Sundin Bashing, Cujo bashing
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/34224-nhl-talk-blackhawks-dive-into-free-agency-sign-campbell-and-huet
Randy Johnson & Griffey bashing
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/34234-johnson-vs-bonds-shouldnt-the-big-unit-get-the-same-criticisms
Sexson & Beltre bashing
http://mvn.com/mlb-bluejays/2008/07/02/jays-let-one-get-away-lose-7-6-to-ms/
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/34228-the-jesse-litsch-curse
A-Rod bashing
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/34345-a-rod-to-miss-home-run-derby
The Hockey Farmer / Showing Their Scales
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Happy Canada Day...
Well well well, it's Canada Day, and there are people who complain about this country.
- People just complain about the Booster Seat law even though it's supposed to be safe for their children. Go figure.
- Yes, and there are once again those who complain about the high gas prices. Yawn.
You know what, I applaud the Washington State law that came into affect today. You cannot hold a cellphone while driving. Common Sense 101. Glad to see some lawmakers pass that law, which should be applicable everywhere to begin with.
- People just complain about the Booster Seat law even though it's supposed to be safe for their children. Go figure.
- Yes, and there are once again those who complain about the high gas prices. Yawn.
You know what, I applaud the Washington State law that came into affect today. You cannot hold a cellphone while driving. Common Sense 101. Glad to see some lawmakers pass that law, which should be applicable everywhere to begin with.
Postcard for False Ex-Pectations
This is the postcard for False Ex-Pectations.
Thanks to all of you who've signed up for the Facebook group under this title.
Many thanks!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Thanks guys!
Well, things that a few people have said this week have inspired me to work on my new story idea.
Thanks to Rick Jessup, Amie Lo, and Farhan Devji for things that they've said in the last few days. These are just the positive comments I pay attention to and strive to achieve.
Especially to Jessup, the funny dude from Overanything.com, who gave me a brilliant idea for my next fiction.
Thanks to Rick Jessup, Amie Lo, and Farhan Devji for things that they've said in the last few days. These are just the positive comments I pay attention to and strive to achieve.
Especially to Jessup, the funny dude from Overanything.com, who gave me a brilliant idea for my next fiction.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Sully sure called it!
Wow, this blogger, Sully, sure called it when he said the Blue Jays should bring back Cito Gaston:
http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2008/06/blue-jay-fans-why-not-bring-back-cito.html
Great blog! This piece on Armando Benitez is classic!
http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2007/04/quick-trade-bentez.html
http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2008/06/blue-jay-fans-why-not-bring-back-cito.html
Great blog! This piece on Armando Benitez is classic!
http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2007/04/quick-trade-bentez.html
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
New Ad on Buses
So, there's been a new ad on buses.
It says something like "New changes to [the bus system], improvements starting June 23rd," yada yada yada. Also, on the left, it has a picture of a car being listed for sale.
The gist of the ad is basically, there'll be improved services on the bus system, so everyone might as well just take transit. And if so, might as well sell their cars too, since everyone will not need their own vehicles anymore.
Well, nice thought. Unfortunately, that's not how the world works.
I can go around and talk to people randomly; if you say you don't have a car, most would look at you like you're a loser.
Listening to what Allison says, for example, echos that fact. It's like, if you don't have a car, then you pretty much fail in life.
Well, seems to be that there are a lot more Allisons out there than necessary.
Which makes me wonder: why does Allison want to take the bus then?
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I recently saw something on the Chinese drama "Trimming Success"--a story about a hair stylist (Jason) and his father's love-hate relationship--which makes me think it's possible to leave some important details out of the plot.
In one of the middle episodes, they were going back and forth between several scenes. Jason and his girlfriend were admiring the sunset on a mountain. Jason's dad, a traditional barber himself, was at work when he suddenly feels sick. Meanwhile, Jason's mom was crossing the street along with other pedestrians.
Next thing you know, Jason got a phone call and rushed to the morgue.
Jason's mom is dead--apparently run over by a car when she was crossing the street earlier.
Nothing is mentioned in any of the scenes as to how she actually died; the viewers are left to guess what had actually happened.
