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Pronunciation: \kə-ˈthär-səs\ Function: noun
2 a: purification or purgation of the emotions primarily through art.

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July 4th

This has been a fine weekend to be an American.  I know there are those who may be reading this that are not Americans, so please bear with me.  Yesterday was July 4, 2010.  “I knew that” you are saying to yourself, and to the entire world, it was just another day.

For us Americans, the Fourth of July is a national holiday.  It is the day when we celebrate our independence from England.   The past aside, July fourth is one of my favorite holidays.

I love going to local festivals and just being with other people who are there to celebrate.  Some people, I think, do not really grasp the entire meaning of the Fourth of July.  They are there wearing Red, White and Blue, and singing the national anthem with everyone else, but if you ask them why, they may not know.

This post is not the do all,

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This has been a fine weekend to be an American.  I know there are those who may be reading this that are not Americans, so please bear with me.  Yesterday was July 4, 2010.  “I knew that” you are saying to yourself, and to the entire world, it was just another day.

For us Americans, the Fourth of July is a national holiday.  It is the day when we celebrate our independence from England.   The past aside, July fourth is one of my favorite holidays.

I love going to local festivals and just being with other people who are there to celebrate.  Some people, I think, do not really grasp the entire meaning of the Fourth of July.  They are there wearing Red, White and Blue, and singing the national anthem with everyone else, but if you ask them why, they may not know.

This post is not the do all,

Continue reading July 4th

Fiction Saturday 3! The Man in the Hazy Suit part 5!

Hello there! I hope you have had a great week and are ready to dive right in to another episode of The Man in the Hazy Suit.  Thanks for indulging me last week with the poem, it really is one of my favorite things I have ever written.  I will have to post some of the fun exercises we had in some old writing classes where we had to make a sentence with as many words as possible, without being a run on sentence.  I got pretty good at it and held the record in the class that year.

But that is not today!  Today we are back in the Haze….

Previously in the Man in the Hazy Suit:

Police detective Thompson was wrapping up a crime scene when he found a scrap of paper in the dead man’s posessions. The paper led him to the bus station and a locker that was filled

Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man in the Hazy Suit part 5!

Hello there! I hope you have had a great week and are ready to dive right in to another episode of The Man in the Hazy Suit.  Thanks for indulging me last week with the poem, it really is one of my favorite things I have ever written.  I will have to post some of the fun exercises we had in some old writing classes where we had to make a sentence with as many words as possible, without being a run on sentence.  I got pretty good at it and held the record in the class that year.

But that is not today!  Today we are back in the Haze….

Previously in the Man in the Hazy Suit:

Police detective Thompson was wrapping up a crime scene when he found a scrap of paper in the dead man’s posessions. The paper led him to the bus station and a locker that was filled

Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man in the Hazy Suit part 5!

Fiction Saturday 3! The Man In The Hazy Suit part 4!

Hello all!  It has been a less than ideal week for writing so this is a shorter part of the story.  I am kicking around the idea of recording each of these stories and adding them as a downloadable mp3 each week with the whole story coming at the end.  What do you think about that?  No other explanation, lets get on with it!

If you haven’t yet, Catch up here!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

When we left our story last time:

I flipped on the radio as I dressed.  After some chatter and worn out banter by the DJ’s they began to read news.  I had just picked up my Taco Barn uniform and I stopped at what I heard.  “…girls under the car and then the car set on fire.  No details have come out yet but it looks like murder.  I’m surprised no one saw this happen”  I did.  It may have

Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man In The Hazy Suit part 4!

Hello all!  It has been a less than ideal week for writing so this is a shorter part of the story.  I am kicking around the idea of recording each of these stories and adding them as a downloadable mp3 each week with the whole story coming at the end.  What do you think about that?  No other explanation, lets get on with it!

If you haven’t yet, Catch up here!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

When we left our story last time:

I flipped on the radio as I dressed.  After some chatter and worn out banter by the DJ’s they began to read news.  I had just picked up my Taco Barn uniform and I stopped at what I heard.  “…girls under the car and then the car set on fire.  No details have come out yet but it looks like murder.  I’m surprised no one saw this happen”  I did.  It may have

Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man In The Hazy Suit part 4!

Fiction Saturday 3! The Man in the Hazy Suit Part 3!

Hello!  Welcome to another exciting edition of Fiction Saturday.  I hope you had a good week and are ready for more mystery and intrigue.

