This is an announcement that I am, to the best of my knowledge and belief, still alive.
Also, that I have been caught up in rather a whirlwind of different distractions.
One of these is tilting at the windmill of trying to save something with a long and valuable tradition – which is still vibrantly relevant – from the ravages of the woefully ignorant, self-centredly greedy, and inappropriately conceited.
Another is a burst of creative urge on my current novel, to which 6 777 words have been added in three days.
Yet another is the inexorable progress of a lifestyle change.
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Good luck with all that’s on your plate, Col. I hate the feeling of being overwhelmed!
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It is so hard to find a balance!
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You’ve been a busy bee indeed Col. Glad to hear you haven’t forgotten about us but when the muse calls it’s better to stay where you are. Keep going and have fun. 😀
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I do hate it, though, when I see posts I’ve missed seeing mounting up!
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Don’t worry, I know the feeling. 😀
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Good to hear you’re still with us, Col.
I need to get my writing into gear, I must say!
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When one does that, something’s gotta give!
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7000 words! Sheesh, what are you on? Gimme some….
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I did that in one day once, on Regina, but I was younger and quite bonkers.
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And now you are just bonkers, yes? 😉
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Ffmff.
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I congratulate you on your existence 😉 may it be prolonged and prolific and profoundly satisfying in a productive yet partying type way!
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Perfectly pristinely put!
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I’m glad to have received your Life Certificate in this way. Carry on regardless and reap the rewards.
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A good strategy for staying alive is when you receive your Death Certificate simply refuse to accept it, as a protest.
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Nothing beats being alive
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Dead sure!
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Nailed on!
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Well done my friend, its good to know
that life still has you in its tow
just drift along, do not despair
enjoy your life without a care.
Just keep them little legs a kickin
that will keep your heart a ticking
then you will reach a good old age
you will be called ‘ the wisebold sage’
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Do I get any onions with that sage? 🙂
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Keep the momentum alive.
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I need to or it’ll get totally bogged down in the increasingly impossible situations to write my way out of …
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Keep on at it Col… must admit I’ve been wondering what happened to you… even went and checked that I had not un followed you by mistake…lol… keep on keeping on…
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My inbox is a scene of overcrowded chaos …
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Congratulations on all these achievements especially for still being alive… that means you must be breathing with great skill and commitment…
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An occasional application of asthma pump does help with that one!
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I love your announcement, so good to hear you are alive. Keep writing, sounds like the motivation is strong right now.
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I need to write in order to discover what the heck is going on there! Some of my characters have begun behaving most strangely …
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enlgmatic – leaves me wondering.
Congrats on the word count. I know how hard that must have been.
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enigmatic. I swear the keys on my laptop are bewitched!
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Well done on writing so much in three days.
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