Catherine Coulter's Blog: I'm Baaaack!, page 122
April 29, 2014
April 29, 2014
Tuesday the 29th -- the end of this lovely April is nigh -- (Isn't that a nice word, makes you feel all sorts of gooey and poetic and a bit Elizabethan) Beautiful here, sunny and it's really warming up again, that is, yes, you heard it first right here -- near 90! Unheard of, or should be here, plus it's supposed to last. We'll see. Break out the shorts and the fans, maybe even turn on the air conditioner that hasn't been turned on in probably four decades. I hope the sucker works.
I wrote 15 pages yesterday in 2 hours -- I'll tell you, it just came pouring out, maybe because I didn't work for four days and it was all building up, ready to burst, which it all did. When I go to my office in a couple of minutes I'll see if it's good -- I can't believe that three of you know Coram, Long Island -- amazing, so please give me nice tidbits about the town? Small City? What do you call it?
Everyone like the title Second Sight?
I wrote 15 pages yesterday in 2 hours -- I'll tell you, it just came pouring out, maybe because I didn't work for four days and it was all building up, ready to burst, which it all did. When I go to my office in a couple of minutes I'll see if it's good -- I can't believe that three of you know Coram, Long Island -- amazing, so please give me nice tidbits about the town? Small City? What do you call it?
Everyone like the title Second Sight?
April 26, 2014
April 26, 2014
Saturday 26th, Beautiful pre -tornado, pre heavy storms day, sunny, not too warm. Today I give my big talk to the citizens of Little Rock --lots of fun -- hopefully everyone laughs a bit --hope some of you can make it. Then signing books (preferably mine), and off to the airport for looong trip home. Digits crosses, please.
April 25, 2014
Apri 25, 2014
Here in Little Rock --beautiful city and I was right, everyone is very nice. Had my very first fried green tomatoes at dinner last night --yes, I now understand all the hoopla --very yummy. I teach a class on writing at noon (isn't that a surprise).
Talk to you later --yes, Virginia, there is a gym right there, ready to give you a gorgeous bod--
Talk to you later --yes, Virginia, there is a gym right there, ready to give you a gorgeous bod--
April 23, 2014
April 23, 2014
Incredible day in Sausalito, Wed, the 23rd: sun glittering off the bay, warm, but not too warm -- okay, I'll shut up. But please tell me you're not still shoveling snow --
Sherlock's in New York with an agent from counter-terrorism from Washington, D.C. (guarding her) and an HS agent Sherlock meets in the very first chapter -- super nail-biting (I hope) -- what are they going to do? Why is Sherlock there? I'm writing it today -- exciting, I promise.
Sherlock's in New York with an agent from counter-terrorism from Washington, D.C. (guarding her) and an HS agent Sherlock meets in the very first chapter -- super nail-biting (I hope) -- what are they going to do? Why is Sherlock there? I'm writing it today -- exciting, I promise.
April 22, 2014
April 21 and 22, 2014
Monday, the 21st of April -- Did all the kids scarf down the chocolate yesterday or are there leftovers? Did the critters get in on the act, running around and barking and having so much fun you were laughing so hard your eyes were streaming?
A wonderful day, always --
Several of you mentioned Bull Durham as Kevin Costner not being a-sexual -- but all I remember about that movie is him painting her toe nails -- was there more? I remember the young ball player was making out wildly with her, but I can't remember his name -- help.
