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Okay today was sort of a mixed bag of stuff. I guess it is always that way. For those who care to read just hang on cause the mind is overdrive and I just hope the fingers can keep up. First up is my job. I didn't wait I just put in for the only week I knew my co-worker was on vacation. So I'm presently trying to get the second week of October off. I will know tomorrow if I got it or not. Willing to bet money at this point that I didn't. Anyway I am going to put in for some assorted days off to try and have a life. I am buying tickets for my father's birthday for Patti Page who is going to be performing in Patchogue. There is someone coming up to Long Island who wants to meet for coffee and I am more than happy to do that. Also trying to get someone to come up to see me but will have to see how that goes. Secondly as a surprise a book I ordered, well it seems like forever ago arrived in the mail today. I now have something to look forward to and read the first chance I get. Third up is a new story. I am working on Charlie who on Wednesday will be off to the editor and beta cause I am beefing up the chapter a bit. However, I got side tracked a bit. I asked for an idea and Elezbed made a suggestion for a story. I jumped on it. However that was suppose to be a short story. Maybe, two to three pages at most. It hasn't worked out that way. Every time I turn around I seem to be pushing more and more into it and revising it. It hasn't even gotten to see a beta reader or an editor yet. What was going to be a quick filler has instead turned into a full out apocalyptic fairy tale revised and totally changed till you just might barely recognize what had started out as an homage to it. Now it is totally different, dark, and yeah just not my normal thing but hopefully it turns out well. Fourth in my line of projects was some beta work for KC Grim. For those who haven't read this author just let me remind you that he did take third in the novella contest. The man does have some nice writing chops and his new stuff is going to be a great read. Now I know how my betas and editors feel when I hand them a story. In a word, I am waiting for more. Finally I picked up the last of my cards. While 90% of my Halloween cards had been bought and mailed I've recently become close enough friends with four other people that I had to run out and get what I needed. All I can say is beware if I friend you, you are in for one hell of a lot of cards. Anyway I am now looking at the clock as it draws ever closer to one am and realize I am still sitting in front of the computer typing. I wish you all a good night or good day. I am off to bed. Enjoy!

Okay, I’m having problems all over. This is the second attempt to post this blog so let’s see how it goes. Got a nice message from Myr the first time telling me the site was updating. Let me begin by apologizing. This blog is going to be a bit of me just complaining. Feel free to read other things. In the meantime if you have been looking to see what I am up to I do say I’m sorry. Things here have been a bit out of whack. My father is now home from his vacation. The only problem seems to be the dog has now imprinted on me. He might be home but she is running to see and will only seemingly listen now to me. All I need for him to say is the dog is mine so he is getting a new one and I will be moving into a new place. The room will have a nice padded walls and my new jacket will have long white sleeves that tie in the back, if you catch my drift. Now of course comes the time I describe the joys of my job. I started off today by having to be up before dawn to go to a morning meeting. It wasn’t a store meeting, it was a department meeting. Why? Because instead of reinforcing the employees positively, they feel by having meeting after meeting while screaming we are dropping down will be a good way to get those in the department to perform. After all threatening your job works, right?? At least at first till people begin to tune you out. So there I was at work bright and early then had three hours to waste between my meeting and my scheduled shift. I went home with plans of catching a nap but that never happened. Then when I went back in it was confirmed that the two weeks I had put in for vacation was denied. This wasn’t the first time I had been denied. I’ve been told before that too many put in for this week or that. You were last so we had to deny you. I’m all about being fair but that is how I ended up without a vacation last year. To be honest usually I don’t care about vacations. Every year you accumulate 40 hours of vacation time to use when and as you would like. Presently I have one hundred and twenty one hours. Do the math. Right. I haven’t had a vacation now in three years. Normally even when I take time off it doesn’t mean I plan to do anything. I can be extremely lazy. I mean, time off is supposed to be used to recharge your batteries. Some people lay on the beach. Me, I would prefer to curl up on the couch and plow through the books I bought and haven’t had time to read, or maybe just sit down and write for a while. However, this time was going to be something different for me. Two solid weeks off with pay and I had plans. Originally I was going to spend a few days from the first week going back up to Connecticut to see friends. I have not been able to see them as I would like so this would give me free range to check in on them and I had made some loose plans. Okay, so if I lost the first week it would have been a pain but I wouldn’t have complained too much. The second week was sort of special. Yes, I’ll admit it. I have been one of those chatting with someone from the internet. It has been going on since May. You finally reach the point where you just want to sit down and talk to someone face to face. See if you click and if you can be friends. We had hoped to spend three days together solidly down in Pennsylvania or even taking a trip to DC. Those plans now of course are also gone. Why? Well I can thank my company and indirectly my boss. My boss I blame for not posting the changes. I’ve worked at this company for six years. They have always blocked out from the first full week in November to the middle of February and told the employees in my department there would be no vacations at all. They joys of working retail, and in plain English, they suck. However you get use to it. That was why I took the last two weeks of October off. It would give me the time to relax, have fun, and recharge before the holiday bull crap began. Of course no one bothered to tell me that this year the company had announced the new blackout dates would be from October 24th to February 15th. That is right, Ladies and Gentleman, my vacation time was requested in the blackout dates and I never knew it so they were instantly denied. To add insult to injury I was told I could request two days off together to do what I needed to. So basically I could get like a Wednesday and Thursday off to drive six to eight hours down to see him, maybe have dinner, talk and find a hotel room where I could crash over night. Then get up, find him, maybe have breakfast and begin the six to eight hour drive to get home so I could be at work on Friday morning. Thanks, but no thanks. I’ve put in for another vacation time for the 8th to the 15th of October. Who knows if they will accept it or not? Me, I’m just tired of it all. Even if I get this new time off I won’t be able to do as I wanted or see who I had planned because this won’t work for any of them. I’m thrilled, so it will probably be just me home alone with Dad. I’ll simply say I miss the days when I taught school. You had a set schedule, you were off for holidays, and you had summers off too if you wanted them. You knew what you were paid for, and meetings were done when it was convenient for everyone. Instead I work in retail hell and wonder if I will ever finish up. I hope your day and life is going better dear reader. Sorry if you read this all. I am sort of tired and burnt, so please forgive me.

