Ahhhhh Easter, Passover, or just a long weekend with an excuse to eat stupid amounts of chocolate, whatever it means for you, I'm hoping it's a happy one.
Hopefully, it's a few days that gets you together with the ones who mean the most to you, or at least most of them.
For me, having most of the kids under one roof, sharing a meal, some giggles, games, and a few chocolate bunnies is always fun.
Makes me forever grateful for the fact that we can.
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So, is it just me, or does it seem like there is some pretty crazy crap going on in the world right now? There are 'missiles on parade' in North Korea, huge bombs being dropped in Afghanistan, air strikes in Syria and God knows what else.
From where I sit, the outside looking in, it smells a lot like a pissing contest. Mine's bigger than yours, mine's more powerful than yours, mine can beat up yours. We've all seen some form of this before, if not in our personal lives, in history books. It never ends well. I don't know of one single time where it concludes without anyone getting hurt, and everyone as friends.
There are grudges, broken relationships, and both unfortunately and inevitably, a ton of collateral damage. Those caught in the crossfire, both figuratively and literally. We see endless images of those affected by all of...this. Whatever this is or becomes.
From one concerned citizen of this planet to the leaders we rely on, please get your crap together, we are counting on you.
Oh, and United Airlines, I know I'm not alone when I ask, What the HELL?! How does that even happen? Beating the crap out of, and dragging a 69-year-old paying customer off an airplane to make room for crew?!
I, personally, can't think of another customer service related industry where something like this is possible.
I worked in restaurants for years, and never once, did a paying patron get beat up and thrown out because some of the staff needed a table.
I've never been in line at the grocery store or Walmart or any other store and been roughed up, removed, or witnessed anyone else being assaulted and dragged out because a staff member needed to buy some eggs.
I've never been yanked out of bed in a hotel because the front desk clerk needed a nap.
I've never been beaten up and pulled off of a bus or out of a cab because another driver needed a ride.
Flippin' ridiculous. Well, on the upside, through the lawsuit that is bound to happen, this particular gentleman and his wife will be able to pay all of the medical bills incurred by this insanity, oh, and buy a private island in the Bahamas.
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Sooooooooooooo, this week was spent, mostly, working on another pass through of "Once Broken." Adding things, removing things, rearranging things, working to make sure the continuity is seamless. I doubt it will be perfect, by any stretch, but I'd like to end up with something that I can be proud of and will, at the very least, be something that brings a few people a bit of enjoyment.
I will be working to get have it ready for proofreading by the end of the upcoming week.
Then, it will be time to get the wheels in motion toward production.
Another step closer.......
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Well, that about does it for now.
Until next time.....
May you travel without harassment, without harm, without humiliation, without disrespect.
May you receive courtesy, humanity, and everything else you should reasonably expect.
May the people with their fingers on the triggers take some time off, God knows we could all use the break.
May we all get some peace, a hiatus from the turmoil, a respite from the drama, our very sanity could be at stake.
May we embrace the power of humour, for without it every decision seems to become life or death.
May we slow the moment, take a beat, find the funny, catch our breath.
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