Sparky.
The Wishful Writer Oct 15 08I don't know much about her, my maternal great-grandmother.I do know her name was Sparky.At least, that's what everyone called her. Her real name was probably something old and did her a disservice. Sparky fit her. Like the clothes she chose not to wear.That's right.Sparky was a nude model. Back in the day, my granny stripped, showed her tatas and bore no shame.Can't say her folks shared the sentiment, but from what I understand, Sparky didn't much care what anyone thought.The only rules were her rules.She died when I was around four, so I have few memories of her.I do remember certain things though. Full story...
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The Wishful Writer Nov 12 08I'm feeling all off kilter, not blogging every day. It's not that there's nothing to blog about...I mean, yesterday, Christi took me to the Pilot gas station where she was stalked by a creepy man in a Christmas sweater.
Photographic Evidence.
The Wishful Writer Nov 10 08Here, and without effort to protect the guilty, are some photographs of my weekend in Texas...I've always wanted to be picked up at the airport by someone holding a sign with my name on it.
Going Through the Big D.
The Wishful Writer Nov 08 08I made it.Hello, Dallas, Texas!I have several posts in the works, but the down and dirty is:I'm here for work - Whirlpool Building Blocks is next week and I'll be running around writing articles, helping out with media requests and whatever else is needed in order to make the event as successful as the last two have been.
God's Work.
The Wishful Writer Nov 06 08I've added it up.I spent some 48 hours glued to election coverage and another 24 plotting ways to offend the Mormon churches in Utah who gave MILLIONS of dollars to ensure Proposition 8 stripped my friends of their right to marry in California.
Forward. Backward.
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My Morning. In Pictures.
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What I learned. From a Tree.
The Wishful Writer Nov 03 08Bill called to tell me he fixed my laptop and it was ready for pick up.I hopped on I-95 and spent the 30-minute road trip in quiet awe of the beauty surrounding me.
Electing: To Sleep.
The Wishful Writer Nov 03 08I have no idea what my deal is.I just pulled an all-niter...I haven't done that since college where I earned the title of: Champion-Amazing-Most-Beautiful-and-Bestest-Beer-Funnel-er-IN THE WORLD.
Halloween Over-Achievers.
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