Carlos Hazday

Sad but true. Even politician's have gotten in on it.

Next book: Ethan discovers one of his powers is giving anyone he wants a uterus! Aiden goes into hiding.

Thanks, jeff. My goal's always to entertain, so I'm glad it's working.

My dad was a horrible eater until the day he died. Mom was better, but my brothers and I were not encouraged to or trained to eat well. Just a lot. I think the twins competitive nature, which their parents will encourage, will lead them to trying things out more often. And after all, you can only eat chicken fingers with a top-notch Sauvignon Blanc so often.

@Anton_Cloche I' still playing with how the confrontation goes exactly and whether the reporter's present, but CJ will be harsh. I'm disgusted with Rubio right now. His ads claim the liberal left's recruiting boys trying to turn them into girls. CJ's gonna hear about it before the first ad airs, and he'll share his thoughts. I finally figured out how to realistically get CJ to learn about Rubio's plans. And it's legal! LOL

Thank you, Chris. Glad you enjoyed this one.

So much to see and do and so little time. Two days with three kids is not enough. LOL

Crediting Liebe is probably an exaggeration by her parents, but she'll wield plenty of influence. And it's not only the twins, it's the cousin next door and the one in Australia. I can imagine those 4 traveling together between high school and college. All of them will be exposed to things most kids won't and CJ and Owen will allow them to decide what they like to eat, what sports they may want to participate in, and what else they may want to be involved in. And if they try something and don't like it, the fathers would be fine with that too. Book bannings are not yet as bad in Florida as in Texas, but I'll bring that up too. CJ and Owen will support organizations buying banned books and providing them for free wherever conservatives force them off library shelves. And I think they'll start a Drag Queens Read program.

Don't you want to introduce wolf puppies to your stories?

Just wait until you hear "Suck it up, Grandpa Dave." LOL Thank you!

I'll be touching on that in an upcoming story. CJ and Owen, along with Ozzie's parents, run into Marco Rubio at Forbes Grille. That's the private dining club CJ belongs to. I've not written the scene yet, but Cj will let Marco know what he thinks about Florida's two senators and governor. Geoff and Pam Liston will realize their son-in-law's more than a pretty face.

@Clancy59 Her name's Kimberlynn Jurkowski. And I'm sorry to tell you she was a third-grade library specialist. CJ and I agree if anyone runs into her she should be called out as an antisemitic bigot. Unfortunately, antisemitism's been on the rise and it's not a liberal vs conservative issue. The far left and the far right both speak against Jews and Israel frequently. CJ's desire not to brainwash his kids with religious crap does not mean he objects to others believing or practicing. As long as they don't try to coerce others. He and Owen stood up to Pam in Australia and will do so again if needed.

When I decided to move CJ and Owen out of Georgetown and to Capitol Hill, one of the first things I did was check on the elementary school Liebe would attend. I came across the incident at Watkins and decided CJ would be as outraged as I was. It's the type of tidbit I discover while researching and save because it's too juicy not to incorporate into the story. Same thing happened when Florida passed a law regulating how controversial subjects are taught and an education department bozo told teachers if they discussed the Holocaust they had to present counter arguments. How does one do that? How can we teach anything but outright disdain for murdering millions? Revisionist history has no place in our schools? Okay, off the soap box for a bit.

CJ and Owen will discipline the kids often, particularly the moment they act as if they're entitled due to their wealth. I do see the kids being spoiled in one area and that's exposure to the real world. If at 4 and 7 they have a basic understanding of the Holocaust, as we saw in the last chapter, we can assume anything can be the subject of family conversations. Keeping kids in the dark under the guise of protecting them is plain silly. BTW, going back to the Holocaust, what I described at her school was real. Someone did force third graders to act out scenes and did say Jews killed Christmas. She was fired.

That is one aspect I enjoy about writing. Sharing knowledge about locations and events many of us may never visit or participate in.

CJ and Owen can't have all the good lines! I think the dads will facilitate anything the kids want to try (a bit more of that coming up) but won't force them into anything. I don't want them turning into the kind of parents who put a racquet or a ball in their hands and force them to participate.

We could consider the first four installments as an extended prologue. My goal with the story was to concentrate on the family relationships and show how they have evolved since we last saw them together. But I couldn't pass up the opportunity to play tourist in Barcelona!

Liebe's obviously going to be a handful. The twins are already competitive. Can you imagine them once puberty hits? They'll drive CJ and Ozzie nuts.

Next, our family boards the Flying Circus. The next two weeks, the chapters will be from CJ's perspective.

I've used Milwaukee as a setting several times. Some of that was due to it being Harley-Davidson's home, and part to me enjoying my time there. When I visited, it felt as if the city echoed European ones. In case you're wondering what it looks like, this is the Montjuic Communications Tower

My goal's for readers to start the weekend with a smile.

Sunday, 2 May 2027 Barcelona “¿Ens fem un vermut?” On the steps outside the basilica, Arnau’s question confused Ritch and the kids but delighted the other adults. “What does that mean?” Liebe, like her brothers, switched between English and Spanish seamlessly, feeling comfortable with either or their version of Spanglish. She had no idea what their cousin had said. “It’s Catalán for should we do a vermouth.” Ritch apparently had no idea what the Spaniard was talking about e

Welcome to the party. Do you follow me as an author? If you do, you'll get notifications when I post something. 3 now plus 1 in 4 days 😛

LOL You liked my gentle reminder?

Hope whatever ails you passes swiftly. I should have CJ and Owen buy into a travel agency offering tours based on their travels.