The only logical scenario was she'd been run over.
The odd thing is nobody investigated the death; no one in the family blamed anybody (other than themselves) for the death and there was no police report of any kind.
Everyone in the family was sad, that was it. Jason, his brother, and father, all were severely saddened and affected by the loss.
After all, the story was set in a small tight-knit village in Hong Kong, where everyone knows each other. So, without any reference to how Jason's mom died, the story seemed to lacking something basic.
How can Jason's mom--a beloved character in that village--be dead and no one mentioned how she'd died?
Thus, a story could basically having something important missing from the plot... good to know.
By the way, I'm not knocking the drama series; I'm just pointing out the obvious. In fact, I watched every episode of it.
It says something like "New changes to [the bus system], improvements starting June 23rd," yada yada yada. Also, on the left, it has a picture of a car being listed for sale.
The gist of the ad is basically, there'll be improved services on the bus system, so everyone might as well just take transit. And if so, might as well sell their cars too, since everyone will not need their own vehicles anymore.
Well, nice thought. Unfortunately, that's not how the world works.
I can go around and talk to people randomly; if you say you don't have a car, most would look at you like you're a loser.
Listening to what Allison says, for example, echos that fact. It's like, if you don't have a car, then you pretty much fail in life.
Well, seems to be that there are a lot more Allisons out there than necessary.
Which makes me wonder: why does Allison want to take the bus then?
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I recently saw something on the Chinese drama "Trimming Success"--a story about a hair stylist (Jason) and his father's love-hate relationship--which makes me think it's possible to leave some important details out of the plot.
In one of the middle episodes, they were going back and forth between several scenes. Jason and his girlfriend were admiring the sunset on a mountain. Jason's dad, a traditional barber himself, was at work when he suddenly feels sick. Meanwhile, Jason's mom was crossing the street along with other pedestrians.
Next thing you know, Jason got a phone call and rushed to the morgue.
Jason's mom is dead--apparently run over by a car when she was crossing the street earlier.
Nothing is mentioned in any of the scenes as to how she actually died; the viewers are left to guess what had actually happened.
The only logical scenario was she'd been run over.
The odd thing is nobody investigated the death; no one in the family blamed anybody (other than themselves) for the death and there was no police report of any kind.
Everyone in the family was sad, that was it. Jason, his brother, and father, all were severely saddened and affected by the loss.
After all, the story was set in a small tight-knit village in Hong Kong, where everyone knows each other. So, without any reference to how Jason's mom died, the story seemed to lacking something basic.
How can Jason's mom--a beloved character in that village--be dead and no one mentioned how she'd died?
Thus, a story could basically having something important missing from the plot... good to know.
By the way, I'm not knocking the drama series; I'm just pointing out the obvious. In fact, I watched every episode of it.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Wouldn't you know it...Johnson's the hero, Rolen's not.
This has been posted on http://mvn.com/mlb-bluejays/
What do the friends on OA (House, Cliff, Rick, the fish) think about this J.P. and Rolen bashing? Discuss.
The Blue Jays fell 6-2 to the Chicago Cubs at Rogers Centre on Saturday, thanks to a former friend’s big three-run blast.
That would be ex-Blue Jay, Reed Johnson, who clubbed a three-run shot off Toronto ace Roy Halladay in the second inning.
Of course, Johnson was released in March thanks to the signing of Shannon Stewart, and he then signed on with the Cubbies.
In yesterday’s post, I’d already outlined the contributions of Stewart on this Jays team, so I’m not going to rehash it here.
But now it’s all clear: the man who made all these baseball decisions, trades, and so on, has to be held accountable.
That man would be general manager J.P. Ricciardi.
There is no way that a team with this much pitching depth should be just a .500 club after 70 games.
Of course, the Jays have the misfortune of playing in the AL East, where the Boston Red Sox are ahead of Toronto by 7 games, pending the outcome of the Boston-Cincinnati game.
The Blue Jays are in last place.
In Saturday’s game, Vernon Wells left after the seventh inning with an apparent wrist injury.
