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- Fayetteville, NC
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My World Of Haiku
Started Jan. 22, 2008
Semmaster's Thoughts (Life of A Little Man)
Started Dec. 14, 2007
Semmaster's Thoughts (Life of A Little Man) / A MUST READ!!!!!
Started Nov. 4, 2007
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- I am an Author of my first self-published book.
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- After serving twenty years in the military and spending over ten years overseas, Korea and Panama, I served my last five years ('90-'95) at Pope AFB, NC. Now that I have been retired since April 1, 1995, I can look back and make since of why my last years in the military were filled with resentment and apprehension. Let me explain my story. Prior to coming to North Carolina, I was stationed at Howard AFB, Panama. After Operation "Just Cause", I was given a short notice assignment to Pope AFB in February 1990. While at Howard, I felt a strong since of pride and camaraderie toward my peers and superiors. First, let me explain something. Prior to returning to the States in 1990, I had been overseas for seven years straight, three years in Korea and the next four at Howard AFB, Panama. Being stationed overseas gave me a since of accomplishment, a clear perspective of my role and purpose in the whole scheme of things. Our job was clear and simple, refueling aircraft, maintaining massive fuel storage plants to keep our fighters in the air.
Under combat conditions, fear was overcome with adrenaline and determination to complete each mission. Returning to the States , after seven years, was a big letdown. What does this have to do with Depression, you ask? Well, at the time, I didn’t know what depression was. After years of serving my country with all of the adversities placed my way, I realized that, through the fast pace regiment of my career, I didn’t have time to be depressed. I just recently released my first self-published book which is based on my life, through poetry. When I assembled this work of art, I didn’t know where I was going with this story. After I received a few independent reviews of this endeavor, and reading the fruits of my works, I finally realized how depressed I have been most of my life.
Semmaster’s Thoughts are a series of poems partitioned by the emotional reflections of a man who has finally taken control of his body, mind and soul from the demons within. The Great Master has awakened my senses to the sweet smells, sounds and sights of a literary world full of the essence, verbal expressions and visions that has long been ascending from gut to mouth to paper, the truth as it reflects the path I must trek to enter into the Mansion of The Creator.
This book can be bought at amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles or authorhouse.com
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- Bible, Semmaster's Thoughts (Life of A Little Man)
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- Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com
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Slides, Anyone?
I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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