Monday, March 31, 2014
Angelic Forecast ~ #291
"We did," my lion man teases. His hands lovingly massage my shoulders. "I have not been able to show you every ongoing battle, my one woman."
"I guess not," I say, utterly transfixed. "Who are the players?"
"Currently there are three main players," Dhuroth seriously answers. "Two of the Advanced Technology Ones vie to rule this solar system with the intention of strip-mining all the worlds and celestial objects."
"Not good," I mutter loudly. "The third?"
"They are longtime champions of humanoid races, and have arrived to stop this sinister invasion."
"Are these champions winning?" I ask, hope flaring inside me.
"It is an ongoing battle," my lion man explains. "The invasion has been contained at this moment. We are observing to protect ourselves should it be required."
Utterly fascinated, I keep watching the beam-shooting battle between three ships that dwarf Earth.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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ANGELIC FORECAST ~
Now the Human Spirit Awakens Unto Itself ... beyond the prison-planet construct of ages past.
However, the anti-human Viper elite battle to remain the global 'power behind the scenes'. Their tools are deception, lies, and the most heinous black magick.
On the magickal, mystical front, this week the 'Mages of Ages Lost' sweep their lightblades through a tsunami of attacking evil. For, the black-hearted Viper magicians loose a sinister dimension upon humanity, upon Mother Earth.
Meanwhile, the psi powers of humankind emerge stronger than ever beneath the AWAKENING's cosmic light. Look for heightened intuition in yourself, and others. This is the week the explosion of psi abilities begins.
On the personal front, this time is perfect for understanding the nuances of your life in a new, and a more productive way. It is as though many now emerge from a cocoon, and a blinding light suddenly reveals the path that was always there, but remained unseen.
At this point, many of us will alter the course of our lives significantly. This will be due to the rapidly changing social dynamics, as well as our inner, intuitive 'knowings'.
On the AWAKENING front, at an increasing pace, the over plasticity-artificiality of life will be rejected for a more earth-based connection. This will be especially true for the boomer generation and the younger generation, who come together in the Aquarian Age.
On the paranormal front, CONTACT... will increase as more OtherWorld races decide to bypass governmental structure and deal directly with the human population. Out of this, the ridicule factor diminishes. However, *disinfo* about ETs, and other races, hits the cyber world at light speed. Beware.
For a deeper understanding -- or a slice of what has occurred and is occurring -- check out this Art Bell FLASHBACK: "Date: 03-29-14 ~ Host: Art Bell - Somewhere In Time ~ Guests: Whitley Strieber ~unknowncountry.com~ Art Bell: Somewhere in Time returned to 10/9/02 when Whitley Strieber and other guests talked about alien sightings, the Dan Burisch story and an alleged ET exchange." ~coasttocoastam.com/show/2014/03/29/art~
On the land changes front, extreme temperature swings will continue along with several superstorm events during Spring, and into early Summer. Earthquakes now rule the surface of the planet, and California will continue to shake, rattle, and roll as the year progresses. Also, volcanic activity only increases, especially on the ocean bottom.
Within the next two months, the Great Lion Star, flings forth more EMPs. Some will graze Earth, affecting the weather in particular.
HEADLINE-SNIPPET: 'Oregon quake swarms at Mount Hood, sinkholes, loud booms, shaking, landslides ~ Since Sunday, March 23, a quake swarm of at least 31 small quakes so far has been recorded on Mt. Hood. This quake swarm not only captured the attention of geologists, but it also rattled the nerves of nearby residents. Mount Hood in northern Oregon is an active stratovolcano, about 50 miles E-SE (80km) from Portland." ~examiner.com/article/oregon-quake-swarms-at-mount-hood-sinkholes-loud-booms-shaking-landslides~
HEADLINE: "Recent Earthquake Near Oklahoma, United States:14 earthquakes today 26 earthquakes in the past 7 days 133 earthquakes in the past month 474 earthquakes in the past year"
HEADLINE: "Recent Earthquake Near Greater Los Angeles Area, California:82 earthquakes today"
THIS FORECAST IS CONTINUED AT *TITLE MAGIC* ~titlemagic.blogspot.com~
Angelic blessings from Volcano & Sedona
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Warning!!! The global elite [New World Order] does not want *you* to read this book. See ~ Powerful Dreams at my Kougar Kisses blog.
