Stephen Burckhardt's Blog: My Blog Ramblings, page 27

Manic Monday: Returning Friday!

Hello My Happy People,

I am on vacation! I really needed this time off. I haven't taken and significant time off from my books since 2015 when I started this indie author endeavor so I think it's time to relax and revive.

I'm taking a vacation from the podcast as well and will pick it back up before Halloween. My friend, Carrie Donovan, just won a horror writing contest and has agreed to come on the podcast and read her winning entry. She is also a singer/songwriter for a Rockabilly band. Check out her video and link information below. I will post dates for that podcast as soon as we set up the interview when we get back from vacation.

We stopped the writing prompt challenge and just give the two entrants each $25 and called it good. We didn't get any more submissions so it's time to quit trying to make it happen. It was a fun idea but not all ideas pan out ... this one did not.

We will start back up with the Friday Funnies on October 21st and carry on from there. We will have photos and videos when we get back and hopefully the full plot for The Touch novel, another sneak peek of the story, and the cover reveal!

Have a wonderful October, people!

DianneBackyard Whiskers Fakabella - Official Video

Carrie Donovan

https://youtu.be/7JE5bvW3sm8,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Carrie Donovan - writer/musician (Coming soon) ,Backyard Whiskers - Rockabilly Band Webpage ,Children of the Corn - Band Video Carrie and the Dirty Pillows - Band Video

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Support Us:

It's even easier now to support Burckhardt Books and our Book Banter Podcast, many options are no cost to you. ,Click here for more information.

Friday Funnies: Returning Next Week!

Hello My Happy People,

I am on vacation! I really needed this time off. I haven't taken and significant time off from my books since 2015 when I started this indie author endeavor so I think it's time to relax and revive.

I'm taking a vacation from the podcast as well and will pick it back up before Halloween. My friend, Carrie Donovan, just won a horror writing contest and has agreed to come on the podcast and read her winning entry. She is also a singer/songwriter for a Rockabilly band. Check out her video and link information below. I will post dates for that podcast as soon as we set up the interview when we get back from vacation.

We stopped the writing prompt challenge and just give the two entrants each $25 and called it good. We didn't get any more submissions so it's time to quit trying to make it happen. It was a fun idea but not all ideas pan out ... this one did not.

We will start back up with the Friday Funnies on October 21st and carry on from there. We will have photos and videos when we get back and hopefully the full plot for The Touch novel, another sneak peek of the story, and the cover reveal!

Have a wonderful October, people!

DianneTop 5 Funniest Jokes from "King Baby" Jim Gaffiganhttps://youtu.be/OzTHt7acEAw,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Carrie Donovan - writer/musician (Coming soon) ,Backyard Whiskers - Rockabilly Band Webpage ,Children of the Corn - Band Video Carrie and the Dirty Pillows - Band Video

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Support Us:

It's even easier now to support Burckhardt Books and our Book Banter Podcast, many options are no cost to you. ,Click here for more information.

Book Banter: On Vacation 2

Hello My Happy People,

We are on vacation but we will be back very soon. Keep watching our social media for our return October 21st and our first Podcast on October 26th.

When we return, my friend, Carrie Donovan, who just won a horror writing contest will join me on the podcast and read her winning entry. I can't wait for that! She is a writer but also a singer/songwriter for a Rockabilly band and plays the upright bass. You should check out her videos and link information below. I will post dates for that podcast as soon as we set up the interview when we are back from vacation.

We also stopped the writing prompt challenge and just gave the two entrants each $25 and called it good. I didn't get any more submissions so it was time to quit trying to make it happen. We will just focus to our TikTok page for more interaction.

So watch for us to be back Friday, October 21st. I will start back up with the Friday Funnies and carry on from there. We will have vacation photos and videos when we get back and hopefully the full plot for The Touch sorted out, another sneak peek of the story, and the cover reveal!

Have a wonderful October, people!

Dianne,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Carrie Donovan - writer/musician (Coming soon) ,Backyard Whiskers - Rockabilly Band Webpage ,Children of the Corn - Band Video Carrie and the Dirty Pillows - Band Video

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Support Us:

It's even easier now to support Burckhardt Books and our Book Banter Podcast, many options are no cost to you. ,Click here for more information.

Manic Monday: On Vacation

Hello My Happy People,

I am on vacation! I really needed this time off. I haven't taken and significant time off from my books since 2015 when I started this indie author endeavor so I think it's time to relax and revive.

