F.D.'s comments (member since Mar 23, 2009)

F.D.'s comments from the Published Authors group.

Oooooh. I love Dragons.

Exactly

I don't know Dave. It's our first time there. But the demographics for the station I was on last night, which is colleges and universities around the nation shows about 300,000 listeners per month.

I know. Just go to schedule, and you will see at 5:00 pm the discussion for writers, bards, etc.

That's me this week.

On August 11, 2009, at 5:00 pm PST, I will be on Passionate Internet Voices Talk Radio discussing my book and its release.

Tune in at http://www.internetvoicesradio.com

No.. I don't write about Vietnam. I just remember and thank God I'm here to write about spys.

I lived on 51st ave and 5th Street, off Flagler. Coral Park for Sr. High, class of 72. Vietnam interupted my schooling.

Congrats. Is it your first? Where and when in Miami.

Okay folks, it’s that time again. That time where I have to let everyone know that my book, “The Measure of a Man” is available at amazon.com under “F.D. Crandall,” and at my website, http://www.fdcrandallwriter.com.

Not spamming. Just reminding. Thank you for your anticipated kindness in buying and reading my work.

Hey Hey Hey... new website for me. Check it out and let me know what you think: http://www.filedby.com/author/f_d_cranda...

Here's a little tidbit I got in my e-mail this morning. I think it's perfect.

A young couple moved into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbor hanging the wash outside.


"That laundry is not very clean," she said. "She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap."

Her husband looked on, but remained silent.

Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments.

About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband, "Look, she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this."

The husband said, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows."

And so it is with life. What we see when watching others depends on the purity of the window through which we look.

Very cool message, I think...

Twitter is great. But I really like the blog too.

Just letting everyone know that I have a blog and it’s up and running and I write to it daily (almost). Well anyway, go to www.fdcrandall.blogspot.com. Let me know what you think and, if you would, pass it on to others who may like to read it and post to it.

Thanks

Last night I attended a gathering sponsored by the group "Writers Who Wine" here in Sacramento. It was fantastic, though I did imbibe a bit too much of the house White Zinfandel.

I made many great connections, not the least of which is a member who will hopefully "share" her literary agent with me. Another is going to read my book and give me an honest critique (Scary) and another is asking me questions regarding his new project.

All in all, it was a wonderful evening, well worth the $60.00 and the ass chewing from my wife, who didn’t attend, which is why I spent $60.00 on wine and got my ass chewed. I have a feeling that next time she’s coming with me.

Liane wrote: "Beautiful, and that part about cheerful friends is very apt for me right now. After 30 years of a cheerless friend dumping his depression on me and insisting on his misery, I've been thinking of di..."

Sometimes, you just have to step back to see if stepping forward is worth it.

Thank you. I think it's going to be my new montra.

Anthony wrote: "The same idea, but a different sentiment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcfcGsX-3...
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Loved it. I'm a drummer, so I particularly loved the African and Caribian beats.

Here is another wonderful and insightful piece of humor from a great man who just passed.


George Carlin (Absolutely Brilliant)

IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.

George Carlin's Views on Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

"How old are you?” "I'm four and a half!” You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

"How old are you?” "I'm gonna be 16!” You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life. You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90's, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight, and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop.” And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, and hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

I knew others would like it.

Just the other day someone sent this link to me in my regular e-mail joke circle. I thought it was just another joke, until I played it. I'm not ashamed to say that a tear came to my eyes as this played out.

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2...