I was thinking about my granddaughter, Layla, over Christmas and remembered a wonderful day she and I spent together last summer when I picked her up from Bible School. I didn't pay enough attention to where in the church complex Wendy told me I was to pick her up, so went to the wrong building and was taken to the wrong room. I was concerned when I didn't see her. A trip … [Read more...] about My Day With Layla
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Why and How I Spend Time
People tell me I am wasting my time. People tell me it is all about money, that time is money and unless we convert time to some tangible, or "monitizable" we are just wasting time. But the world is changing rapidly. We can connect in ways I never dreamed. The push of "publish" can change somebody's life, we can affect people in ways we were not able to just 5 years … [Read more...] about Why and How I Spend Time
A Visit with Old Friends
I wrote this entry some time ago but couldn’t log into the Pasquini Family site and by time I could was sidetracked and then when I went to find what I’d written, it wasn’t anywhere to be found. So I’m writing an abbreviated version. I had David Ramos in my class my first year of teaching. He was a 6th grader and I’ve never forgotten the time he jumped out the window … [Read more...] about A Visit with Old Friends
Visiting the Past
I left home on Wednesday the 21st and headed to Reno to have my new novel, Consequences, reviewed by my friend and editor. I’ve been on a diet and Wednesday was my cheat day where I can eat anything I want and was proud of myself when I passed up the all you can eat pizza at Roundtable. That would have never happened in the past. Exchanged the radio controlled helicopter I … [Read more...] about Visiting the Past
New Novel and My Aunt Eleanor
Well, it’s the 6th day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo.org). I’ve written 10,154 words so far. At first it was work, but for some reason I’m getting more and more into it and like the story. I’m sure it will need a lot more work when done. It’s started out about the friendship of two 14 year old boys which I was going to stretch out into their adult lives, but … [Read more...] about New Novel and My Aunt Eleanor