Thank you, Eileen, for telling us that for Draft Day they originally wanted the Buffalo Bills rather than Cleveland, but ended up with the Browns because production costs were much less in Ohio. If any of you have any questions, do ask, because Eileen Hutton knows ALL --
Today it's back to work with a big smile, a jaunty step -- if you don't have these two commodities, I am now ordering you to give serious consideration to changing. You have only one life, you never know when the big Mac truck is going to roar around the corner, so you need to enjoy what you're doing with eight hours of your life a day, okay? Do you feel stuck? If so, why? Think about this, people --
Tuesday, April 22nd: Well, I'm off to New York City and Long Island this morning -- well, not me personally, as in flying myself there physically, nope, Sherlock is off to NYC -- I believe this is the first time S&S are doing different assignments (that is, different cases) Digits crossed this all works. I'll let you know --
Tim Robbins -- I remember now. Pity, but I don't remember the table scene with Costner -- One movie I really remember is Dancing with Wolves (saw it in Portugal without sub-titles, what joy) and he married this woman in an Indian tribe and the physicalness between them was tepid at best -- Now fact: Do you know when the taxi driver was driving into Lisbon, he kept talking about the huge tsunami, how it destroyed the city, killed so many people -- turns out this tsunami was in 1757 (or thereabouts) -- talk about time to move smartly forward --
A wonderful day, always --
Several of you mentioned Bull Durham as Kevin Costner not being a-sexual -- but all I remember about that movie is him painting her toe nails -- was there more? I remember the young ball player was making out wildly with her, but I can't remember his name -- help.
Thank you, Eileen, for telling us that for Draft Day they originally wanted the Buffalo Bills rather than Cleveland, but ended up with the Browns because production costs were much less in Ohio. If any of you have any questions, do ask, because Eileen Hutton knows ALL --
Today it's back to work with a big smile, a jaunty step -- if you don't have these two commodities, I am now ordering you to give serious consideration to changing. You have only one life, you never know when the big Mac truck is going to roar around the corner, so you need to enjoy what you're doing with eight hours of your life a day, okay? Do you feel stuck? If so, why? Think about this, people --
Tuesday, April 22nd: Well, I'm off to New York City and Long Island this morning -- well, not me personally, as in flying myself there physically, nope, Sherlock is off to NYC -- I believe this is the first time S&S are doing different assignments (that is, different cases) Digits crossed this all works. I'll let you know --
Tim Robbins -- I remember now. Pity, but I don't remember the table scene with Costner -- One movie I really remember is Dancing with Wolves (saw it in Portugal without sub-titles, what joy) and he married this woman in an Indian tribe and the physicalness between them was tepid at best -- Now fact: Do you know when the taxi driver was driving into Lisbon, he kept talking about the huge tsunami, how it destroyed the city, killed so many people -- turns out this tsunami was in 1757 (or thereabouts) -- talk about time to move smartly forward --
April 18, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
Repeat Friday again, but this time it's Good Friday, so a very special day -- the 18th of April;
So are you off for the Easter weekend to visit family? If so, please drive carefully. No accidents, even no fender benders allowed -- this is a wonderful time, so concentrate on getting where you're going safely.
If you're traveling, you do not, I repeat, you DO NOT want to stop and work out. I know you want to, know that if I didn't tell you not to, you'd stop right there beside the road and get out and stretch and run into the desert or the mountains or along the beach, but don't, okay? You've got your family in the car and it's possible they might not understand, they might even demand you get some psychiatric help, so play it safe, do not stop the car to exercise your hammies, okay? . So be careful and get where you're going all happy and stress-free --
So are you off for the Easter weekend to visit family? If so, please drive carefully. No accidents, even no fender benders allowed -- this is a wonderful time, so concentrate on getting where you're going safely.
If you're traveling, you do not, I repeat, you DO NOT want to stop and work out. I know you want to, know that if I didn't tell you not to, you'd stop right there beside the road and get out and stretch and run into the desert or the mountains or along the beach, but don't, okay? You've got your family in the car and it's possible they might not understand, they might even demand you get some psychiatric help, so play it safe, do not stop the car to exercise your hammies, okay? . So be careful and get where you're going all happy and stress-free --
April 17, 2014
April 2014 Newsletter
Vol. 330 No. 110
Gorgeous April:
No more melt-in-your-socks deep snow, no more bone-rattling winds, no more stick-your-tongue-to-the- flagpole ice storms, no more Valentine's Day zero-calorie chocolates -- nope, all gone and now what? Flowers and bright sun and stray thoughts of wild and crazy things you wouldn't tell your mother even now -- it's Spring and it's time to be thankful and rejoice the sun doesn't go down until after 8:00 at night and isn't that wonderful? And to top it off chocolate Easter bunnies are at this very moment hopping out of the forest headed for your basket -- we're talking solid chocolate here, not those wimpy hollow bunnies.
