Monday Morning Musings

Posted on November 4, 2013 under Monday Morning Musings with 2 comments

Don’t you just hate it when someone sends you a picture like this? Just wanted you to know that we arrived safely in Florida.

I wrote two stories yesterday and both of them have a coffee theme. Our society’s addiction to caffeine is quite stunning. Most people simply can’t function without it…. especially in the morning. I saw a great t-shirt which said the following: ” I’ve had my coffee. You may now speak.” Just about sums it up, wouldn’t you say? The first story is called “Grinding to a Halt.” My son in law is involved in this one. The other one is called ” In Flight Safety.” Hands up, and be honest… how many of you actually listen to the safety feature speech on an airplane? One of us listens to every word as if it was Moses on the mountain with the tablets. Hint. It’s not me.

I also have two others waiting to be edited. I told you last week about my visit to one of the national banks in a neighboring community. The lady who waited on me will forever regret seating me in the “senior’s chair” at the end of the counter. I didn’t mention her last name in the story. It’s called “The Eve of Destruction.” Those of you of a certain vintage ( 60+ ) will remember the song of the same title back in the mid ’60’s by Barry MacGuire. It was one of the many protest songs popular back then. If you are too young to remember, look it up on Youtube just to get you into the spirit of it.

The other story is a description of “student discount day” at the grocery store. If you haven’t experienced this then you haven’t lived. The only worse experience is being at the pub on a Saturday night with hundreds of first and second year university students. How would I know this? Because I was one of those students forty years ago. The story is called ” Pub and Grub.”

My book is selling very well and is available at these fine purveyors of outstanding literature: Brendan’s, Brosha’s Short Stoppe, the 5 to $1.00 and in Port Hawkesbury at the Fleur de Lis restaurant. ( I was tempted to say restroom but caught myself ). There will be two official launches: Dec.5th. at 7:00 p.m. at the library in Antigonish and Dec.12th. at the Shannon Studio in the Civic Center in Port Hawkesbury at 7:00 p.m.

Have a good week.

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