I'm taking a vacation from the podcast as well and will pick it back up before Halloween. My friend, Carrie Donovan, just won a horror writing contest and has agreed to come on the podcast and read her winning entry. She is also a singer/songwriter for a Rockabilly band. Check out her video and link information below. I will post dates for that podcast as soon as we set up the interview when we get back from vacation.

We stopped the writing prompt challenge and just give the two entrants each $25 and called it good. We didn't get any more submissions so it's time to quit trying to make it happen. It was a fun idea but not all ideas pan out ... this one did not.

We will start back up with the Friday Funnies on October 21st and carry on from there. We will have photos and videos when we get back and hopefully the full plot for The Touch novel, another sneak peek of the story, and the cover reveal!

Have a wonderful October, people!

DianneBackyard Whiskers Fakabella - Official Video

Carrie Donovan

https://youtu.be/7JE5bvW3sm8,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Carrie Donovan - writer/musician (Coming soon) ,Backyard Whiskers - Rockabilly Band Webpage ,Children of the Corn - Band Video Carrie and the Dirty Pillows - Band Video

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Support Us:

It's even easier now to support Burckhardt Books and our Book Banter Podcast, many options are no cost to you. ,Click here for more information.

Friday Funnies: On Vacation

Hello My Happy People,

I am on vacation! I really needed this time off. I haven't taken and significant time off from my books since 2015 when I started this indie author endeavor so I think it's time to relax and revive.

I'm taking a vacation from the podcast as well and will pick it back up before Halloween. My friend, Carrie Donovan, just won a horror writing contest and has agreed to come on the podcast and read her winning entry. She is also a singer/songwriter for a Rockabilly band. Check out her video and link information below. I will post dates for that podcast as soon as we set up the interview when we get back from vacation.

We stopped the writing prompt challenge and just give the two entrants each $25 and called it good. We didn't get any more submissions so it's time to quit trying to make it happen. It was a fun idea but not all ideas pan out ... this one did not.

We will start back up with the Friday Funnies on October 21st and carry on from there. We will have photos and videos when we get back and hopefully the full plot for The Touch novel, another sneak peek of the story, and the cover reveal!

Have a wonderful October, people!

DianneThe Queen Can't Get Past the Palace Guard

The Carol Burnett Show Clip

https://youtu.be/_T7pNQjfEi8,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Carrie Donovan - writer/musician (Coming soon) ,Backyard Whiskers - Rockabilly Band Webpage ,Children of the Corn - Band Video Carrie and the Dirty Pillows - Band Video

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Support Us:

It's even easier now to support Burckhardt Books and our Book Banter Podcast, many options are no cost to you. ,Click here for more information.

Book Banter: On Vaction

Hello My Happy People,

We are on vacation but we will be back very soon. Keep watching our social media for our return October 21st and our first Podcast on October 26th.

When we return, my friend, Carrie Donovan, who just won a horror writing contest will join me on the podcast and read her winning entry. I can't wait for that! She is a writer but also a singer/songwriter for a Rockabilly band and plays the upright bass. You should check out her videos and link information below. I will post dates for that podcast as soon as we set up the interview when we are back from vacation.

We also stopped the writing prompt challenge and just gave the two entrants each $25 and called it good. I didn't get any more submissions so it was time to quit trying to make it happen. We will just focus to our TikTok page for more interaction.

So watch for us to be back Friday, October 21st. I will start back up with the Friday Funnies and carry on from there. We will have vacation photos and videos when we get back and hopefully the full plot for The Touch sorted out, another sneak peek of the story, and the cover reveal!

Have a wonderful October, people!

Dianne,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Carrie Donovan - writer/musician (Coming soon) ,Backyard Whiskers - Rockabilly Band Webpage ,Children of the Corn - Band Video Carrie and the Dirty Pillows - Band Video

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Support Us:

It's even easier now to support Burckhardt Books and our Book Banter Podcast, many options are no cost to you. ,Click here for more information.

Manic Monday: Strikes Again!

Hello My Happy People,

I am rushing around like a mad person today. I need to get rid of some stress so I have made a big decision. I am just going to start my vacation now and post "Out of Office" messages for the next two weeks. I constantly try to convince myself I am Wonder Woman and I can do it all, but ... I can't. I thought I would have enough time to write a bunch of blogs and schedule them to post while I was gone, but I just ran out of time and instead of driving myself crazy trying to get them done ... I'm just taking time off! I haven't done that since 2015 when I started this indie author endeavor so I think I have earned a few days off.

