Have a Happy and Blessed Easter

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak. . . .

"I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright.

I stopped the lad and asked, "What do you have there, son?"

"Just some old birds," came the reply.

"What are you going to do with them?" I asked.

"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time."

"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do then?"

"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like birds. I'll take 'em to them."

The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds, son?"

"Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"

"How much?" the pastor asked again.

The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?"

The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free. Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story:

One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught a world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!"

"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.

Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"

"And what will you do when you are done with them?"

Jesus asked.. "Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.

"How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked.

"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"

"How much? He asked again.

Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and your life."

Jesus said, "DONE!" Then He paid the price.

The pastor picked up the cage and walked from the pulpit.

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Have a Happy and Blessed Easter, Everyone!

(And thanks, Therese, for the story.)

The Coin Wishing Tree

Now THAT'S a Tree House!

We Need More Bumper Stickers Like These

The Small Cup of Ice Cream

A 10 year old boy went to an ice-cream shop and asked the waiter how much a cone costs??

 

Waiter said: 50 cents

 

The boy started counting how much he had in his purse and then he asked how much a small cup costs?

 

Waiter said: 40 cents

 

The boy asked for a small cup. He had it, paid the bill, and left.

 

When the waiter came to pick the empty cup, he was slightly touched as the boy had left 10 cents as tip for him.

 

Try giving something to everyone out of whatever little you have.

      — Author Unknown

New! THE FINAL PLEASURE

THE FINAL PLEASURE

A sensuously erotic sci-fi romance

ISBN 978-0-9859300-3-5 

Word Count: 54,000

Now Available at Amazon

www.amazon.com/The-Final-Pleasure-ebook/dp/B00C0F8BGS 

Barnes and Noble

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and All Romance eBooks

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He fully expected to die, until he met a woman who gave him every reason to live.

Those condemned to death are sent to Doora IV, one of four prison moons in the Doora system. Webb Grace realizes that he has less than a month to roam the moon's tunnels before he's taken above and ejected into the airlessness of space. However, before he's released, he is allowed to spend his last night in pure carnal exploration with a Lady Lay.

Myka Tolbert is a Lady Lay. She is one of the few women on the maximum security prison moon who treats the condemned to their Final Pleasure, a last sexual fling, before they’re executed. In return, her sentence is shortened one week. She hopes she lives long enough to earn her freedom.

A chance meeting between her and Webb gives the con more than a reason to live, but also the belief that he can escape Doora IV and his execution. But first, he has to figure out how, and then he has to find a way to bring along the woman who has managed to touch his heart.

They never foresaw all hell breaking loose before he could act.

Warning! Contains expired food, exploding moons, land squatters, dirty dealings, fraudulent contracts, transparent walls, revenge, cold showers, a death board, pink jumpsuits, and life measured in ten minutes intervals.

GO HERE FOR AN EXCERPT

It's a New Release and Giveaway Tonight on "Other Worlds of Romance" on Blog Talk Radio

Tonight on "Other Worlds of Romance" on Blog Talk Radio, I'll be reading an excerpt from my new release, The Final Pleasure, a sensuous sci-fi romance novel, now available at All Romance eBooks, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. And one lucky listener is going to win a copy!

Show time is 11 pm et/ 10 pm ct
You don't want to miss it!
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He fully expected to die, until he met a woman who gave him every reason to live.

Those condemned to death are sent to Doora IV, one of four prison moons in the Doora system. Webb Grace realizes that he has less than a month to roam the moon's tunnels before he's taken above and ejected into the airlessness of space. However, before he's released, he is allowed to spend his last night in pure carnal exploration with a Lady Lay.

Myka Tolbert is a Lady Lay. She is one of the few women on the maximum security prison moon who treats the condemned to their Final Pleasure, a last sexual fling, before they’re executed. In return, her sentence is shortened one week. She hopes she lives long enough to earn her freedom.

A chance meeting between her and Webb gives the con more than a reason to live, but also the belief that he can escape Doora IV and his execution. But first, he has to figure out how, and then he has to find a way to bring along the woman who has managed to touch his heart.

They never foresaw all hell breaking loose before he could act.

Warning! Contains expired food, exploding moons, land squatters, dirty dealings, fraudulent contracts, transparent walls, revenge, cold showers, a death board, pink jumpsuits, and life measured in ten minutes intervals.

There's Nothing Like Being Embarrassed By Your Own Book

Is it me?

Here I am, listening to each chapter of my audio book as it's being read, completed, and uploaded for my inspection. And we've gotten to the "juicy" parts. The lovemaking. The sealing of two bodies into one.

And I'm dying of embarrassment.

Why?

Is it because I'm now hearing the words I wrote being spoken aloud? And with emphasis?

Is it because I'm hearing them from a whole new perspective?  Because a stranger is acting out my story into an audio format?

Or is it because the person reading my book aloud is a man? (Would having a woman read it make any difference?)

