Life is Good in America

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Did you know it is possible to snooze while riding a bike? Not fall asleep but sort of zone out and catch some quiet time? Practiced that this morning on the way to work via Smiths to pick up yogurt, canned fruit, and bananas. Did 50 sit-ups at the gym without pausing for a breath. Look out, Terrell Owens. Bob the Blob will soon be conducting interviews while doing his thousand sit-ups.

Today's ray of sunshine is courtesy of Danielle, who planned to spend the day dreading tomorrow, the first day of her senior year at high school. But no. She is a furious writer and has been pushing her books all over the place. She's had a couple of minor bites, but today...(in her own words)....

"Eee! A literary agency said it would be interested in looking at my book to consider for representation! I sent a query to them online (ahh, the beauty of instant communication), and now I have to whisk a few chapters off to them! Of course, this is no assurance of representation, but what it tells me is that my pitch isn't completely worthless, and that's really important. (The pitch I used on them is the same one I used in my cover letter to all the publishers.)

Of course, it probably helps that in the little place that said "In a few words, how does your background relate to the subject matter of which you are writing about?", I put "Previous independent study in demonology." ^_^ Heheh. I figured that was bound to turn a few heads.

For those of you who don't know the importance of a literary agent, let me tell you that they can take the sunrise and sprinkle it with dew and most importantly help a manuscript get sold to a bigger publishing company, such as Penguin Putnam, Harper Collins, and any other big name you've heard of. Most books you see in stores only got sold (and actually get a prominent position in stores) because of agents. They aren't needed for publishing, but they can get a writer a better deal with more money at a better house. (Most) writers love literary agents, or at least the thought of them."

Damn, girl. You is amazing! We're very, very proud of you.

Remember what I said about stupid people? Isn't this the same idiot who said God would kill him if folks didn't pony up a million dollars?

And if you, as a Christian, are offended by the fact that I called this guy stupid and an idiot, you need to set your sights a lot higher. Advocating murder of a chief executive is morally wrong and corrupt. Period.

The United States has a long history of interfering with Central and South American affairs dating back to the Monroe Doctrine. We didn't (and don't) seem to really grasp the concept of "sovereignty", and we would invade and conquer and dig canals from here to Terra Del Fuego just because it suited us at the time. (The cover story each time was, "Our citizens are in danger." Well, duh. Got to a dangerous place and that happens.) A majority of the western part of this country used to be owned by our neighbors down south.

Treating these folks poorly is a habit we can't seem to kick, either (Grenada and Panama). As I said before, I believe in karma: you treat people like scum...they will rise up and give it right back to you. This isn't going to end good, I bet. These countries control a lot of oil, just like Saddam, and look how that went.

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