I've started writing the 19th FBI for next summer (Yes, 2015) and its working title is Second Sight. Am I into alliteration or what? This summer, it's Power Play. Don't forget PP is out July 8th.
BIG EVENT: I'll be at the Arkansas Literary Festival in Little Rock giving a workshop (Kill 'em Clean) on Friday, April 25th at noon at the main library, Darragh Center. On Saturday, at 1:00 p.m. I'll be speaking and signing my books at the Ron Robinson Theater. There'll be tons of other authors, lots of activities, great for kids -- here's the web site for more info: www.ArkansasLiteraryFestival.org.
Don't forget the 200 mile rule: If you're within two hundred miles of Little Rock, you will ummph yourself and come schmooze with me and ask me smart funny questions. (You'll get a cute present when you buy my book Final Cut and bring it to me to sign.) If you don't come see me, I fear for the solidness of your future chocolate Easter bunnies.
Gorgeous April:
No more melt-in-your-socks deep snow, no more bone-rattling winds, no more stick-your-tongue-to-the- flagpole ice storms, no more Valentine's Day zero-calorie chocolates -- nope, all gone and now what? Flowers and bright sun and stray thoughts of wild and crazy things you wouldn't tell your mother even now -- it's Spring and it's time to be thankful and rejoice the sun doesn't go down until after 8:00 at night and isn't that wonderful? And to top it off chocolate Easter bunnies are at this very moment hopping out of the forest headed for your basket -- we're talking solid chocolate here, not those wimpy hollow bunnies.
I've started writing the 19th FBI for next summer (Yes, 2015) and its working title is Second Sight. Am I into alliteration or what? This summer, it's Power Play. Don't forget PP is out July 8th.
BIG EVENT: I'll be at the Arkansas Literary Festival in Little Rock giving a workshop (Kill 'em Clean) on Friday, April 25th at noon at the main library, Darragh Center. On Saturday, at 1:00 p.m. I'll be speaking and signing my books at the Ron Robinson Theater. There'll be tons of other authors, lots of activities, great for kids -- here's the web site for more info: www.ArkansasLiteraryFestival.org.
Don't forget the 200 mile rule: If you're within two hundred miles of Little Rock, you will ummph yourself and come schmooze with me and ask me smart funny questions. (You'll get a cute present when you buy my book Final Cut and bring it to me to sign.) If you don't come see me, I fear for the solidness of your future chocolate Easter bunnies.
April 16, 2014
April 16, 2014
Here we go, just as I promised: It's the 16th of April and it's all over for another year. I've been wondering what percentage of folk now handle all their taxes online as opposed to mailing stuff to the IRS. Any idea?
Okay, I'd appreciate it if each one of you who is retired suggested one wonderful activity/job, volunteer or paid, to make you smile and move when you get up in the mornings.
One thing to get you up is THE GYM -- if you don't have a gym, then ask for a membership for your birthday or for Christmas. I'm very serious about this. And ask another relative (have to be a real close one, I guess) for say a month's sessions with a personal trainer -- This keeps you motivated, trust me, doesn't give you a chance to procrastinate and say, Nah, I don't feel like working out today -- nope you're there because your trainer is waiting for you. DO IT --
Work on your core today -- everything else too, but concentrate on your core -- you know, abs (at least three sets, 20 each) elbows back, look at the ceiling and GO SLOW --
Okay, I'd appreciate it if each one of you who is retired suggested one wonderful activity/job, volunteer or paid, to make you smile and move when you get up in the mornings.
