Jennifer and Richard - Mardi Gras - near Louisiana
Marisa entering Mississippi 
Marisa in Alabama
So much has happened this year and I have not written in my blog much - my apologies to myself as much as to others for that. Let's see if I can catch people up.....
January - I lost my dream job. Odd that I call it that. But to me, it was. I loved writing for my home paper and still miss it alot. But, like dozens of others who have been laid off from the newspaper business, I had no choice but to move on. I chose to do so by traveling.
February - Mississippi and Alabama - Spent Valentines Day in Mississippi. I loved the area. A whole week in Mississippi, Alabama (including a drive to Cuba, AL) and Louisiana. It was fun. I remember stopping in Alabama and seeing a little red-headed, freckled-face, bare-footed boy riding his bicycle down a narrow road. A brown dog ran after him. I loved it. So Norman Rockwell like. At Hardees with Marisa and Jennifer - I'd never been to one before.
January - I lost my dream job. Odd that I call it that. But to me, it was. I loved writing for my home paper and still miss it alot. But, like dozens of others who have been laid off from the newspaper business, I had no choice but to move on. I chose to do so by traveling.
February - Mississippi and Alabama - Spent Valentines Day in Mississippi. I loved the area. A whole week in Mississippi, Alabama (including a drive to Cuba, AL) and Louisiana. It was fun. I remember stopping in Alabama and seeing a little red-headed, freckled-face, bare-footed boy riding his bicycle down a narrow road. A brown dog ran after him. I loved it. So Norman Rockwell like. At Hardees with Marisa and Jennifer - I'd never been to one before.March 2009 - Ten days in New York City
March - Spring Break with my daughter Catherine in New York City. I finally had a dream come true - I ice skated in Central Park - a dream of mine since I was in 7th grade. (and saw it on "Love Story")
April - San Francisco - 4-day band trip with Jennifer.
May - Disneyland and California Adventure with Marisa.
June - Pacific NW - following the Fabulous Studio Band around (and wrote about them while they were in Seattle and in Everett, WA) Included side trips to Whidbey Island (San Juan Islands - one of my favorite all-time places) Forks and Port Angeles in Washington (yes, we are Twilight fans) We did the "Twilight" tour.
July - I am currently writing this from North Carolina - where I am spending a week with Jennifer. (Cherry Point MCAS)
Richard and Jennifer hugging - Atlantic Beach, NC
I promise to return to writing again, and soon -- and I will try to keep this blog up -- but in the meantime, I did learn of Jason Evan's latest contest and couldn't help but enter. I feel everyone who enters (or reads the stories) is a winner. http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/
With the way our economy is, it seems as if everyone's being laid-off. My brother had 23 years in at Ford Motor Company when they handed him a box. It took a year for him to get another job in engineering.
ReplyDeleteOn a different note, I enjoyed reading your flash fiction piece at Jason's. Nice job with the symbolism and juxtaposition of colors. You're absolutely correct, anyone who participates in Clarity of Night is a winner.
Take care.
Thanks, JR. I certainly enjoyed reading all of the entries.
ReplyDeleteOn a professional level here, I've been enjoying time with my family , have been freelancing for a couple of newspapers and was offered a weekly column in a local paper - I'm loving it.