I understand what you are saying about the kids getting older, my eldest is 42 in July, and us getting "younger". I am more like a space ship..zipping though the stratasphere at hyper speed.(mentally)
Bye the bye I am part of a paranormal group this is planning a paracon this October, 24 in Bowling Green, Ky..come on , join us.

Dan,
IN answer to your last four (or five) comments to me: Don't worry about it. I don't care what you call me (or spell me), just call me.
I love the little town of Hopewell. It's advertised as "Convienently located in the middle of nowhere" When I went up there to promote my book, I got a great reception. I was asked a thousand times, "What made you choose Hopewell as the location of your novel?" It's always a great conversation starter. I'm a southern gal myself, and enjoy meeting southern gentlemen.
Can't wait for your mystery novel posting.
Be sure and let me know what you think about my novel. I'm working on getting famous
Gotta Go! Phone's ringing off the hook. Talk to you later

Thanks for your recent comment, which I get... I may have recently landed a keeper, time will tell.

Dragon Naturally Speaking Nine Preferred Edition is a software program which converts speech to written text. It comes with a microphone headset and can be purchased from Amazon. com for about $160.

I know you're glad tax season is over. Best wishes.

Sorry everyone, about the absence. I do taxes for a living, and it's been crazy. No time to text or write. Just a quick "hello" to everyone and it's a mad dash back to the land of the insanity of tax season.

Bill,
Do tell. What's Dragon? I may never write the bestseller or the Great American Novel, but I do write and have been able to get two of them published. I think of it as a minor accomplishment.

thank you for the invitation, Charlotte. I am posting this comment using my latest toy, Dragon naturally speaking nine, which I received in the mail last evening. It may be the just the ticket to use when I finally get around to writing the bestseller.

Charlotte,
The signal was out and I was hit by the crossing train. Never saw it coming, so sometimes its better to be lucky. The witness saw my car fly thirty feet and land upside down.
I suggested to the CSX lawyers to put up crossing arms and 48 hours later, they were operational...LOL

Joe

Hi Bill,
Edgar Rice Burroughs is a favorite, for sure. I read lots of paperbacks, too. I belong to two book clubs. One sends me hardback cover; the other club sends me paperbacks. These I circulate. The hardbacks, I keep.
I'd love to have one of those old Victorian houses with a room big enough for a library (like in the old movies. That was before computers, though)
Aha! I knew there was Sheriff Dan in you somewhere. It comes out in your books. The Mammoth Murder is still my favorite.

By the way, I forgot to mention that Sheriff Rhodes is not me. Maybe like me in some ways, though.

Thanks, Charlotte. When I was a kid reading Burroughs, I never thought of collecting the books. But a friend of mine did, and he has quite a selection of first editions now. As for me, I stick with paperbacks for the most part. Love 'em. Computers will never replace books in my house, for sure.

Hi Charlotte,
I spent eight years in the USN. My base was NAS Jacksonville, but most of the time was on ships or overseas. Atlanta suburbs go from McDonough up to Gainesville and over to Cartersville.
Emerson will always be on my mind. I was hit by a CSX train in front of Doug's Resturant in 1995...
I'm working on my my first serious project a Romance Suspense story. Any good advice for a rookie...LOL

Take care
Joe

Wll, our cold spell got colder than expected. It got down into the forties at night. I actually have had to put on a jacket every morning to go to work. (at least for the last two mornings) I can't imagine it getting so cold as you described. It gets in the teens in north Georgia sometimes, but that's rare. The temps here in southwest Florida lately have been record settings. I have to turn on the hat once in a blue moon, but mostly we leave our AC on all year round.
I've been reading more and more about ebooks. You think that's the way to go? I'm checking out your website now, to get more information.

Hey there! It got to 5 above today and I thought about you 8)

The Brownie Book ("Brownies, Bodies, and Breaking the Code") is available on Amazon. My other book, "Your Saving Grace" will be available next year in print.

My other books come out first in download and then in print. If you're not familiar with ebooks, check out my web page: http://www.jayellwilson.com/efaq.htm -- I've got a whole section on ebooks and how they work, etc.

I've been pleased with my e-sales. It's like getting a bit of a bump before the books go to print. And it's helped me build a bit of an audience base, very quickly.

I made a snowball for you and lobbed it at the mailbox. We've got 10" of snow on the ground and the wild turkeys in the back yard are scratching at the ground like crazy, trying to find the seeds they know are buried there. Looks like we'll have a white Christmas!

Hi, Charlotte, thanks for the comment -- I like writing 'older' heroes and heroines, I can SO identify with them 8)

Right now I'd change my weather for yours, we're due to get more snow today which means a challenging commute home for me. We've had about 10" of snow in 4 days and I'm getting bit peeved about it ....

David,
Ditto on the ongoing exchange. I like listening and conversing with intelligent people. Improves my vocabulary. And it sounds like you're a really busy man, too. I get out of breath just reading about your schedule.
Keep up the good work, and don't forget our stimulating conversations.

Charlotte,
Thanks for sustaining an ongoing exchange rather than an episodic, interruptable one. Better that what. Twas more than a few nights before Christmas but very busy. Finishing an ongoing novel, trying to promote "Sharshooter" now out on CDROM, chasing film producers and screenwriters for "Little Gods" and wetting my feet on op eds. Former NY Times reporter Susan Ferraro and I have a similarly cautious feeling about Hillary that seems increasingly justified. More later when the seasonal fog of frenzy lifts or freezes.
All Best,

David

Charlotte, I know exactly what you are saying. Several years ago, while searching for a bad guy with an arrest warrant, the search led me to an old soccer field next to a muddy river. The banks of the river were covered with tall brush and weeds. I had just exited my police car when a bullet crashed into a chicken-wire fence that had been peviously used to keep the soccer balls from going into the river. I dropped my flashlight (it was starting to get dark and, as you know, a cop never knows where the trail will lead him or her) and rolled into a ditch. The next bullet that came from across the river struck my light exactly where I was standing! I crawled to the edge of the river and saw my guy aiming a long rifle in my direction, or at least the direction he thought I might be. I couldn't return fire because my handgun did not the the range and the weeds blocked my vision. I called for support and minutes later a Tulsa police helicopter came to my rescue. The bad guy was arrested for the warrant and attempted murder. On the witness stand the defense attorney tried to bully me. Little did he know I was very seasoned iofficer having spent many house tesifying, and I was able to turn the cross testimony around and started asking him questions about how could he possibly represent such a scumbag. The DA stepped in as well as the judge before I really got going, but it was still sweet during the brief moment. My bad guy got life without parole. In the hall after the jury trial, the defense attorney actually apologized to me and told me he followed the money. When I asked him about his morals and integrity, he said there wasn't any money in morals. I don't resent attorneys, but some should learn to develop socialistic manners and do what is right. I think they would still be able to financially support themselves, even by taking the cases that are more morally correct.

Im not talking out of school, and...am. The current National Security Advisor was a fraternity brother of mine. I put him through hell week. I think it bent his mind, which happens only when a mind is bendable, as he has shown. This demonstrates that there is no correlation of intelligence with integrity, and reisistance to temptation is essential unless you want to be sucked down by the company you keep.