WHEN A GOOD ANGEL FALLS
~~~ Where angels fear to tread, 2012 Earth ~~~
World weary and worn out, the incarnated angel, Sedona, who believes she is merely human, has three choices after her old van breaks down.
Let the Nazerazzi squad of the North American Union capture her and force her into a FEMA concentration camp.
Walk out into the Arizona night desert, let the wildlife have a good meal with the hope her death will be quick.
Or does she dare trust the mysterious stranger suddenly before her?
Handsome as sin and all in black, he emerges out of the darkness.
Sedona wonders if the stranger on a superspeed motorcycle is her savior from the brutal endtimes.
Or, is he a roving cult member of the New World Order, hunting his next blood sacrifice?
***
It’s only a few days before Winter Solstice, December 21, 2012 ~ The end of the Mayan Calendar.
Sent from heaven to help Sedona save humanity, Zerr Dann knows the Divine is playing its last card on Earth.
He also knows Sedona is about to find out Christmas miracles still exist.
[Angelic Fantasy Erotic Romance]
~~~~~~
~~~ EBOOK & IN PRINT ~~~ a former #1 on Siren-BookStrand’s bestseller list
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~~~
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Her Insatiable Dark Heroes ~ In Print
[Chrontropolis, Book 1]
Stallion of Ash and Flame ~ In Print
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
Life With Baby Doll: Loving John
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
The Houseboy on ManLove Authors
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His houseboy was wearing a pair of blue jean cutoff shorts and a purple and black striped tank top. All of which was too tight. That suited Kendall just fine. ~ Teaser from The Houseboy
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Wednesday's Words for March 26, 2014
Well, I’ve gone and done it again. I’ve begun to do something that at one time I promised myself I would never, ever do. I’ve turned into one of those older folks who will frequently preface their comments with, “you know, back in my day...”
Friends, this isn’t the first time I’ve broken a promise to myself, either. I have to confess, because the burden is weighing heavy on my heart. My mother was not what you’d call a touchy-feely kind of woman. No, she was more the kind who believed that one had children because indentured servitude was so passé. She would forever be assigning tasks for me to do. Now, on this side of age the equation I can truthfully say that’s definitely not a bad thing at all. But back then when I would ask (and when I was a kid I almost always asked), “why do I have to do that?” her answer inevitably would be, “why should I keep a dog and bark myself?”
At the time, I thought that was a horrible thing to say to your child. I promised myself many times that I would never, ever say such a thing to my children. Yeah, I know, please don’t laugh. It’s truly sad, that the first time I felt totally frustrated by a recalcitrant child who mouthed that very same well-known question? You guessed it, my mother’s words came right out of my mouth without even asking my permission first!
I think it’s a part of living that’s universal. Certain words and phrases and habits become ingrained in us early in life, and we can’t help but repeat those patterns over again as we get older.
Some, however, I have broken. And maybe it’s a clue for me the ones I did break, were really the worst of the lot.
My father died when I was eight and a half years old. He was the love of my mother’s life. She followed him just thirteen years later. And in the time she was a widow, she never once even looked at another man. In 1963, the year my father passed, we hadn’t arrived at the welfare state yet. People still did for themselves or did without. We hadn’t reached a stage, either, where we insured ourselves out the wazoo for every conceivable eventuality. Mortgages weren’t life insured in those days as a matter of course, and my parents’ mortgage certainly wasn’t. There was enough money in my father’s estate from his modest life insurance to pay for his funeral, and that was about it.
Because I know the kind of person my mother was, the weight of responsibility she felt at suddenly being the sole provider for the three of us was a heavy burden for her. Her job had to come first, in her mind, because that was the means to take care of us all. As a nearly 60 year old woman, I can certainly understand that. But as the youngest in the family at the time, a little girl who was bereft of her daddy, I didn’t understand it at all. She rarely told me she loved me, and even more rare were the outward signs of affection that I would receive from her, like hugs.
As a teenager going through the inevitable season of angst, I once wailed out my deepest sorrow: “I just feel that you don’t even love me!” My mother’s response? “If I didn’t love you, I wouldn’t put a roof over your head.”