I am going to take a vacation from the podcast as well and pick it back up before Halloween. I have a friend here in Germany, Carrie Donovan, who just won a horror writing contest and she has agreed to come on the podcast and read her winning entry. I can't wait for that! She is a writer but also a singer/songwriter for a Rockabilly band and plays the upright bass. She is so cool. Check out her video and link information below. I will post dates for that podcast as soon as we set up the interview when we get back from vacation.

I also decided to stop the writing prompt challenge and just give the two entrants each $25 and call it good. I have not gotten any more submissions so it's time to quit trying to make it happen. It was an idea to interact more with my audience but not all ideas pan out and this one did not. We will turn the focus to our TikTok page. It is going well and we will try to use it for more interaction.

So this is it until Friday, October 21st. I will start back up with the Friday Funnies and carry on from there. Until then, you may get brief notices that we are on vacation and coming back soon. We will have photos and videos when we get back and hopefully the full plot for The Touch, another sneak peek of the story, and the cover reveal!

Have a wonderful October, people!

DianneBackyard Whiskers Fakabella - Official Video

Carrie Donovan

https://youtu.be/7JE5bvW3sm8,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Carrie Donovan - writer/musician (Coming soon) ,Backyard Whiskers - Rockabilly Band Webpage ,Children of the Corn - Band Video Carrie and the Dirty Pillows - Band Video

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Support Us:

It's even easier now to support Burckhardt Books and our Book Banter Podcast, many options are no cost to you. ,Click here for more information.

Friday Funnies: Vacations!

Hello My Happy People,

I am scrambling today, but then when am I not, right? We are getting ready to head out next week for our first vacation since 2019. There is so much to get done in the next few days and I completely lost track of time. I was thinking we had one more week than we do. So now I am feeling pressured to get everything done in a lot fewer days than I thought I had.

I may just take a vacation from the podcast for two weeks and pick it back up before Halloween. I have a friend here in Germany who just won a horror writing contest and she has agreed to come on the podcast and read her winning entry. I can't wait for that! She is a writer but also a singer/songwriter for a Rockabilly band and plays the upright bass. She is so cool. I will post dates for that podcast as soon as we set up the interview.

I think i may just stop the writing prompt challenge and just give the two entrants each $25 and call it good. I am not getting any more submissions and it's been a few months. It was an idea to interact more with my audience but not all ideas pan out. My TikTok page is going well so we can always just turn the focus to that.

But that is enough for updates, lets get on with the jokes ... I need to get ready for date night with the hubbie!

Have a great weekend, happy people!

Dianne

Q: How do you know elephants love to travel?

A: Because they always have their trunk with them!

Q: What is a rabbit's favorite way to travel?

A: By Hareplane!

Q: Where is a shark's favorite vacation destination?

A: Finland!

Q: Where do hamsters always go on vacation?

A: Hamsterdam!

Q: What’s worse than it raining cats and dogs on your vacation?

A: Hailing cabs. Q: What is a math teacher’s favourite vacation destination?

A: Times Square!

Q: What did E.T.'s mother ask him when he got home?

A: "Where on Earth have you been?”

Q: Why don't aliens visit our planet?

A: It only has a terrible one star rating.

Q: Why did the travelers who were driving to Disneyland just turn around and go home?

A: The saw a sign that read, "Disneyland Left".

Q: What travels around the world but stays in one corner?

A: A postage stamp.

Q: Why did you drop everything and travel to France?

A: Because I had nothing Toulouse.

Q: I heard you sued the airline when they lost your luggage. How did that go?

A: Not good. I lost the case.

Q: Why do you love glamping?

A: It fits my current mood, I'm pretty tents!

Q: Are you good at geography?

A: No, but I learned a trick to remember at least one city in France. It’s pretty Nice.

And last but not least ...

Q: Which U.S. state serves the smallest drinks?

A: Mini Soda.

Stand Up Comedy Jokes about Europe

Jim Gaffigan

https://youtu.be/yJOxvdwvlfk,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook

Future Guest Interviews:

TBA

Support Us:

It's even easier now to support Burckhardt Books and our Book Banter Podcast, many options are no cost to you. ,Click here for more information.

