Time for some pleasure reading.

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Before you ask, I am not being paid for this endorsement.

I just spent several delightful minutes reading the blogs of my friends Larry W. Timm,

Larry W. Timm

and Rajdeep Paulus.

Rajdeep Paulus

Both are people I met at the ACFW conference two years ago. And it was my great pleasure to spend time with them this past year.

Smart, funny, and insightful. They bring a great deal of joy to my day. I love seeing their posts in my email box. (I subscribe to both of them. I don’t subscribe to anyone else.) They always have something interesting to say.

They are different in their content. Larry writes about writing for the most part, sometimes a bit about his world as a Pastor. Rajdeep writes about writing as well, but she covers everything else from tree houses to Broadway shows. Between the two of them I wind up a better person each day. My horizons are broadened and my mind expanded. Which is good, because the only other thing that expands on a regular basis is my waist.

Do you have an author or blogger (really the same thing these days) that you follow faithfully? Is there a secret guilty pleasure blog you read knowing it would shock your friends? I have several like that, but since they are not safe for work or kids I’ll forego the links. (Nothing terrible, but they are military and political blogs with a great deal of “salty” language and the occasional noxious picture.)

If you’re a Christian author/blogger and would like to trade links, let me know via the comment feature on this blog. I’ll scope out your blog and see if we have a match. After all, you already know what I write, it’s only fair that I see what you have to offer.

Not what you expected.

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I’m willing to bet a bunch of you turned out to find out about the dog, how Santa did this season, the weather in Minnesota, the writing contest, etc. Nope. Well, sorta.

First you have to read my screed about politics. Don’t worry, it’s a pox for everyone kind of diatribe.

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Very light posting

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I hate to keep luring you here in hopes of a post and then present some old dreck.

Two suggestions:

1. Subscribe in the box on the right. You will get the latest post via email when I scribble it.

2. Take a few days off and come back Tuesday.

I’m wiped out after the last six weeks. Today was kind of the end of the run. We made lunch for 150 people in Saint Paul. That whole thing in which we’re asked if we fed the hungry when we face our Lord? Yeah. Checked that box for this semester.

Pictures below show (in order) the completed meatloaf before it went into the freezer/fridge, the crew that made it all happen last night when we put them together, and the finished product today. It was really good. I’m usually a harsh critic of my own cooking, but this was gourmet level, lots of happy faces before they headed back out the cold and the shadows where they live. We did our part in some small measure. Pat & Pam do this every two weeks with some group. Angels.

My thanks to all the volunteers that helped out. My friend Ilene, Jess, Pam, Rose, Mary, Pat, Bob, Kip, and the dozen or so others who pitched in to scrub pots, serve plates, fill coffee cups, and generally acknowledge and love the people who came for lunch.

Thanks for dropping by.

Twelve big meatloaf pans (feeds 300) ready for the freezer/fridge.

Santa's helpers (L-R) Bob, Pam, Kip, Pat

Luncheon is served - green beans, butter noodles, meatloaf, and love.

Dupdate (dog update) (revised)

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(post edited due to Santa not being mentally present during most of this past month. On the other hand, that little dog has melded into our lives so quickly and thoroughly that I just assumed it was longer. Never post when exhausted.)

She's amazing. My girl, Stormy.

With 10 4 days under our belts as a new family we’re doing well. Stormy comes quickly when called, enters her kennel (little cage, house) without prompting, does not flinch when you reach for her, and spent the morning on the couch next to me.

Yup. Got up on her own and just enjoyed the pets. It was wonderful.

Light posting for today, still recovering from a month of Santa. 31 events since November 17. And some of them were all afternoon affairs. Combine that with working full time at the widget factory, experiencing the death of my beloved girl, general husband duties, and all the other stuff that comes along in this life and I’m just plain worn out. I was going to do the final post-Christmas paperwork this morning but slept in. Guess I’ll do that this weekend.

But starting next week, I get to resume normalcy and get back to work on the novel. Still seeking a new title and much editing before the final contest submission.

Hope you have a great day. Thanks for dropping by.