I do have to say, I am a little disappointed in the results of the choose the story poll from last week.  As a result of that poll, I am going to do what the readers have voted on and continue the story from Aaron’s notebooks.

I am still working on the next fork but it may be the last one.  I will see how it goes.  Fiction Saturday will endure though!

So after that long introduction, here is Fiction Saturday 3, The Man With the Hazy Suit Part 3!

*****

Catch up here!

Part 1

Part 2

*****

When we left our story last time:
“Ok.” Said the older one again. “We just have to ask, you understand. We know he was pretty rough on you. Do you know anyone else who may have wanted

Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man With the Hazy Suit Part 3!

Hello!  Welcome to another exciting edition of Fiction Saturday.  I hope you had a good week and are ready for more mystery and intrigue.

I do have to say, I am a little disappointed in the results of the choose the story poll from last week.  As a result of that poll, I am going to do what the readers have voted on and continue the story from Aaron’s notebooks.

I am still working on the next fork but it may be the last one.  I will see how it goes.  Fiction Saturday will endure though!

So after that long introduction, here is Fiction Saturday 3, The Man With the Hazy Suit Part 3!

*****

Catch up here!

Part 1

Part 2

*****

When we left our story last time: “Ok.” Said the older one again. “We just have to ask, you understand. We know he was pretty rough on you. Do you know anyone else who may have wanted

Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man With the Hazy Suit Part 3!

Fiction Saturday 3! The Man With the Hazy Suit Part 2

Hello friends, I hope you all had a great week.  Today I present part 2 of  ”The Man With The Hazy Suit”  There is a quiz at the end so pay attention!

If you still need to read part 1, here it is!

When we left our story last time:

I looked back to my notebook and tried the 3 numbers as the combination.  The lock opened.  This was way too easy.  Something had to be, well, wrong for it to be this easy.  I took a deep breath and lifted the latch. Inside there were 13 yellow legal pads, filled with a tight handwriting.

My hands shook as I took them out of the locker and headed to a bench in the station where I started to read.

“My name is Aaron Goodwin.  If you are reading this, I am dead.  And all for the better.“  This opening line made my heart skip a beat. 

Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man With the Hazy Suit Part 2

Hello friends, I hope you all had a great week.  Today I present part 2 of  ”The Man With The Hazy Suit”  There is a quiz at the end so pay attention!

If you still need to read part 1, here it is!

When we left our story last time:

I looked back to my notebook and tried the 3 numbers as the combination.  The lock opened.  This was way too easy.  Something had to be, well, wrong for it to be this easy.  I took a deep breath and lifted the latch. Inside there were 13 yellow legal pads, filled with a tight handwriting.

My hands shook as I took them out of the locker and headed to a bench in the station where I started to read.

“My name is Aaron Goodwin.  If you are reading this, I am dead.  And all for the better.“  This opening line made my heart skip a beat. 

Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man With the Hazy Suit Part 2

My 4 year old's 1 year Birthday is today!

Today marks 1 year since my daughter Amelia received her Kidney Transplant!  This is a copy of the post I put up today on our Carepage, the family blog that keeps grandmas and friends informed of what has happened with Amelia.

I have posted links to copies of that Carepage, the posts from the day of the transplant and the day before.  These links are on my website.  If you click any links on those pages, it will direct you to the Carepages site where you will have to register in order to see more.  Feel free to, but you don’t have to.  This is the direct link to her page: www.carepages.com and her carepage name is ameliarosematthews.

anyway, this is a direct copy of  todays post on the Carepage:

12 May 2010

Well friends, it is finally here, Amelia has had her new kidney for 1 year!

We keep looking back at how fast it

Continue reading My 4 year old’s 1 year Birthday is today!

Today marks 1 year since my daughter Amelia received her Kidney Transplant!  This is a copy of the post I put up today on our Carepage, the family blog that keeps grandmas and friends informed of what has happened with Amelia.

I have posted links to copies of that Carepage, the posts from the day of the transplant and the day before.  These links are on my website.  If you click any links on those pages, it will direct you to the Carepages site where you will have to register in order to see more.  Feel free to, but you don’t have to.  This is the direct link to her page: www.carepages.com and her carepage name is ameliarosematthews.

anyway, this is a direct copy of  todays post on the Carepage:

12 May 2010

Well friends, it is finally here, Amelia has had her new kidney for 1 year!

We keep looking back at how fast it

Continue reading My 4 year old’s 1 year Birthday is today!