Book Banter EP 33: Kara Vogt Interview Finale

Hello My Happy People,

Today we are coming to you a little bit later than normal because I was being interviewed today for the SheInspires SHERO award I am up for in November. It was such a fun experience getting to sit down and have a real conversation with this amazing group of business people. I was nervous going in, but that did not last long. It was such a relaxing and fun experience. I can't wait to meet these people and the other contestants in person in Bolton, UK this November.

But right now we are ready to bring you the finale to the interview with my friend Kara Vogt from Kavo Creative and Wise Oak Soapery. She gets more in depth about her views on filters, social media presentation, and her ideas for her video production course coming soon on Kavo Creative on Facebook.

If you need help creating effective video content for your business, this is an interview you will not want to miss!

Enjoy,

Dianne,Important Podcast Links

Listen to our podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, every Wednesday. Check your favorite podcast provider for listings.

​

Listen to Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt on These Featured Podcast Providers:

BurckhardtBooks.com/podcast ,Buzzsprout ,Apple Podcasts ,Spotify ,Amazon Music

Burckhardt Books Pages:

,Subscribe to Our Newsletter ,Members Only Page (Join FREE and get access to exclusive content, lots of freebies, and listen to our Book Banter Interview Archive) ,Writing Prompt Challenge (Rules, prompts, and submission links on Writing Prompt Challenge page)

About Dianne:

,Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Indie Author What is a ,Chiari Malformation, a ,Syrinx (Syringomyelia), and ,Hydrocephalus? Want to know more about the host of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt? Check out ,Episode 1: Who Am I?

Follow us on TikTok :@ burckhardt_books (click underlined text to go)

Support Our Book Banter Buddies (guest interviews):

Kara from ,Kavo Creative Studio (Episodes 32 & 33: Sept. 21 & 28, 2022) ,Wise Oak Soapery website ,Wise Oak Soapery on Facebook

Past Guest Interviews:

,Mark L. Redmond website: The Box M Gang (Episode 8: March 23, 2022) ,Buy The Box M Gang on Amazon ,DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page (Episodes 21 & 22: July 6 & 13, 2022) ,Two Truths and a Lyle free book promotion ,Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website (Episodes 23, 24, & 25: July 20 & 27, Aug 3, 2022) ,Bite Sized Book History - YouTube Channel ,Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor" (Episodes 26 & 27: Aug 10 & 17, 2022) ,Social Media Professor on Facebook

Future Guest Interviews:

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Manic Monday: Happened to Friday?

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Hello My Happy People,

Sorry I completely spaced on getting the Friday Funnies blog out to you all. It was just such a crazy weekend here. I hope all of you managed to have a nice quiet weekend. My whirlwind weekend began Friday morning. I thought everything would go smoothly, but how often do I miscalculate that, right?

I had an appointment Friday to get the results from my heart stress test. I got there on time with no issues, which is rare for me. When I got to the office, I was told there were no doctors in that day (I had this appointment for weeks mind you) and I would have to go to another building to get my results. The receptionist gave me a map and wished me luck.

Let me just say, my father was a truck driver for years and made sure I knew how to read a map and navigate by one. This map was not even close to the actual buildings on the campus. Thankfully, I was able to figure out enough German to ask someone in a white coat for directions and finally found the correct building just as a lovely woman was coming out to look for me. That is one thing I do like about the UniKlinik here in Düsseldorf, the vast majority of people I have dealt with are lovely and are very patient with my poor German skills!

So I got my results (all good BTW) and ran a few errands on the way home. When I got to the house, I was so tired I just layed on the floor with Shaggy for a while. After I got up and cleaned up, I started getting ready for Saturday. We were going to Destination Star Trek a few towns over. I wanted to make a T-shirt for my photo with Kate Mulgrew who was Captain Janeway. I've started collecting photos with Star Trek Captains for the fun of it and I needed to get things ready a photo with her and for meeting Ethan Phillips (Neelix) to get his autograph. If you aren't a Star Trek fan, they were both in the Star Trek Voyager series.

We had some adventure on the way there. The first train we took, we missed getting off at the right place for our connection and had to double back, but we made up some time by taking a cab to the convention hall once we got into town. Sadly, Ethan Phillips did not show. I was left lugging around a heavy Star Trek themed cookbook he had co-authored, which I had planned to get autographed. But ... things happen. Thankfully, Kate Mulgrew was there so I got the photo I really wanted.