If this injury proves to be serious, the Jays are finished.
If the Jays still had Reed Johnson and Troy Glaus, and Frank Thomas, wouldn’t they be a better ballclub?
It’s all on the G.M.
How much longer can this team continue without a major shakeup?
J.P. Ricciardi has to go. None of his moves have really panned out. Lyle Overbay and A.J. Burnett haven’t worked out.
Overbay isn’t the worst first baseman in baseball, but come on? Just five homers and a .260 average?
Burnett, a .500 pitcher with that ugly ERA (4.90)?
And I haven’t talked about Scott Rolen yet.
The Jays were down 6-0 heading into the eighth, with Jason Marquis tossing a one-hitter.
The Jays, however, collected three straight singles to load the bases with none out, chasing Marquis in favor of Carlos Marmol.
Marmol got two straight strikeouts, before Matt Stairs walked on a 3-2 pitch to force in a run. Shutout broken.
Rolen, the No. 3 hitter, had a chance to make things interesting, but once again, could not deliver in the clutch.
Rolen hit a very easy popup to second, and the inning was over.
And the kicker? Kevin Mench, who subbed for the ailing Wells, tripled leading off the ninth.
What if Rolen had gotten a big hit in the eighth to prolong the inning and give Mench a shot?
Thanks a lot, Rolen.
I blame J.P. Ricciardi for this one. He was the one who acquired this star third baseman and No. 3 hitter.
What do the friends on OA (House, Cliff, Rick, the fish) think about this J.P. and Rolen bashing? Discuss.
The Blue Jays fell 6-2 to the Chicago Cubs at Rogers Centre on Saturday, thanks to a former friend’s big three-run blast.
That would be ex-Blue Jay, Reed Johnson, who clubbed a three-run shot off Toronto ace Roy Halladay in the second inning.
Of course, Johnson was released in March thanks to the signing of Shannon Stewart, and he then signed on with the Cubbies.
In yesterday’s post, I’d already outlined the contributions of Stewart on this Jays team, so I’m not going to rehash it here.
But now it’s all clear: the man who made all these baseball decisions, trades, and so on, has to be held accountable.
That man would be general manager J.P. Ricciardi.
There is no way that a team with this much pitching depth should be just a .500 club after 70 games.
Of course, the Jays have the misfortune of playing in the AL East, where the Boston Red Sox are ahead of Toronto by 7 games, pending the outcome of the Boston-Cincinnati game.
The Blue Jays are in last place.
In Saturday’s game, Vernon Wells left after the seventh inning with an apparent wrist injury.
If this injury proves to be serious, the Jays are finished.
If the Jays still had Reed Johnson and Troy Glaus, and Frank Thomas, wouldn’t they be a better ballclub?
It’s all on the G.M.
How much longer can this team continue without a major shakeup?
J.P. Ricciardi has to go. None of his moves have really panned out. Lyle Overbay and A.J. Burnett haven’t worked out.
Overbay isn’t the worst first baseman in baseball, but come on? Just five homers and a .260 average?
Burnett, a .500 pitcher with that ugly ERA (4.90)?
And I haven’t talked about Scott Rolen yet.
The Jays were down 6-0 heading into the eighth, with Jason Marquis tossing a one-hitter.
The Jays, however, collected three straight singles to load the bases with none out, chasing Marquis in favor of Carlos Marmol.
Marmol got two straight strikeouts, before Matt Stairs walked on a 3-2 pitch to force in a run. Shutout broken.
Rolen, the No. 3 hitter, had a chance to make things interesting, but once again, could not deliver in the clutch.
Rolen hit a very easy popup to second, and the inning was over.
And the kicker? Kevin Mench, who subbed for the ailing Wells, tripled leading off the ninth.
What if Rolen had gotten a big hit in the eighth to prolong the inning and give Mench a shot?
Thanks a lot, Rolen.
