(troubadour's paradise and treasure) (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/troubadour shit about to hit the fan? " Am I being unreasonable in my reasoning? This is almost a complete copy/paste from my private journal. No news from Annie since last Saturday when I calmed her nerves announcing I would not spoil the commemorative service by coming back to the States.  Mother wanted three t...[Read Full Post] Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:53:01 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/744376 otherwise " Rest in Peace Claire Hopewell KEHOE, known as Tommie 10 december 1930 >> 7 january 2012 Mother died peacefully with my sister Annie holding her hand yesterday afternoon in Saint Louis where I grew up.  Annie shared one funny story with me about her. "You didn't know it, but M...[Read Full Post] Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:58:03 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743649 otherwise " The drama is over. I'm feeling liberated from years of a mother whose motto was "I love you but I don't like you very often." One of her frequent threats was to cut me out of her will if I didn't comply to this or that. Said and finally done. Bad boys need to be punished, e...[Read Full Post] Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:39:18 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743565 sublimely ridiculous "Happy New Years to all reading this. That's the "sublime" part. The "ridiculous" part is that my mother is dying, and has disinherited me because of the way I treated her when my grandmother's will was opened in 2006 and the insurance policy she had taken out ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:55:22 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743474 paradise... is a place "I've been feeling empty lately. The waiting-around-for-something-to-happen syndrome is not getting any better and I sometimes feel like I've been put here on earth to live out someone else's life while being perfectly aware that it's not mine. There's got to be more...[Read Full Post] Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:13:37 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/738005 sublimely ridiculous "Update, WDC style: It's been 104 days since I've posted here in my blog. 104 days since my right hand has felt up to an hour's minimum typing to get an entry penned. I've come to the conclusion that I can only type one type of informative text for family and friends. T...[Read Full Post] Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:25:09 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/734387 sublimely ridiculous "Update, WDC style: It's been 63 days since I've posted here in my blog. 63 days since my right hand has felt up to an hour's minimum typing to get an entry penned. So be it. " hand(y) reality "There are more good days than b...[Read Full Post] Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:53:14 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/725695 sublimely ridiculous "WDC tells me it's been 54 days since I wrote here. WOW. LOL. I've written elsewhere, but do people follow? Few people comment if they find my WDC links on FarceBrook, so I never know. Like I say, the place is a Farce. " hand(y) reality ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:18:32 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/721462 sublimely ridiculous "TWO DAYS IN A ROW! Discovered yesterday that tailor made braces, of heat formed resin that are molded to the exact shape of my hands, are no more expensive than the others. I'll be able to afford them. They are, point against them, rigid and I'm not sure I'll appreciate thei...[Read Full Post] Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:16:09 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/717407 sublimely ridiculous "UPDATE: X-rays indicate the beginnings of arthrosis of the two thumbs, at the base where they join the wrist. There's a French name for it which translates into medical jargon as Rhisarthrosis. THAT MEANS that I must continue playing the piano, for exercising the entire thumb column...[Read Full Post] Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:41:07 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/717350