Like I said, some patterns were not repeated by me as a parent. Not a day went by, when my children were in my care, that I didn’t hug them and tell them that I loved them.
Also, I grew up more than a little afraid of my mother. I can tell you that while that fear kept me in line, it also kept me insecure and frightened. Again, that pattern ended with me as a child. I might have been a little too lenient with my own kids—but to me that was a far preferable reality to the alternative.
You know, back in my day, they used to say “spare the rod and spoil the child”. And while I can relate to that tenet, especially in this day of permissiveness into which this current generation seems to have fallen, there is a negative result to that creed as well.
And I’m not sure at all that the positive affects justify the negative. That pendulum keeps swinging between leniency and discipline, but what we really need is to try to find the balance that my day, and this day, both seem to lack.
Love,
Morgan
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Monday, March 24, 2014
New Release: SCHOOLING THEIR RACY TEACHER - Racy Nights 10
I'm so pleased to announce a new release!! SCHOOLING THEIR RACY TEACHER is book 10 in my Racy Nights series!!
You can read more about the Racy Nights series on my WEBSITE, but for now, here is a brief overview for old and new Racy Nights fans alike...
Welcome to Racy Indiana, population 10,467 (give or take a few) and founded in 1898. Located in northwest Indiana, a branch of the Iroquois River runs through the town, and miles of wind turbines dot the landscape.
On Riverfront Drive you’ll find the Racy Animal Clinic, owned and operated by sexy vet Dustin Alexander, and where Annalise Kerr brought in her cat Shadow for a checkup. While backing out of the parking space after Dustin asked her out, she nearly collided with the unmarked police cruiser driven by Detective Chad Bristol.
Also now located on Riverfront Drive is Luke's Bar. It was in the original location on Market Street where gorgeous Luke Rodriguez spent most of his time, until he met Alexa Monahan, that is. Alexa moved to Racy from Manhattan, where she worked in a sex shop with Racy native Kari Tye.
If you walk along Riverfront toward downtown Racy, you’ll come to Market Street, the heart of Racy’s historic district. The buildings here were all original, and the business owners lovingly maintained them. They're nearly restored now after an EF3 tornado destroyed most of them last May.
Kari had been gone for fifteen years, but last October she returned. She and Alexa opened Tye Me Up just before Christmas, Racy’s first and only sex shop, out on Lawnview Drive.
Noah Wells, a research and development specialist at Notus Power, the company that owns and operates the wind turbines just outside of Racy, helped keep Kari safe from trouble that followed her home. And what he couldn't accomplish, sexy Adison Kincaid, head of security at Notus, certainly did.
As for Alexa, she not only has Luke looking after her, but also heroic Chase Taylor, the Racy Building Commissioner. He’s the reason Kari and Alexa were able to open their shop in the once-beautiful century home that had been scheduled for demolition. Now restored to its former majesty, the upstairs of the house is living quarters for Alexa and her Doms, while the shop is on the main floor.
Lawnview Drive is now the site of multiple homes being built to resemble Tye Me Up. They'll each contain an upscale shop to make this area of Racy the hottest new shopping district.
Around the corner from Market Street is Main Street, where you’ll find the courthouse and City Hall. J Lo lookalike Marisol Santiago is a court reporter who got more than she bargained for when she became accidentally involved again with old boyfriend Rafe Rodriguez, and Ellis McCree, the city building inspector, at the same time. Rafe is Luke’s older brother, and Ellis is cousin to Maddox McCree, who owns and operates the local BDSM club out of his mansion on Birch Lane.
Maddox’s mysterious and slightly shady past was the subject of much speculation among Racy’s residents, until psychologist Julie Carruthers attended a surprise birthday party for Alexa at Maddox’s club and chipped a hole in the armor surrounding Maddox.
Things really got interesting inside City Hall. Former mayor Bernie Crumb was indicted on charges of murder, among other things, and sexy Dom Zach Kincaid is now Racy's mayor. Former IT department head Gina Santori keeps Zach on his toes, and she keeps detective Harrison Kelly happy as well, serving as a sub to both men. She also is part of Giolanna Design Solutions, the company she, Annalise, and Olivia Kelly started last summer.