I blame J.P. Ricciardi for this one. He was the one who acquired this star third baseman and No. 3 hitter.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Rolen finally hits one out
I'd originally posted this on http://mvn.com/mlb-bluejays/
What do the friends on OA (House, Rick, Cliff, the fish) think about this Rolen bashing? Discuss. And what do you think about Shulman? I personally disagree with a lot of the stuff he says, by the way, including his contention that the steroid issue in baseball > the alleged game-fixing situation in basketball.
Scott Rolen finally hit one out. Good riddance.
The Blue Jays third baseman ended 32-game homerless streak with a solo blast in the third inning, as Toronto edged the visiting Chicago Cubs 3-2.
Rolen’s blast came right after Matt Stairs had given the Jays a 2-0 lead with a clout of his own, a two-run job.
It was the first time Toronto had connected for back-to-back dingers this season, and the first time that the Blue Birds have had two homers in the same inning.
Though A.J. Burnett was shaky in his five-plus innings, he was much better compared to his last start versus Baltimore (8 R, 4.1 IP), and picked up his sixth win to even his record at 6-6. Even B.J. Ryan got the job done on this night, notching save No. 14.
But how about that Rolen-for-Troy Glaus swap now?
I don’t care what anyone says; despite the fact Rolen had been hitting .300 for much of the season before seeing it dip under in the last couple days, the Jays’ new third sacker and No. 3 hitter has been a bust.
Say what you want about his defense, but this ballclub needs someone who can hit the long balls and drive in big runs. The Jays have been struggling all year long in one-run ballgames and with driving runners across. And they can’t just rely on Vernon Wells alone.
Meanwhile, over in St. Louis, Glaus has been healthy all year long, missing only one game this season while being productive in the fifth spot in the Cardinals’ lineup.
Heading into Friday’s action, Glaus was hitting .262 with 8 homers and 40 RBIs in 229 at-bats for the Red Birds.
Rolen? After fracturing his right middle finger during spring training, Rolen missed the first few weeks before returning in late April. Yes, Rolen made a huge splash with his first home run in his third game. For good measure, he even added another over a week later.
But then no home runs for over a month–until Friday night. Rolen’s numbers going in: .293 with 2 home runs and only 16 RBIs in 157 ABs.
Unacceptable.
The Cards have gotten the better of the deal so far.
And what about Frank Thomas? Released by the Jays early in the season, Thomas rebounded and hit .319 with 4 homers in a month’s worth of action for the A’s before landing on the DL at the end of May.
Thomas’ success out in Oakland coincided with the Jays’ winning ways in May, but if Big Frank hadn’t been injured and had continued hitting for the A’s in June, once again the release would have looked real bad for Toronto.
Reed Johnson? Deemed expendable following the signing of Shannon Stewart, Johnson was released before the season began. While Johnson (.267, 2 HR), now with the Cubs, didn’t make an impact in this Chicago-Toronto tilt on Friday (he was sent in to pinch-hit in the ninth), he is at least active.
Stewart is now on the DL, and is expected to be gone at least a month, and was hitting just .240 with a homer before his ankle injury. Oddly enough, the timing of Stewart’s injury came just as Wells was coming off the disabled list.
Interestingly, former Blue Jays broadcaster Dan Shulman was quoted as saying the release of Thomas was the right thing to do given his attitude and the fact the DH was no longer an everyday player.
I could not disagree more.
The reality is the Jays need at least another bat in the lineup to protect Wells.
Rolen isn’t getting the job done with the long ball. Stairs is getting up there in age, and the Jays can’t expect him to do much more than what he’s been giving them so far.
Without those dumb moves in the Rolen deal or releases, this Jays team should be contending for the wild card, especially given the fact they boast the majors’ third-best ERA (3.49) and have the best rotation in baseball.
The Barry Bonds thing isn’t going to happen, so I don’t understand what direction this team is heading in. The Jays are way better than their 35-34, 6 1/2-game back, record indicates.
And I’m going to blame Rolen for this.
Is his next homer going to come in another month?
What do the friends on OA (House, Rick, Cliff, the fish) think about this Rolen bashing? Discuss. And what do you think about Shulman? I personally disagree with a lot of the stuff he says, by the way, including his contention that the steroid issue in baseball > the alleged game-fixing situation in basketball.
