Hey guys!
I’m running around getting ready for a book signing for Learning to Stand tonight in Craig, Colorado. This is the first time I’ve taken Learning to Stand out into the world. Keep your fingers crossed that it goes well!
Catch you later!
Claudia
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
One hour later
“I’m not sure what this fuss is about.” Sam put his hand on the home owner’s arm. “From what you told my site manager, Tony, you knew about the waterline problem. Sounds like you and your neighbors have already spoken with the city about it.”
The man shook his head at Sam.
“Listen, it’s snowing,” Sam said. “You’ve had a difficult morning. Why don’t you head back in? I’ll let you know what we find out.”
Mumbling under his breath, the man nodded and turned back to the house. Sam jogged to catch him.
“I heard you say that you need help with the kids?”
“The Nanny quit. My wife’s on bed rest. Twins due any day. My two year old would drive a saint insane. And I have to get to work.”
“I’m sorry about your wife,” Sam said. “Christy told me that she thought your wife was pregnant.”
“Who the fuck is Christy?”
“She’s one of our road girls,” Sam said. “Blonde? Pretty? She worked your corner this week.”
The man nodded.
“Why don’t I send Christy in to watch your two year old? She’d be happy to help. You can get to work and not worry.”
“My son’s a pain in the ass,” the man said.
“So’s mine,” Sam laughed.
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Sorry to miss both Wednesday and Thursday. I’m just attempting to catch up on my life. I’ll be back soon! 
In most states, the mail is PICKED UP and DELIVERED six days of the week. Why do you only pick up and deliver when you feel like it? Is it a mood thing? Hormones?
Or simply that you want to beat Alaska for the worst mail service in the country?
Inquisitively,
Claudia
Wheewww!! I’ll tell you giving up wheat and sugar and cheese and *sniff* coffee made for an odd week. I think I’m over the ‘hump’ as they say, or have at least adjusted!
And what a wonderful thing to wake up to – Unconscious Mutterings. I love these word prompts! (Created by the fabulous LunaNina.com) Please play along by leaving your answers in the comment box.
Well, Ok, maybe I’m not so with it, since I posted this without my responses….
Happy Sunday! If you play, I’ll link to you!
Who played?
“I’m sorry,” Jacob said. “I’m not sure what you’re saying.”
“Mr. Ashforth states that you attacked him in his office. He states…,” the Denver Police Detective read from a piece of paper. “He states that you threatened his children and wife. He claims that you were out of control, wild eyed, and so violent that he felt he must stop you before you reached your car.”
“Or what?” Jacob asked.
Jacob looked over to at his lawyer, Samantha Hargreaves. She shook her head slightly as if this was to be expected.
“It’s our understanding that you have a black belt in a martial art and certainly we know that you are wealthy. He states that he felt you were a danger to his family and the community.”
“In the first place,” Samantha said, “a black belt doesn’t mean anything. I have a couple myself. Unless you can prove that my client was an immediate danger to specific persons, you have to let this drop. Jacob Marlowe was attacked by Mr. Ashforth, from behind I might add, after he terminated his contract with Ashforth Pipe Supply. You should be prosecuting Mr. Ashforth, not vice versa.”
“This has become a major departmental situation, Ms. Hargreaves. Mr. Ashforth was wounded by two Denver Police Officers,” the police detective said. “These officers are currently suspended from duty while we investigate. It’s important that we pursue every line of inquiry.”
“He was shot?”
“Yes, Mr. Marlowe,” the detective said.
“I don’t remember any of that,” Jacob said.
Today, more than any day of the year, it’s worth taking a look happiness.
Decades of happiness research are clear. Happiness is created when we:
1. Know what we want
2. Believe we can achieve it
3. And are able to do the work to make it happen.
So why aren’t people happier??
I’ve posted videos from Dr. Dan Gilbert before. (link) This is a brand new video where Dan Gilbert discusses the struggle to accurately evaluate value. Thus, we tend to make choices that don’t make us happy.
Dr. Gilbert speaks for 24 minutes, then there is a good question and answer after that. This entire video is 33 minutes long. But hey, it’s Friday. And a holiday in the United States.
“Whether you tend a garden or not,
you are the gardener of your own being,
the seed of your destiny.”
- The Findhorn Community
Happy Monday!
It’s snowing here, but my heart remains very warm. I truly love Sundays and the beauty of Unconscious Mutterings!
Will you join in? These are word prompts created by LunaNina. Just leave your answers in the comments. I’ll post a link to your blog when we’re all done!
Together, we mutter a beautiful sound.
My response:
Please do play! Leave your responses in the comments and I’ll link to you here.
Happy Sunday!
I am guest blogging at my friend Mike Farho‘s place today.? He invited me to write about a technique I call a ‘Brain Dump.’? I do a brain dump at least once a year and almost every fall.? I find that it’s a great way to stay on track with my plans and goals.
Check it out at: http://farho.blogspot.com/
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