If you circle around Main Street over to Ash Lane and head for the river, you’ll eventually wind up back on Riverfront, where The Fit Bod, Racy’s gym, stands in stark contrast to the quaint old buildings in and around that area. It’s a bold, modern design that hunky Evan Rydell designed and co-owns with Thayer Denning. Evan and Thayer don’t mind sharing sub Cherilyn Barker, who now works alongside them.
And Olivia Kelly, Harrison’s sister and Cherilyn’s friend, had plenty to do outside being part of Giolanna Design Solutions once she met Racy Fire Chief Cameron Sinclair and Racy Fire Inspector Storm Jamison. Talk about things heating up!
So come on in and take a stroll through Racy with its spunky heroines and drop-dead gorgeous heroes. This is small town America, and Racy residents gossip as much as anyone, but when the crap hits the fan, they’re there for each other. From ex-Doms and serial killers, to ex-wives and AWOL soldiers, and all the way to tornadoes and arsonists, Racy has its share of trouble, but our heroes are on hand to make sure no harm comes to their heroines.
BLURB for SCHOOLING THEIR RACY TEACHER:
[Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Consensual BDSM Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, paddling, cropping, flogging, knife play, forced-seduction role-play, sex toys, HEA]
When submissive cellist Ava Harmony escapes her abusive ex-Dom, she opens a music shop in Racy. She’s not prepared for opposition from Dom Jake Malloy, or for the kindred spirit she finds in Dom Gary Reed. As she indulges in a hot ménage romance with both men, Ava is lulled into a false sense of security.
Jake Malloy misjudges Ava when she arrives in town, thinking she’s there to take money away from sports in the schools and funnel it into music programs. But when a school board decision affects her dreams of teaching in the schools as well, Jake realizes his love for Ava is above all that. Will Jake’s romance with Ava be cut short when her ex-Dom surfaces in nearby Indianapolis?
Gary Reed finds a like-minded musician in Ava, and doesn’t mind sharing her with Jake. But when Ava’s ex-Dom shows up too close to home, will Gary lose the woman he loves to her past?
Angelic Forecast ~ #290
"There's a new endgame in town," Dhuroth murmurs in his manly purr. His huge hands gently capture my shoulders.
I lean back into the embrace of his body, placing my hand over his. "I hope so. Humanity needs a new champion." Moments pass, as we watch and contemplate what this means for Mars and the solar system, some forty planets full. Yeah, what isn't revealed to the people on Earth.
"The battle for the sun has become more savage," one of the crew states. "Do you want to view the progress?"
"Yes," Dhuroth answers, and I feel his warrior spirit rise in the sudden tension of his body.
Instantly the screens switch, and I see a "Star Trek" type of battle. Beams flash back and forth between leviathan-sized ships. "Wow," pops out of my mouth. "Who knew?"
"We did," my lion man teases. His hands lovingly massage my shoulders. "I have not been able to show you every ongoing battle, my one woman."
"I guess not," I say, utterly transfixed. "Who are the players?"
TO BE CONTINUED...
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ANGELIC FORECAST ~
Rises now the precious soul of humankind. For, *originally* the human race on Earth was divinely created to be LOVE INCARNATED -- both fierce and tender, and every musical note and expression of love in the galactic realm.
Also, at this time, Mother Earth needs our ability to love her, to care for her. As well, we need to love each other, in the broadest sense. For, loving our neighbor is and will be the salvation of a free people.
On the AWAKENING front, The Time of the Great Reckoning is Here. For, the cosmic clock demands every karmic debt must be paid in full. In that respect, the past now collides with the future.
Watch this 'reckoning' firestorm envelop society. Bash-boom-bang! This means whatever you owe as an individual, or however you have trespassed against another, and never made amends -- now comes due.
HOWEVER, the greatest karmic debt is owed by the Viper elite enemies of humanity. For, their time to pay the Divine Piper is here.
Whatever diabolical moves these black-hearted criminals make on the planetary chessboard now backfires, backlashes, boomerangs -- boom, boom, boom. Now, all the evil-empire powers these dark-siders have amassed unto themselves, century upon century, will go up in massive flames as the year 2014 progresses.
As this unfolds, it becomes up to the people to restore their rights and their lives. It becomes up to the people to stand with each other, and against these human-hating enemies.