Scott Rolen finally hit one out. Good riddance.
The Blue Jays third baseman ended 32-game homerless streak with a solo blast in the third inning, as Toronto edged the visiting Chicago Cubs 3-2.
Rolen’s blast came right after Matt Stairs had given the Jays a 2-0 lead with a clout of his own, a two-run job.
It was the first time Toronto had connected for back-to-back dingers this season, and the first time that the Blue Birds have had two homers in the same inning.
Though A.J. Burnett was shaky in his five-plus innings, he was much better compared to his last start versus Baltimore (8 R, 4.1 IP), and picked up his sixth win to even his record at 6-6. Even B.J. Ryan got the job done on this night, notching save No. 14.
But how about that Rolen-for-Troy Glaus swap now?
I don’t care what anyone says; despite the fact Rolen had been hitting .300 for much of the season before seeing it dip under in the last couple days, the Jays’ new third sacker and No. 3 hitter has been a bust.
Say what you want about his defense, but this ballclub needs someone who can hit the long balls and drive in big runs. The Jays have been struggling all year long in one-run ballgames and with driving runners across. And they can’t just rely on Vernon Wells alone.
Meanwhile, over in St. Louis, Glaus has been healthy all year long, missing only one game this season while being productive in the fifth spot in the Cardinals’ lineup.
Heading into Friday’s action, Glaus was hitting .262 with 8 homers and 40 RBIs in 229 at-bats for the Red Birds.
Rolen? After fracturing his right middle finger during spring training, Rolen missed the first few weeks before returning in late April. Yes, Rolen made a huge splash with his first home run in his third game. For good measure, he even added another over a week later.
But then no home runs for over a month–until Friday night. Rolen’s numbers going in: .293 with 2 home runs and only 16 RBIs in 157 ABs.
Unacceptable.
The Cards have gotten the better of the deal so far.
And what about Frank Thomas? Released by the Jays early in the season, Thomas rebounded and hit .319 with 4 homers in a month’s worth of action for the A’s before landing on the DL at the end of May.
Thomas’ success out in Oakland coincided with the Jays’ winning ways in May, but if Big Frank hadn’t been injured and had continued hitting for the A’s in June, once again the release would have looked real bad for Toronto.
Reed Johnson? Deemed expendable following the signing of Shannon Stewart, Johnson was released before the season began. While Johnson (.267, 2 HR), now with the Cubs, didn’t make an impact in this Chicago-Toronto tilt on Friday (he was sent in to pinch-hit in the ninth), he is at least active.
Stewart is now on the DL, and is expected to be gone at least a month, and was hitting just .240 with a homer before his ankle injury. Oddly enough, the timing of Stewart’s injury came just as Wells was coming off the disabled list.
Interestingly, former Blue Jays broadcaster Dan Shulman was quoted as saying the release of Thomas was the right thing to do given his attitude and the fact the DH was no longer an everyday player.
I could not disagree more.
The reality is the Jays need at least another bat in the lineup to protect Wells.
Rolen isn’t getting the job done with the long ball. Stairs is getting up there in age, and the Jays can’t expect him to do much more than what he’s been giving them so far.
Without those dumb moves in the Rolen deal or releases, this Jays team should be contending for the wild card, especially given the fact they boast the majors’ third-best ERA (3.49) and have the best rotation in baseball.
The Barry Bonds thing isn’t going to happen, so I don’t understand what direction this team is heading in. The Jays are way better than their 35-34, 6 1/2-game back, record indicates.
And I’m going to blame Rolen for this.
Is his next homer going to come in another month?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Book: Sports Bashing 2007-08
Well, Rick J. and Cliff have received my signed copy of "The Best (and Worst) of KP's Sports Bashing, 2007-08: A book dedicated to House, Jessup, Ambrozic, and Friends on OA"; thus, I am finally posting the book info on here.
As for House, well, I don't have his contact info, so I couldn't send him a copy.
Not sure if House wants one, but this idea came about when both House and Jessup challenged me to bash the Devils and other teams.