It is sad how many stars cancelled since we bought tickets to this event. More than half of the original guest list I would say. We were going to go to Switzerland and ride rail carts down a mountain for my 55th birthday when I found this convention was scheduled the same weekend. I had wanted to meet Tim Russ (Tuvok), Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna, directed episodes), and Ethan Phillips (Neelix) as well as have the photo with Kate Mulgrew.

For those who follow my blogs you know I have neurological conditions. The Star Trek Voyager episode Riddles meant a lot to me. In this episode, Tuvok (Russ) has an accident and becomes brain damaged. The struggles he goes through with help from Neelix (Phillips) really hit home for me. The episode made me feel like someone out there in the world understood what it was like for me when I was going through my major struggles and even now. Roxann directed that episode. I really wanted to thank them all for their work in that ... but ... C'est la vie. I still got my Captain's photo.

This convention was not as well put together as previous years, but it was the first one since CoVid-19 hit so I give them points for trying to get back into the swing of things. We have been to this event in the past (before the plague) and it was a huge, well done convention. I have faith they will eventually get back to that. One thing I will say about the Destination Star Trek, Germany event is (as with the UniKlink) most of the crew members you meet there are lovely, helpful people. There was only one crew member I saw who was really being antagonistic to convention attendees. That is pretty good odds. All in all it was a fun day and that is all that really matters!

We got home early evening and I had to start getting things ready for Sunday, Shaggy's 7th birthday. We have had our boy since he was only 6 months old. We celebrate his birthday September 25th and his Gotcha Day, Valentine's Day. Who needs candy or jewelry when you can get a furry ball of love to cuddle on February 14th. Best gift to our family ever!

For his birthday, Shaggy got a new ball that makes the weirdest noise and he loves it. We gave him an ostrich bone, which he has already stripped bare. He also got a chicken liver and turkey heart "cake". The plate was clean when he was done so I take that as two thumbs up on the recipe.

In between all of this, I was trying to do housework, upload some TikTok videos for Burckhardt Books, and of course .... WRITE! I did not get much added to my work in progress, The Touch. However, I did get some good pages added so progress is progress no matter how small, it is moving forward that counts. Plus, I got some great CSI/Profiling reference books for my birthday thanks to Pedro and my Mom. I have some great reference books back in storage at my parents home in Kansas from when I earned my certification in forensic criminology, but only the good Lord knows which boxes they are in. I have already made use of these new reference book for what I am writing now.

This Wednesday we will have the second half of the interview with Kara Vogt from Kavo Creative on the Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt podcast. I'm so thankful this week's show is basically ready to go, because Wednesday I have my own interview with judges for the SheInspires SHEro award. I am really looking forward to speaking with the judges. I was a finalist in 2020, but because of CoVid, they cancelled the judges meetings and the awards went virtual. This year we will actually be going to Bolton, UK and be with other nominees for the awards ceremony. We have everything booked but the plane tickets which will be done soon. I can't wait.

So many great things are happening here and I am thankful I get to share it all with people like you, who read these blogs. It's odd being in a country that is basically foreign to you in every way even after living here for so many years. CoVid definitely threw a wrench into my assimilation into local society. I have faith things will begin to get easier going forward and I will start getting back into the swing of communicating in German again as people interact more and more. But it can be hard to live somewhere where you have no close friends or family outside of your spouse and furbaby. I miss getting to hang out with real live people for whom I do not do laundry! But again ... C'est la vie.

Don't forget, if you are a writer we have the Writing Prompt Challenge going on. You have amazing odds of winning the $25 cash prize at the moment. Seriously, you will never get these odds on a scratch off ticket and you have to buy those. This contest costs nothing to enter and at this moment if you submit a story, you will have a one in three chance of winning the cash. Check out all the details here --->, Writing Prompt Challenge.

That should get me back up to speed this week. You know, when all is said and done, my life is great and I am truly blessed with an amazing husband who takes great care of me. I have no real complaints in life, but I do have one wish. I hope to one day see a book I have written on a bestseller list for book sales, not just for free books. That would be amazing! But until then, I will just enjoy writing, getting to find new and fun ways to interact with all of you, and be thankful for every minute of it!

Have a fantastic week, people.

Now, go forth ... and be happy!

Dianne

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