On the magickal, mystical front, this week the 'Mages of Ages Lost' continue sweeping away the poisonous frequencies that have been limiting and trapping humankind. This will include the frequencies of the Media Industrial Complex.
This means there will be more and more 'interruptions' in media broadcasts, and on cyber devices. As well, the programming deception and the electronic hypnosis will be EXPOSED for those willing to know, and see.
On the personal front, this week is about clearing the way for Spring, and springing forward into new projects and/or completing important projects. Look for ways to begin anew in the stagnant parts of your life. The vibe is just right and definitely on your side.
In some form, love is likely to be front and center in your life as well. Keep giving your love to those who truly deserve it, and deny acceptance to any who do not have your best interests at heart. This is vitally important.
On the paranormal front, Big Foot goes house hunting in Detroit area, and the rise of the cryptids ~ This info is from Coast to Coast am, nighttime radio ~ "In the first hour, Eric Altman of PA Bigfoot Society shared some weird reports... " ~coasttocoastam.com/show/2014/03/22~
HEADLINE-SNIPPET: UFO Reports in Canada Increase Dramatically ~ Tuesday, March 18, 2014 ~ With a total population of around 35 million people spread across a massive area of 9,984,670 km², (3,511,003 sq miles) Canada is one of the least populated countries on earth. In many parts, it is wild, remote and uncharted. Could this be one of the factors that has recently turned it into a UFO hotspot? ~unknowncountry.com/news/ufo-reports-canada-increase-dramatically~
On the land changes front, weather goes even more extreme during the next three months. Also, watch for more major EMPs from the sun that will brush the Earth's atmosphere. As well, significant changes in the activity at Yellowstone Park, a super caldera, are not being reported to the public -- even as some animals are leaving the area en masse.
QUESTION: Why was this quake info deleted?
HEADLINE-SNIPPET: "An earthquake hit today in California just six miles west of Mojave. UPDATE: The U.S. Geological Service has deleted the record of this quake. It’s another one in a series of quakes that have hit in California over the past two weeks.
Original story ~ Earthquake Today in California: Quake Hits Near Mojave, Rosamond [Update-Report Deleted]: This one registered 5.2 magnitude, reported the U.S. Geological Service. It also hit 10 miles east-southeast of Tehachapi, 15 miles north-northwest of Rosamond, and 17 miles west-southwest of California City." ~theepochtimes.com/n3/575928-earthquake-today-in-california-quake-hits-near-mojave-rosamond~
QUAKE HEADLINE: March 23, 2014 ~ A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale was reported near Iquique at 3:20 pm this afternoon. Reports from both the U.S. Geological Survey and Chile’s Centro Sismólogico Nacional place the quake 97 km (60 miles) WNW of Iquique at a depth of 6 km. ~ilovechile.cl/2014/03/23/earthquake-iquique-power-outage-rock-slides/106054~
THIS FORECAST IS CONTINUED AT *TITLE MAGIC* ~titlemagic.blogspot.com~
Angelic blessings from Volcano & Sedona
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Warning!!! The global elite [New World Order] does not want *you* to read this book. See ~ Powerful Dreams at my Kougar Kisses blog.
WHEN A GOOD ANGEL FALLS
~~~ Where angels fear to tread, 2012 Earth ~~~
World weary and worn out, the incarnated angel, Sedona, who believes she is merely human, has three choices after her old van breaks down.
Let the Nazerazzi squad of the North American Union capture her and force her into a FEMA concentration camp.
Walk out into the Arizona night desert, let the wildlife have a good meal with the hope her death will be quick.
Or does she dare trust the mysterious stranger suddenly before her?
Handsome as sin and all in black, he emerges out of the darkness.
Sedona wonders if the stranger on a superspeed motorcycle is her savior from the brutal endtimes.
Or, is he a roving cult member of the New World Order, hunting his next blood sacrifice?
***
It’s only a few days before Winter Solstice, December 21, 2012 ~ The end of the Mayan Calendar.
Sent from heaven to help Sedona save humanity, Zerr Dann knows the Divine is playing its last card on Earth.
He also knows Sedona is about to find out Christmas miracles still exist.