Jessup made this comment in one of my posts before:
Allow me to reiterate - GO HAWKS! I feel with the excellent team of young superstars, and the crushing defeat of the Vancouvers, that I can safely come out of the closet as a Blackhawks fan again. KP, do you take requests? Perhaps some Flames, Oilers, or Canadiens hating is in order?
So, House and Jessup deserve all the credit for this idea.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Where is Rainbow Trout?
Well, oddly enough, I liked my story "Rainbow Trout" the best because I had a lot of action going on with several characters. But actually, it may be the worst - because after looking at the editor's notes, I still need to do a lot of revision. This will prove to be the most revising needed out of all the things I've ever done.
Not to say I'm knocking the other two stories "Sweet Innocence" and "False Ex-Pectations", but I thought "Rainbow Trout" was my best. So far.
Well, back to the revisions. I won't be done for a day or so.
Speaking of fish, how about the Marlins and Rays? Amazing stories so far in 2008.
Scott Kazmir, who was on the DL to start the year for Tampa Bay, lost badly in his first game of the year against Boston, but has rebounded nicely to win five straight. Incredible.
And the Marlins just win despite having the lowest payroll in the game.
I just don't see a Fla-TB World Series though... but good job so far. They should be applauded.
Not to say I'm knocking the other two stories "Sweet Innocence" and "False Ex-Pectations", but I thought "Rainbow Trout" was my best. So far.
Well, back to the revisions. I won't be done for a day or so.
Speaking of fish, how about the Marlins and Rays? Amazing stories so far in 2008.
Scott Kazmir, who was on the DL to start the year for Tampa Bay, lost badly in his first game of the year against Boston, but has rebounded nicely to win five straight. Incredible.
And the Marlins just win despite having the lowest payroll in the game.
I just don't see a Fla-TB World Series though... but good job so far. They should be applauded.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
KC Bashing on Bleacher, Marcum "gem" on MVN
The Royals snapped their 12-game losing streak on Saturday, but the team is a joke. See the "KC Bashing" on Bleacher: http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/26455-MLB-Whose-bubble-will-burst-next-Will-it-be-the-Kansas-City-Royals--310508
Meanwhile, kudos to Shaun Marcum for another gutsy performance, albeit in a Blue Jays loss. Go to MVN's "Jays' Nest with KP" for the recap: http://mvn.com/mlb-bluejays/2008/05/31/marcum-does-the-job-but-jays-lose/
Not really a bashing, but some thoughts on the Rockies. For a team that competed in the World Series less than a year ago, this has been a big fall. http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/26310-Rockies-Rumors-Will-Colorado-Trade-Matt-Holliday--310508
Meanwhile, kudos to Shaun Marcum for another gutsy performance, albeit in a Blue Jays loss. Go to MVN's "Jays' Nest with KP" for the recap: http://mvn.com/mlb-bluejays/2008/05/31/marcum-does-the-job-but-jays-lose/
Not really a bashing, but some thoughts on the Rockies. For a team that competed in the World Series less than a year ago, this has been a big fall. http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/26310-Rockies-Rumors-Will-Colorado-Trade-Matt-Holliday--310508
Friday, May 30, 2008
From birds to fish: Jays Nest & Chasing Rainbow Trout
Alright! long time no post, but I'd been busy. Not too busy, today though, to post two pieces on MVN.com.
Check this out: http://mvn.com/mlb-bluejays/
Oh, right. I'd forgotten to mention that I'm a new co-writer for the Blue Jays on MVN.com. Hope you guys will check out my stuff, OA gang, and give feedback.
On another front, I've sent in "Chasing Rainbow Trout" to the publisher for editing. Will keep you informed with any other latest developments!
Check this out: http://mvn.com/mlb-bluejays/
Oh, right. I'd forgotten to mention that I'm a new co-writer for the Blue Jays on MVN.com. Hope you guys will check out my stuff, OA gang, and give feedback.
On another front, I've sent in "Chasing Rainbow Trout" to the publisher for editing. Will keep you informed with any other latest developments!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
A special "shout-out" to the following people...
