Author Archives: theoriginalcbd

Dorset, VT Fall is a great time for organizing and getting things done. In that spirit, I have added new social pages and links to accounts on Facebook and Instagram that will provide news for the book. I plan on adding content suitable to writing and publishing updates for the book. No political stuff as […]

Draft #4 Goes to the Editor I am very excited. It’s my birthday next month and for the first time I will be celebrating a completed draft. My birthday has been the occasion of many missed self-imposed deadlines but this year it finally happened. Over Labor Day weekend, and I love the birthing metaphor, I […]

Hello readers! I recently refreshed the site. I like it a lot more and hopefully it looks a bit more polished. Feel free to navigate through the pages. I’ve even linked my social accounts, (look at me go). I hope you’re having a great summer, I sure am. Let me know if any of the […]

Hello again! A few months ago I came up with the idea writing a book is a lot like making candy. For those brave souls who have stood over a pot stirring until your arm almost falls off, you get the picture. If you’ve never had the pleasure, let me explain. The gooey mixture gets […]

My how time flies. When we last chatted, winter covered the land. Now spring has sprung, there are buds on the trees and I’m buying sandals. You’re right, it doesn’t take much to get me to buy things, but the change of seasons helps. I dusted off my hosting skills and sat twenty-four for Easter […]

Alright, it’s winter in Minnesota, I get it. But I’m crying, “Uncle!” Not that it will do much good. My driveway is hopelessly covered by a deep blanket of the white stuff and I had to, again, cancel appointments today. I’m back in my purple bath robe, writing. My progress on my memoir probably is […]

It’s been almost a month since I’ve posted and some things have changed. I’m adjusting to an unusual surplus of a valuable commodity: time. My schedule has more breathing room now, yet there are occasions I find myself banging on my helmet ala Tom Brady and changing it up after the play’s been called. I’ve […]

As 2018 winds down we wrap up another whirlwind vacation featuring my Fab Four. No longer children, they are adults in their own right. This seems impossible, considering I will never age beyond twenty-five. But my crew are all thirty somethings and I couldn’t be prouder of the human beings they have become. Today my […]

Well, the 2018 version of the holiday letter is now in the capable hands of the USPS. I’ve had a merry band of family and friends follow this little blog since I started it on November 5th, 2018. Now I’m ready to open it up a bit. I usually have a case of writer’s remorse […]

I remember reading the story of the flying elephant to my kids when they were little. It begins with the other circus animals welcoming their miniature versions of themselves. Each takes a turn, but no baby arrives for Mrs. Jumbo. Hold it right there. Sure, she’s a tad larger than some of the other performers. […]