One thing to get you up is THE GYM -- if you don't have a gym, then ask for a membership for your birthday or for Christmas. I'm very serious about this. And ask another relative (have to be a real close one, I guess) for say a month's sessions with a personal trainer -- This keeps you motivated, trust me, doesn't give you a chance to procrastinate and say, Nah, I don't feel like working out today -- nope you're there because your trainer is waiting for you. DO IT --
Work on your core today -- everything else too, but concentrate on your core -- you know, abs (at least three sets, 20 each) elbows back, look at the ceiling and GO SLOW --
April 15, 2014
April 15, 2014
Ginormous April 15 -- Tuesday -- good thing about the 15th -- in not too many hours from now it'll be the 16th -- hope you didn't have to file an extension, those are nasty buggers that burrow under the skin and make you itch and worry, and stress out, all in all, you really don't want to have to deal with them. (Inspect spray doesn't work)
I'm writing my April newsletter today so if you aren't signed up to get them emailed to you every months along with notifications about pub of new books, email me at ReadMoi@gmail.com and sign up, okay?
Work, work, work -- ain't it great? No, don't barf and call me an idiot. I mean, think about it. What if you didn't have a good reason to get out of bed? (Like doing something to bring in $$ so you'll be able to feed the cats? Like what you do is vital to maintaining your household) So, if currently, you don't have a reason to open those baby blues in the a.m., (say you're retired) then FIND ONE -- hopefully, most of you have work you enjoy, bosses who aren't jerkfaces and commutes that don't lay you flat -- (if you do, then listen to audio books)
Today is bat wings -- yep, those pesky little uglinesses don't want to leave, but you've got to force them out the door -- three sets of triceps with at least 5-lb. free weights (if you won't have free weights, ask for them for your birthday) Go Very Slow, up and down, concentrate, think of never again waving a flag off your arm --
I'm writing my April newsletter today so if you aren't signed up to get them emailed to you every months along with notifications about pub of new books, email me at ReadMoi@gmail.com and sign up, okay?
Work, work, work -- ain't it great? No, don't barf and call me an idiot. I mean, think about it. What if you didn't have a good reason to get out of bed? (Like doing something to bring in $$ so you'll be able to feed the cats? Like what you do is vital to maintaining your household) So, if currently, you don't have a reason to open those baby blues in the a.m., (say you're retired) then FIND ONE -- hopefully, most of you have work you enjoy, bosses who aren't jerkfaces and commutes that don't lay you flat -- (if you do, then listen to audio books)
Today is bat wings -- yep, those pesky little uglinesses don't want to leave, but you've got to force them out the door -- three sets of triceps with at least 5-lb. free weights (if you won't have free weights, ask for them for your birthday) Go Very Slow, up and down, concentrate, think of never again waving a flag off your arm --
Monday, April 14, 2014
14th of April -- in an accountant's world, this is the day before D-Day -- Are all of you in fine shape with the IRS? We're always done in February so in truth the 15th sort of floats over my head with nary a ripple.
All of you have embraced the idea of adopting a parent (or whatever you want to call it) Please do let everyone know what you did and doing, and how it is turning out -- in other words, spread the word to give us all ideas, okay?
I begin working on Second Sight this morning -- (this is the FBI S&S for next summer, the one J.T. and I plotted together). We'll see how I react to having a road map in front of me rather than simply flying by the seat of my trousers. -- Brave New World --
Today is for your legs, and that means lots of wonderful cardio -- keep plugging away, don't try to race down Bolt, just keep going and going. Don't forget to stretch first, easy now, don't become a pretzel -- then it's lunges and squats and feel those lovely quads zing and your hammies sing in two-part harmony --
All of you have embraced the idea of adopting a parent (or whatever you want to call it) Please do let everyone know what you did and doing, and how it is turning out -- in other words, spread the word to give us all ideas, okay?
I begin working on Second Sight this morning -- (this is the FBI S&S for next summer, the one J.T. and I plotted together). We'll see how I react to having a road map in front of me rather than simply flying by the seat of my trousers. -- Brave New World --
Today is for your legs, and that means lots of wonderful cardio -- keep plugging away, don't try to race down Bolt, just keep going and going. Don't forget to stretch first, easy now, don't become a pretzel -- then it's lunges and squats and feel those lovely quads zing and your hammies sing in two-part harmony --
I'm Baaaack!
Halloween's coming up fast, the day the zombies burst out of the ground and terrify the crap out of us, not to mention eat our candy and eat our brains.
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