Eric Arvin's Blog, page 156

Hot Shot: :-O

Speechless...I am without speech...

One Good Thing

It's been a rough day emotionally for poor Eric. But I don't want to get into that. I said I wanted to find one good thing a day, and dammit! That's what I'm going to do...

...sifting, sifting...ah, yes!

I booked a hotel room today for my friend Alma's wedding. Granted, it's not until October, but I have a fear of coming up short. Better early than never. My friend Miranda and I will be heading to see the event. I'm sure it will be THE social event of the season. And it will be great to see Alm...

Hot Shot: Surf

I'd like to hang HIS ten...heehee...That was terrible....Not even clever....

Ken: A Glorified Barbie Accessory?

One Good Thing

This morning I was sitting on the porch when this little bird landed on the rocking chair opposite me. It paused briefly, looked around with that jerky movement birds have, and I saw there was something in its beak. It then flew to the potted plant beside the rocker and disappeared in the vines momentarily before flying off. No sooner had it gone than a similar bird did the very same thing. Come to find out, they're building a nest right there in the potted plant! And they're not even...

Hot Shot: In the Spirit of the Holiday

And just look at that holiday spirit!

One Good Thing

Last night I had a dream that Alex and I were out walking by the barn and a snake bit her, then me. (Don't worry. In the dream we were told it was not poisonous.) Well, this morning I took Alex out for a walk, and what do ya know but I almost stepped on a snake! A little black thing. It slithered away very quickly to the trees. Why is this frightful yet exhilarating experience a good thing, you ask? Well, it reaffirms to me the ability we all have to foresee things. It happens to me all the t...

So, You Wanna Blog My Book?

In an effort to promote the hell out of my book THE REST IS ILLUSION, I have been given the okay by my publisher YOM to give free ebook copies to anyone who has a respectably-sized blog. The point is to have the bloggers review and/or talk about my book, hopefully in a positive light. If any of you fancy blogger friends out there are interested, let me know via email. I've tried this once before with a bit of success, though I never did get reviews or mentions from a few of the bloggers I sen...

Hot Shot: Sunday Morning Shave

He must have a leg itch...

One Good Thing

I go through these phases where I'll wake up at a certain time each morning for days in a row, then, after a few days or weeks, I'll get back in my usual routine. It seems lately I'm prone to waking at five in the AM. I can usually get back to sleep pretty easily. This morning, however, something caught my attention outside my window. A lightning bug! The first one I've seen all year, and I've been looking for the past week. Living next to a patch of trees over a creek, it's absolutely gorgeo...