Thank you. Yeah, Greek/Roman Myths rarely end well. Usually my stories end on an up note.

Thanks Renee. The Inspired By stuff is where I try to do as many different things as I can. The prompts and sometimes the ideas from the chat room just give me places to write things I might not normally. Glad it worked.

That seems to be the thread for this one. People are amazed how much was put in such few words. Thank you. It really is nice that you took the time to read this one. Not one of my more enjoyable tales.

Oh my dark beauty you are too. But yeah I do like to play with them all a bit here, and Venus was always a really beautiful bitch.

No, waiting is never something I am very good at. Glad you like it Renee.

Thank you Renee. Usually everyone tells the war story with a beautiful gloss over it and how great it was. Me, I figured I would look at it from another view. I can usually find the funny in anything.

Thank you George. I am glad you are enjoying the story. I have a tendency to try to keep a number of stories running in a few different styles. I am glad you are enjoying Charlie's story. I might come back to Rick Jr. and Wade, but next up is an overhaul and expansion of my summer anthology story. Hope you enjoy the rest and thank you for your comment and review.

lol. Glad you are enjoying it, Stu. Answers come but usually with a new set of questions!

Yes well he just refuses to let himself go for someone he doesn't care for. Gods, Goddesses, and all the others be damned. His life became hell but he kept hanging on till he found what he wanted. Bless Cupid's little heart.

I wish you luck on the move. I also add your Uncle to my prayers. Best of everything to you and your family, Tim.

I always loved this song. No I don't want to live forever. lol

Never anything wrong with puppies or Garfield. This coming from the man using Charlie Brown. lol

Everything has to end sometimes and I don't want to stretch this out to the point people lose interest KC. I think I have had enough twists and turns. Five gives me enough time to tie up what I have to, set the stage for where I am going, and hopefully leave all of you readers in a place you will be happy with. It might not answer every question but it should be a satisfying spot.

Well my time alone is drawing to a close. Tomorrow my father returns from his vacation. While I had a small portion of it off I am torn about his return. He is home but I get a break from the dog. I have been busy turning out stories in the mean time. Charlie is getting ever closer to the end. I keep finding time to knock out short stories. Influenced by those authors I love both here on the site and those whose books I buy, I've written a number of things lately. I've gone in for vampires, werewolves, angels, simple family life, and a dozen other ends. Still find myself drawn to the fairy tales I loved as a child and keep turning them upside down. I am happy to see my love for Greek/Roman Mythology was well received in this year's Anthology piece for Legends. I still say if you haven't had a chance to read them yet, go do so. They really are worth the read. I've been on Weight Watchers now for 13 weeks. Twice I have screwed up and put on 4 pounds that I had lost but I am not discouraged. It is not like I am running a race. This is my life and there will be times when, hey, I want this or that or something has gone terribly wrong and my eating habits get hit. Even with the four pounds regained (both times 2 pounds and they have been lost again) I have loset a total of 20.4 pounds. I go in to be weighted tomorrow morning before I go to pick up my father from the airport. In the meantime I am just having a hell of time trying to figure out what I want to pick up for a friend's birthday. I want to spoil him a bit so trying to find one really nice thing for him. Other than that everything seems to be going well. Hope everyone has a good week. Wayne

Wow. I don't remember you commenting before. Don't worry. I can't drag it out Houdinii. The story only has 30 chapters. Glad you are enjoying it though.

Swhouston I'm grateful you are enjoying Charlie's story. This is the first long piece I posted here and people really seem to be enjoying it. I write what I enjoy reading. I just hope to have enough twists and turns that it keeps your interest without going so far as to make it unbelievable. Enjoy and I am grateful for the review.

The past has a way of coming up. Scott has some explaining to do and it looks like dinner is going to be explanation time. Hang in there Ele. Not much left now.

I've been through this one myself so it wasn't too hard to draw on. Luckily for Charlie his ended differently. Glad you are still with me Daddy.

Thank you Frosty. I'm just glad people are still there and enjoying it. Five left and it is all over.

Chapter 25 – Good News, Bad News, and Complications The surgery felt like it took forever but the family refused to go anywhere. Besides the Wagner family, Scott, Nita, and Wade were there. The only other person in the waiting room was a woman named Ms. Iverson. Her sister, Teresa, was there having a triple bypass surgery and Miss Iverson was the only relative left. The family kept taking turns checking on her and Joe. “Ms. Iverson, are you sure you wouldn’t li

Thank you Bleu. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you. I didn't have to work hard to create the Gods or Goddesses. They are all well known but I like to feel I put my own spin on their pettiness and how they used humanity.

Just take it a day at a time. Remember to keep things civil. For the rest of your life no matter what happens you will be tied to your wife because of your child. Separation might be hard but it gives you both space. Just do your best to keep things honest and calm. I still wish you the best and hope things work out well for you and your son.