Thank you for visiting my website and for showing interest in my new book, From the Shallow End to the Deep End. By the time you reached this site, it is probably available but maybe not. Most of you don’t know me. I’m a free-lance writer in my spare time, which of course means I have a very different and separate day job. Some of my stuff over the years has been published, but From the Shallow End to the Deep End is my first book, and I am also working on several more. Some of my stuff has won awards; most of it hasn’t. The creative writing industry has evolved into a chaotic frenzy full of critics, consultants, websites, electronic publications, and self-serving contests that almost outnumber the amount of authors themselves. Despite all that, creative writing still provides us with a tremendous avenue for artistic expression and, if done correctly, a wonderful smack of poignance for readers. My writing is almost exclusively fiction, combined with a sprinkle of dry humor and a whole lot of sarcasm. I try to do my best, but I do it my way; so like many before me, I decided to self-publish my first book and self-fund my attempt to make it public. I think It might be best to introduce myself in this first entry, and tell everyone a little bit about myself and where I stand on some of life’s important issues.
With due deference to Crash Davis, I believe that baseball is still America’s pastime and a big part of its perseverance is the knuckleball. If thrown properly, it allows a savvy and well-liked pitcher whose arm has weakened to last another 5-7 years in the game. However, I also believe that anyone who thinks “Travel Baseball” with a 60-game schedule for ten year-olds is a good thing should be banned from the sport. Speaking of being banned, I do believe that Pete Rose belongs in Baseball’s Hall of Fame and it is a crime that he didn’t live to see the honor. In short, misdeeds that would not prohibit an American from serving in the U.S. Congress should not keep the coveted HOF away from one of the greatest players who ever played the game.
I believe in the sanctity of marriage, but I also think that a couple should live together for at least a year before getting married. I believe in the death penalty, but not always, and I also think that abortion is wrong, but not always. Spank me for my hypocrisy.
I believe it is wrong to devote money toward the care of illegal immigrants. It is also wrong to neglect our own domestic elderly, disabled, sick, and homeless. Either of these alone is bad. The fact that we do both is shameful.
I believe the only thing worse than allowing our insurance industry to govern health care is permitting our government to overregulate it and take it over.
I believe the next Presidential election may potentially give us the worst candidates to choose from since the 1856 election between James Buchanan, John Fremont, and Millard Fillmore.
I believe local politicians are underpaid, but also that they should have a two-term limit. If they haven’t accomplished anything or moved up the ladder in that time, it’s somebody else’s turn.
I believe that identifying a problem is the easiest task for human beings in our world to accomplish, that all people possess this ability, and most of us exercise it far too often. I believe implementing solutions to problems is very difficult, and we have no idea how many people possess this talent because it is rarely exercised by anyone.
I believe the difference between a Democracy and a Republic is the quality of the hotel hosting the party on election night.
I believe that all teachers are overworked and underpaid, but none of them should have tenure. I believe that anyone with a Ph.D. teaching junior high school probably power washes their driveway with a toothbrush.
With due deference to Crash Davis, I believe that baseball is still America’s pastime and a big part of its perseverance is the knuckleball. If thrown properly, it allows a savvy and well-liked pitcher whose arm has weakened to last another 5-7 years in the game. However, I also believe that anyone who thinks “Travel Baseball” with a 60-game schedule for ten year-olds is a good thing should be banned from the sport. Speaking of being banned, I do believe that Pete Rose belongs in Baseball’s Hall of Fame and it is a crime that he didn’t live to see the honor. In short, misdeeds that would not prohibit an American from serving in the U.S. Congress should not keep the coveted HOF away from one of the greatest players who ever played the game.
I believe in the sanctity of marriage, but I also think that a couple should live together for at least a year before getting married. I believe in the death penalty, but not always, and I also think that abortion is wrong, but not always. Spank me for my hypocrisy.
I believe it is wrong to devote money toward the care of illegal immigrants. It is also wrong to neglect our own domestic elderly, disabled, sick, and homeless. Either of these alone is bad. The fact that we do both is shameful.
I believe the only thing worse than allowing our insurance industry to govern health care is permitting our government to overregulate it and take it over.
I believe the next Presidential election may potentially give us the worst candidates to choose from since the 1856 election between James Buchanan, John Fremont, and Millard Fillmore.
I believe local politicians are underpaid, but also that they should have a two-term limit. If they haven’t accomplished anything or moved up the ladder in that time, it’s somebody else’s turn.
I believe that identifying a problem is the easiest task for human beings in our world to accomplish, that all people possess this ability, and most of us exercise it far too often. I believe implementing solutions to problems is very difficult, and we have no idea how many people possess this talent because it is rarely exercised by anyone.
I believe the difference between a Democracy and a Republic is the quality of the hotel hosting the party on election night.
I believe that all teachers are overworked and underpaid, but none of them should have tenure. I believe that anyone with a Ph.D. teaching junior high school probably power washes their driveway with a toothbrush.