[Angelic Fantasy Erotic Romance]
~~~~~~
~~~ EBOOK & IN PRINT ~~~ a former #1 on Siren-BookStrand’s bestseller list
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~~~
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[New Atlantis Trilogy, Book 1]
Her Insatiable Dark Heroes ~ In Print
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Stallion of Ash and Flame ~ In Print
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Sunday, March 23, 2014
Life With Baby Doll: Delicious Sweetness
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Friday, March 21, 2014
A Twenty-Second Wedding Anniversary
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any experience,your eyes have their silence:
in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,
or which i cannot touch because they are too near
though i have closed myself as fingers,
you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens
(touching skilfully,mysteriously)her first rose
my life will shut very beautifully ,suddenly,
as when the heart of this flower imagines
the snow carefully everywhere descending;
the power of your intense fragility:whose texture
compels me with the color of its countries,
rendering death and forever with each breathing
and opens;only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody,not even the rain,has such small hands
“Happy Anniversary, Baby Doll!” ~ Andrew
Thursday, March 20, 2014
New G-Spot!
Something Beautiful Release Day!
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Wednesday's Words for March 19, 2014
I admit it. I could very well be addicted to this computer, and not all of it is about writing stories. I use Face Book, and I play games. I’m probably on FB more often than I should be, but I can justify the pastime, for the most part. Primarily, I use that particular social media tool to keep in touch with my readers, and for promotion. Beyond promotional purposes, I read other people’s comments far more often than I post comments of my own. I’m a lurker, a silent witness to the trials and tribulations that others are willing for me to know about (I figure they must be if they make those comments in the first place). I don’t mean for that to sound cynical. In truth, the openness of others is a particular blessing. Reading what people are willing to share is a means of understanding what people are thinking about, what they’re experiencing, and what’s important to them.
When I first became a published author, I joined the social media site of the day, My Space. I tried to use My Space, but I found it confusing. I consider myself a reasonably smart woman, but there is this invisible shield between myself and certain technological applications, and unfortunately, My Space is one of them. As is Photo Shop, and my most recent attempt (and fail) to be savvy, Tumblr.
Despite my being challenged by them, by and large, I think all of these innovations—not just Face Book and other social media sites, but the very heart of it all—the Internet itself—as being a tremendous advantage to people who are curious about other people, and most especially, to those who are mobility challenged.
When I first went “online” I mostly did what a lot of people in the beginning did with their computers. I played games. There’re several “game” sites on the web that are free. My daughter showed me one, and it had bingo! It didn’t take me long to form this new habit.
This particular site that I frequent had “chat rooms”. At the time, I was still recovering from my triple by-pass surgery. I was practically a shut-in in those days. This was a long, slow recovery for me. Moving around was painful and it took me a good three years post-op before I was feeling anywhere approaching normal.
In that time, I turned to the computer for company, and I’ve pretty much not changed that habit in more than a decade. In the beginning of my computer addiction, I played those games—bingo mostly, but some different forms of solitaire too, and Mah-jong. And I chatted with other people, many of whom were also physically challenged. Friendships were formed, and a few of those friendships are still vibrant today.
Several of the people I chatted with were elderly. Women and men, to a one they were delighted with their computers and the new world of socialization that it opened up for them. A few of these people even confessed to having been so lonely before their families got them online, they cried often.
Now, of course, while I spend a lot of time at the keyboard, much of it is in support of this wonderful career I have. This computer, this means of communication, has provided me with my second chance at being a contributing member of society.
I hear people who use a computer at their day jobs say that once they get home, they don’t want to go near a keyboard. Quite frankly I thought I would be that way, too. I spend anywhere from eight to twelve hours most days, writing. But unless there is something on television that I particularly want to watch, or some chore I need to get done, here I sit. I wear a step-counter to help me to remember to get up and move around, but otherwise, this is my “station”.
I know of some people my age and older who don’t want to be bothered with this medium. They believe it is a fad that will go away. Others—far in the majority—want to pursue every new innovation they can.
A friend of my brother’s said it best. We were all having a discussion about cell phones and texting, and he asked her why she wanted to even bother. He’d tried, he said, but never found the need for all these modern devices.
She raised one eyebrow and told him, “I don’t want to be left behind!”
Wise words. I think I’ll frame them.
Love,
Morgan
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