GROUND CONTROL today, my name is...TOO HOT TO HANDLE

Wednesday, January 6, 2016


Aha, you made it.

 
12 Cute Snakes In Tiny Hats Who Will Help You Conquer Your Fear

DON'T BE ALARMED.
We're doing it fancy today.
Monseigneur Snake has a top hat and mustache just for the occasion.
When I saw this graphic, I laughed so hard.
It resonated because
often I question myself.

The Herd Presents:

We’re ringing in the New Year with lots of giveaways! 
And by sharing some fun and wacky facts about ourselves.
There’s a new giveaway at each stop so be sure to visit them all!

And here at SMOKING-HOT COWBOY CENTRAL
if you asked me my name,
you'd get this reply 
 
 





 
Why is that an issue?

Umm, keep reading to find out.
 

 
Most don't know but I write under four different pen names and
keeping who I am straight can be a task.
 
 Alice in Wonderland gif
 
 
YET it is my AM crew.
THE ONE CONSTANT THAT KEEPS ME GROUNDED AS SOON as my feet hit the ground is...
 
It sounds like feeding time at the zoo in the morning!
 
 
 

 
And there is no escape.
There is only coffee!
 GROUND CONTROL~~~ ARE YOU THERE???
 



THEN THE CAFFEINE KICKS IN AND IT'S TIME TO POWER UP AND BEGIN
THE DAY...
IN WRITING ROMANCE:
 

 


 
OR HIM...
 
OR THEM?..
maybe not the best, but still.
 
AND THEN BY THE END OF THE DAY,
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE IS COMPLETE.
Coming out of fantasyland, it's usually in the evening when I take a spin around reality
and see what the heck has gone on.
 
And I find how truly weird, wacky or wacko the world has been.
From El Nino to the H-bomb (thank you not N. Korea!)
to a photographer reminding us that freedom isn't free!
 
Sergeant Kirstie Ennis: “There’s never a reason to give up”
 
 
I KNOW I'M SUPPOSSED TO AMUSE AND TICKLE YOU
BUT I WAS EDUCATED TO BE A TEACHER
AND A TEACHER I'LL ALWAYS BE.
 
SO PLEASE, REMEMBER AS YOU'RE HOPPING FROM BLOG TO BLOG, THAT IN SOME COUNTRIES
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
 
THE CHOICES WE HAVE, WE ENJOY
ARE BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICES OF SOMEONE ELSE
AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS OUR MILITARY.
 
THEY AREN'T FACELESS
OR NAMELESS
IF YOU WE TRY TO FIND THEM.
 
 
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
One way is through
 
 

 
 
 
Give a try. You never know where you'll find the inspiration and extra strength to persevere.
LOST AND LOSING MY FOOTING LAST YEAR, I found it through the stories of
the men and women in the military.
 
 

GIVEAWAY
Tell me what your name is in terms of what you like or what you do, or what you hold dear.
 
 
I'll use random.org to pick a number and that comment wins.
PRIZE: A $25.00 donation in your name to a charity of your choice.
I'd like to sway you to pick a charity that supports veterans, but I won't.
 
 
 
 

18 comments:

Mai T. said...

Hello, today, my name is the feisty Weimaraner. I hold my Weimaraner dog too dear to my heart that I want to be her true friend forever.

Susan Arden said...

Hi Feisty Wei! Definitely, I can relate. Holding dear our dogs is touching our humanity. Dogs seek one thing: to make us happy. They're so loyal. Namaste, and thanks for stopping by!

Lauren said...

Hello! My name is Mrs. Romance Novel Cheese Chocolate Beer Colin Farrell (Yes, it's hyphenated. Lol!) I love all of those things, and I'd love to hold Colin dear, if he'd let me ;)
THANK YOU for such an awesome prize!!! I'd pick the USO (https://secure.uso.org/OM_BRD/?sc=WS15PSGGBR&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=brand&utm_content=ranger) This charity supports service members and their families in pretty much every way possible.
Thanks again, and Happy Hopping!

Susan Arden said...

Oh my! You got me chuckling! Mrs. Rom-che-cho-er-col-FARRELL. Holy Moses, the Colin Farrell part is for sure! Throw in the beer and it's a whole lot of dark Irish yum! Did you read his Cosmo interview from a day ago. His guilty pleasure is chocolate too! Check it out. http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/entertainment/news/a40384/colin-farrell-cosmopolitan-2016/
This was fun! Stop by again.

Moosehog83 said...

Diana from mass.... I hold my family dear... lost a brother to MD, my sisters have MS and Fibromyalgia and I had Epilepsy and had 100+ strokes..... family is everything

Marcy Meyer said...

I am Mrs. Anything Romance-music-scrapbooking-Green Apple Ale-Kip Moore-Eric Church. This is all outside of my family and friends of course. I am an avid, almost obsessive, reader and lover of music.

jeanette sheets said...

i hold dear my kids,.they are my world and the reason i strive each day to be a better person and do good for the world!

Anonymous said...

A N>>>>>
What I hold dear is my child, family/ friends and God and romance books. Without them all I'd lose my mind.

Elisa Panjang said...

What a nice giveaway! Winning for a charity. I works in wildlife and conservation fields, and I'm an animal lover.

Holly Letson said...

Hello, my name is Bookaholic Cat Lady. Love my cats and my books.

As for veterans, everyone should appreciate them.

The Reading Frenzy said...

Great post and even greater giveaway!!
Hello my name is readaholic
please if I win make the donation to the Fisher House Foundation
xo

Marianne said...

Hi, I'm Mrs. Family-books-and-music. I love your giveaway. :) In the event that my comment wins, I would love for the money to go to Doctors Without Borders or the United Nations World Food Programme.

Audrey Stewart said...

Hello, My name is Faye Gates aka Misty. I operate a small rescue for elderly cats. No teeth and all the problems associated with old age. I would donate the $25.00 to Pet Helpers of Charleston, SC. or to me. jozywails@gmail.com

Mandy said...

My name is Mandy. I hold my dogs dear...even when they're struggling to get away from me. ;-)

Lee Todd said...

Hello
My name is Lee
I love reading M/M romance
My kindle is my bestie ;)
I'd like it if the $25 was donated to The Trevor Project

slogan1990 said...

Hi, I'm Mrs. Spend Too Much Time On Facebook

stheissen1990@yahoo.com

J Lenni Dorner said...

You've hit right into my zone.
As a Lenni-Lenape, the true name given to me by The Name Giver is one that I do not share. (My Snookums is the only other living person to know it. That's right, not even my parents or brother know it.)
But I needed a name for the outsiders to call me when I decided to live among them. I went with J (yeah, I didn't know people spelled that phonetically... Jay... whatever) and Lenni (because my tribal roots are what I hold dear... and hearing outsiders failing to pronounce Lenape makes me want to stab people in the ear).

But if you want me to create some other name...
Hello, my name is quiet writer with the stone face.
(Yeah, I'm good at freezing my expression. Freaks people out. Or makes them want to take me to a poker table.)

Unknown said...

Hello my name is "I Devour Books"
....and not just cookbooks....

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