Late night May 13

“It don’t get no better than this.” It’s not good grammar, but it’s a good statement. It’s right at dark.  Just a little after 8 PM.  I’m sitting on an upturned five gallon bucket, iPhone in hand, listening for a whip poor will. He starts his non-stop song and I creep up on him and record his repeated call for two minutes. He’s given me a gift. ...

Wed. May 12

Today I have the singular privilege of leading the opening prayer at our Louisiana House of Representatives.  I appreciate this invitation by my lifelong friend and fellow teacher,  Rep. Dorothy Sue Hill. I’ll be praying at 2:00 PM.  I’m asking each of you to join me in this prayer for wisdom and direction for our state leaders.  Our home state of Louisiana is facing many...

Mon. May 10 Notes on "Platform-Building."

I spoke last Saturday to a wonderful group of writers at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Ready Writers Group.  My assigned topic was “platform.”   This is the term writers use for getting the word out about their writing and books. My major platform is speaking.  I speak 2-3 time weekly to groups of every size and background.  The following are thoughts I shared with the DFW group. Words in...

Monday, May 10

The joys of an early morning. Fingernail slice of a waning moon. Lightning bug sends out his light. The birds begin their symphony. Bluebirds fuss over their gourd nest and its four eggs. A Cardinal singing his classic. “Whoop. Whoop. Whoop. Boys, get up. The Mockingbird sings its playlist of songs downloaded from iTunes. (non-copyrighted) I hear his “cover” of a whip poor will among his...

Fri. May 7

Scroll down on this entry to help proofread a handout as well as fill in the blanks. “Change is the end result of all true learning.”  -Leo Buscaglia “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.  Anyone who keeps learning stays young.  The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”    -Henry Ford Some thoughts from Curt on “Change as...