrome in a comment so I will include a brief (750 to 950 words) mention of it along with its 'brother' syndrome Munchausen by Proxy in my book. The 'syndrome' variety is where someone pretends to have a disease or severe medical issue for the sympathy it generates and in... Sign in to see full entry.

The grandsons will soon be out of school for the summer so this is one of those days I intend to go out wandering in the woods out back again. I've got the back door open and I can see a flock of about a dozen or so turkeys feeding in the tall grass. Walking increases the blood flow to the brain and... Sign in to see full entry.

I really struggled to write today's addition to 'Relax' and it took me a long time to do. I found myself mentally wandering off for several minutes now and then. I had an alcoholic family member who never ceased to embarrass me. I also had three brothers that got drawn into the drug scene when they... Sign in to see full entry.

I spent a quiet Saturday night this Memorial Day 'holiday' at home, working on my latest offering over in my "Ramblings" section. For over 25 years, I spent every late spring and summer Saturday night at a local dirt race track, but I gave all of that up late last fall. I'll admit it is a bit more... Sign in to see full entry.

As we swing into Memorial Day weekend, let us remember that the nation sets this holiday aside for reasons other than the beginning of the vacation season. The day was begun in 1868 and known as 'Decoration Day' as part of the healing from the Civil War. The Grand Army of the Republic declared that... Sign in to see full entry.

As I was doing some research and adding notes for upcoming chapters, I realized that I had forgot to add a warning to part four of "Relax. " It is at the top of the section and is clearly marked as new added content to the post. Some of the diseases that cause us to be stressed are very complex and... Sign in to see full entry.

As I've been assembling "Relax" in the order I want it to follow in the final book, I began to search for some articles I had written a couple years back. Since I don't allow other people to use my writing computer, I was fairly sure they hadn't been deleted. I searched and searched my files by the... Sign in to see full entry.