Monday Morning Musings

Posted on November 24, 2014 under Monday Morning Musings with no comments yet

The scales of injustice

I saw this card in a UPS store in Florida. It just about says it all for those of us trying to lose a few pounds.

I’m rarely serious in these posts but from time to time, I’m like everyone else and like to blow off a bit of steam. Facebook. It is a prevalent force in many of our lives. It is a terrific way to stay in touch and is a powerful tool for getting messages out to family and friends near and far. I also understand that Facebook is running a business and as such they can do what they want. It’s like the old adage “ he who pays the piper, calls the tune.”

Every now and then Facebook changes things up in an effort to monetize their business. Fair ball. It’s hard for small businesses who have spent a considerable amount of time cultivating customers ( or in my case, readers ) to see their “views” and “likes” plummet virtually overnight as a result of a change in algorithms. Or as climate change proponents might say “ Al Gore Rhythms.” ( Sorry. Couldn’t resist ).

So only a small handful of my loyal followers are getting my posts. There is no point whining about this because that won’t get any of us anywhere. It’s just the way it is. If you like my material and want to be sure that you receive every story… and idle musings, the best way is to go to my website and sign up for e-mail notifications. Yeah, yeah, I know that’s the boring, old fashioned way of getting messages… but it works. A small favor. If you could pass this story along as a “share” I would be extremely grateful. I would hate to think that my followers thought that I took the last three weeks off from writing stories.

Thanks.

My book launches are just around the corner. The first one is in Port Hawkesbury on Wednesday, Dec. 3^rd. at 7:00 P.M. at the Fleur de Lis Restaurant. The second is on Thursday, Dec. 4^th. at the nationally acclaimed People’s Place Library at 7:00 P.M. Come along for a few laughs and some refreshments.

I have a new story coming on Wednesday. I stumbled upon this one the other day while wandering the halls of the university library. I was over there to drop off my two books that they are going to put on the shelves in the Canadian Studies section.

I saw something that caught my eye. It was very colorful and really unique. I don’t want to give away too many more clues or it will spoil the story but, safe to say, it will bring back a lot of childhood memories. The story is called “Color My World.”

Thanks again for all the nice comments about my story about retired art teacher, Mary MacGillivray. I was honored to share the space with Herald cartoonist, Bruce MacKinnon.

Have a great week.

P.S. Congrats to the folks who organized the Christmas parade. Great job!!!

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