Its hard to believe that Frey's, Million Little Pieces, is holding fast to the top ten. Wow! Controversy Controversy and Drama do sell.

WHAT THE HELL! American Idol needs to hire Price Waterhouse to count votes because I don't believe Katharine McPhee won over both Chris and now Elliot. I prefered to see Elliot Yamin and Taylor Hicks duke it out, so to speak. In fact, if you caught the show tonight you'd have seen the tremendous support that both young men garnered when they returned to their respective home towns. The support and fan base is there. Geez!

WHAT THE HELL! American Idol needs to hire Price Waterhouse to count votes because I don't believe Katharine McPhee won over both Chris and now Elliot. I prefered to see Elliot Yamin and Taylor Hicks duke it out, so to speak. In fact, if you caught the show tonight you'd have seen the tremendous support that both young men garnered when they returned to their respective home towns. The support and fan base is there. Geez!

It is 9:56pm and I'm waiting to hear Elliot Yamin announced as a finalist. He sang the song I heard him sing in the beginning that made me watch every show and I'm not much of an American Idol fan/watcher. But because he was so cool with the words and the melody and the way he moved his head . . . results are coming in. I'm crossing my fingers. I want the two guys to be the finalists.

A woman is nothing without a man. Don't you forget it! That message continues to be loud and clear and has been brought out by the fictitious Da Vinci Code. I found the book boring except for a few pieces here or there so I'm not anxious to see the movie (even though Tom Hanks is the star and Ron Howard the director). In fact I can't remember much of the here or there except somewhere in the meat of pages 100ish where the author states something along the lines of the church "demonizing women" (I've always used that phrase). For the most part I recall being bored and rushing through chapters excited about the possibilities???? only to encounter a disappointing end (I should have read the book before all the hype). All this talk about Mary Magdelene being Jesus's wife. No one seemed interested in her before. Neither she or Mary, mother of "God", warranted a chapter like Esther (worldly king's concubine and contestant in a pageant to be the next queen). But lo and behold, an author (male) writes a piece of fiction (to which the "precious" is protected and held in secret by a group of prestigious men) and ties her to Jesus's bed. Voila! Magdelene is famous. Suddenly she's some sort of deity (to some folks) all because she married Jesus. I guess that's fair. I mean if I married a king, wouldn't that make me a queen? But then couldn't she have been a goddess without marrying? Or maybe she was never married to Jesus but his chick on the side, his favorite red-haired disciple - the beloved, the one Jesus loved.

I haven't any "political" tees in my shop but after hearing Bush speak last night I've concluded that the following t-shirts are worth creating:
1) Protect Our Borders . . . Deport George Bush
2) George Bush is Vicente Fox's Bitch
or
______________________ you fill in the blank.

Religion and Politics

Bush got his turn so . . . When will God speak? Don't you want to hear his voice? Where is my burning bush? Is it in a dream that disappears when the sun rises in the morning or a dream easily explained away as "just a dream." I want God to speak but my fear is that his voice is that of a hurricane or earthquake; there might not be any survivors after he's done telling us off. Then who'd do the documenting, the writing down of how he interrupted prime time news? Or would it fizzle into another . . . myth.

Bush had his turn. He busted through the primest time, during May sweeps and spoke his piece last night. Politics.

Now. Its God's turn. Religion. Can CNN and Fox News give God thirty-minutes? Religion aside, I believe most people want to know that God is real. At least for me, I'd like to know that despite what happens here (because it seems like God allows alot of hellish stuff to happen to people of color and women all around the world), that in the next life, LIFE IS SWEET and PEACE. And that there are no creative geniuses who think that creating a bomb is smart.

Preparing to give away some more free stuff from the store. And check back soon for the details on a future contest. Since you're here, make time to read. Here's a bit of heartbreaking, storytelling: A Mother's Story written by Peggy Duffy.

State of Emergency or Civil Unrest Three times I've heard, within the past hour, from different news shows, Chuck Hagel, the Republican senator from Nebraska, state that guarding our borders isn't the responsibility of the National Guard. Who might be responsible, if not them? He never says or, either, the media cuts him off at that point.

...... The National Guard serves both the state (local or statewide emergencies, such as storms, fires, earthquakes or civil disturbances) and nation in times of need .......

Immigration
Borders
Politics

Small Pleasures, Mya's Story
What is the main story line for the book, Small Pleasures? That isn't an easy question to answer but there is an answer. The story is about the many forms of abuse ( domestic, sexual, political, cultural and religious) and the domino affect they have on everyone, even those not directly affected.
I've been told that Christians, or the knee deep in strict Bible beliefs, will curse the book. So far I have not encountered any such people. Never. The. Less. That should not stop you (dear reader) from purchasing your copy today. Also, book mark this page and return soon. I'm making changes for the summer and I feel an "online raffle" coming on. Will keep you posted.

Too Much Sex?

I received an email on yesterday from someone who claims to like my style of writing and in fact enjoyed Mya's Story but stated that she was put off by the sexual details. Quote: "Some parts were troublesome and hard to tread so I skipped a few sentences to guard myself from the explicit details. Otherwise the book was an excellent story." Well, at least there were some pleasing moments to the story AND she was impressed that I'd designed the book's cover. Thanks for the emails. I enjoy reading them, even from those who aren't pleased at all.

Small Pleasures, Mya's Story, the novel that brought you, Sex, Erotica, Love, abuse , and real life, drama packed situations, has taken off! and is doing very very well thanks to YOU. For those just now hearing about it and are new visitors to the site, take a look around but don't forget to purchase your copy TODAY --> click on the Amazon or LuLu.com links at the top. Working on some small contract details but will announce great news soon! Stay tuned.