Akem
Candace
Conrad (ECHLCHI)
Farhan
Rick A.
Ryan (ECHLNYI)
Valerie
Thanks for your kind messages!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Lead Story Today!
This was featured on the home page of the publishing house today! Lead story! Way to go! Don't know how long this will last, but for now, No. 1!
http://www.cacoethespublishing.net/
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Two books available...soon!
I think I've finally sorted out the problem with the postings from this blog being fed to Bleacher Report automatically.
So, no more such problems, I'm happy to say.
But in the meantime, some news out of my books. "Sweet Voice of Innocence" will be available in mid-June, though an e-book version of this is now available on http://www.cacoethespublishing.net/. It has been featured as one of the new books this month! Yay!
"False Ex-pectations" will come out a month after "Sweet Voice of Innocence", but as you can see, the cover has been done.
Great work by the graphic designers! Kudos!
Finally, KP Wee has his name on a couple of books. Mission accomplished!
With RJ out of the picture...
I'm the lead writer on OA! =)
No, seriously, I haven't had time to write on here or on Bleacher, for that matter! I've been spending more time on my manuscript instead... I've decided to use the words "Rainbow Trout" in my third ms.
We'll see how that goes!
And I must say, I was hugely impressed with the work of the graphic designer on the cover of my first manuscript. That one hit the ball way out of the park--to use a baseball reference!
(Haha, that was also the quote Alex used on Apprentice III when talking about the plexi-glass table that he and Bren came up with in the Staples project. Seemed like *I* was the only one amongst everyone I knew, that liked the product.)
In the meantime, I did post on www.overanything.com, so that'll hopefully stay there till RJ comes back!
No, seriously, I haven't had time to write on here or on Bleacher, for that matter! I've been spending more time on my manuscript instead... I've decided to use the words "Rainbow Trout" in my third ms.
We'll see how that goes!
And I must say, I was hugely impressed with the work of the graphic designer on the cover of my first manuscript. That one hit the ball way out of the park--to use a baseball reference!
(Haha, that was also the quote Alex used on Apprentice III when talking about the plexi-glass table that he and Bren came up with in the Staples project. Seemed like *I* was the only one amongst everyone I knew, that liked the product.)
In the meantime, I did post on www.overanything.com, so that'll hopefully stay there till RJ comes back!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Eat your heart out, Trout...
Eat your heart out, Trout!
I'm on Amazon!!
http://www.amazon.com/1991-Red-Baseball-Hockey-Memories/dp/1435713753/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210742921&sr=8-1
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Land of Opportunity
On Saturday, I attended a workshop and got an interesting perspective from the instructor.
No, it had nothing to do with the workshop content, but rather about Canada.
The instructor contended that she was appreciative of immigrating here (from England) because it gave her so many opportunities. Granted, she would be the first to admit that she'd come in a totally different era, but nonetheless, she claimed that you could do whatever you wanted in Canada if you had a goal and strived for it.
I would be one who agreed with that kind of sentiment, which is why I refuse to listen to sob stories that people tend to offer up. I mean, if you worked hard, you could be successful in life. So every time someone tries to be negative or complain excessively, I don't really sympathize with him or her.
Oh, say, this non-story, for example, that made headlines in Canada this past week. Seriously, am I supposed to feel sorry for the individual?
Don't know what the house mates on the zonk think, but that's just my two cents.
No, it had nothing to do with the workshop content, but rather about Canada.
The instructor contended that she was appreciative of immigrating here (from England) because it gave her so many opportunities. Granted, she would be the first to admit that she'd come in a totally different era, but nonetheless, she claimed that you could do whatever you wanted in Canada if you had a goal and strived for it.
I would be one who agreed with that kind of sentiment, which is why I refuse to listen to sob stories that people tend to offer up. I mean, if you worked hard, you could be successful in life. So every time someone tries to be negative or complain excessively, I don't really sympathize with him or her.
Oh, say, this non-story, for example, that made headlines in Canada this past week. Seriously, am I supposed to feel sorry for the individual?
Don't know what the house mates on the zonk think, but that's just my two cents.
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