There's nothing like being embarrassed by your own book.

Not in the English Language - komorebi

Fascinating!

The Upside Down House

 

This is so cool. From this site: Polish architects Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozanski have designed and constructed beautiful upside down house in Terfens, Austria.

Unique house is filled with upside down furniture that was attached to the ceiling. There is even an upside down car in the garage. Fun project took eight month to complete

Incredible Paper Sculptures

This incredible piece of art is made of paper. That's right. Paper. Husband and wife Patty and Allen Eckman have been making them out of homemade, acid-free paper since 1988. Go here to see more of these beautiful pieces.

A Subway Entrance in Frankfurt

 

I wonder if the architect is the same guy who designed this house.

Coming December 30th - VALL'S WILL

(Website.)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Coming October 30th - THIS BATTLE LORD'S QUEST, Book 5 of the Battle Lord Saga

 

(Website)

Not in the English Language - Mizpah

Some Observations on the Writing Life

"With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and definite hardening of the paragraphs."
~ James Thurber

"The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."
~ Mark Twain

"To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool."
~ Robert E. Sherwood

"A writer is congenitally unable to tell the truth and that is why we call what he writes fiction."
~ William Faulkner

"I write to escape ... to escape poverty."
~ Edgar Rice Burroughs

"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."
~ Kingsley Amis  

(Source)

Star Stuff

All in a Day's Work

 

 

“My friend who is a gardener sends me photos of himself at work.”

Listen to an Audio Excerpt!

Great news!

You can now listen to the first fifteen minutes of AEquana and The Battle Lord's Lady, coming soon from Audible .com.

In addition, I've also uploaded four episodes of 5 Minutes With Mooney, a series of podcasts I did with my good friend, Monica Perez. Those four episodes are to the books AEquana, The Battle Lord's Lady, as well as Healer of the Heart and Runner's Moon: Jebaral.

Check them out here!

The Year Was 1955

Did you hear the post office is thinking about

charging 7 cents jut to mail a letter?

 

 

If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody

will be able to hire outside help at the store.

 

When I first started driving, who would have thought
gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon? Guess
we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.

 

I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies anymore. Ever
since they let Clark Gable get by with sayind DAMN in
Gone With the Wind, it seems every new movie has either
HELL or DAMN in it.

I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's
possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the
century. They even have some fellows they call
astronauts preparing for it down in Texas.

Did you see where some baseball player just signed a
contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball?  It wouldn't
surprise me if some day they'll be making more than the
President.

 

I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen
appliances would be electric. They're even making
electric typewriters now.

 

It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where
a few married women are having to work to make ends
meet.

 

It won't be long before young couples are going to
have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can
both work.

 

Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the
Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes
wonder if we are electing the best people to government.

 

I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the
door to a whole lot of foreign business.

 

The fast food resturant is convenient for a quick meal,

but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.

There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a

weekend. It costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel.

 





 

No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a

day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood.

 

If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it.

(Thanks, Diana!)

Everything is Going to be Okay

When people turn to fictional characters, it’s often because they want an escape. The stories of these people shelter us from the storm of our daily lives; they save us, if only for a little while. But when we really give in, become invested, let ourselves be vulnerable, something changes. We begin to feel that we know them. It’s no longer just an escape, but part of us, something that makes us who we are.

These characters teach us that incredible adversity can be overcome. That people can love each other forever. That life can be an adventure. That magic can be real. And even if these miracles have never happened to us, we begin to go through life believing that, someday, they could.

Looks Weird, But I'd Buy One!

Giant Sculptures

I get a big kick out of ordinary items being enlarged and placed in places you'd never expect to see them. Check out these incredible sculptures created by award-winning artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.

She Loves Me by Drew Larson

Sweet Daddy Photos

Charles O'Keefe is my Guest Author Tonight on "Other Worlds of Romance" on Blog Talk Radio

Charles O'Keefe is my guest author tonight on "Other Worlds of Romance" on Blog Talk Radio. He will be reading an excerpt from his paranormal romance, The Newfoundland Vampire, from Penumbra Publishing. 

Show time is 11 pm et/ 10 ct
Don't miss it!

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Like every other geek alive, Newfoundland native Joseph O’Reily secretly wants to be a superhero. At thirteen he fantasized about being a vampire, and ten years later he’s still fantasizing – but mostly about a beautiful redheaded woman who has eyes only for him. The one thing different about Joseph’s adult fantasy is that, amazingly, it comes true one night when he goes to a local university pub. Cassandra Snow, literally the woman of his dreams, invites him to her place for an evening of personal pleasure. Of course he’s not going to say no. But when strange things start happening afterward, Joseph quickly learns that not all dreams should come true.

Neil Armstrong's Observation From the Moon

Not in the English Language - Retrouvailles

More Great News!

The Battle Lord's Lady has also been contracted to become an audio book through audible .com! More details to follow, but we're looking at a possible June release!