Rick' s Blog on Writing

Winter Blues, Valentine's Day, Weekly Poetry

Having some computer problems....have had to write this blog entry/update a couple of times now...hopefully this one will be successful...

I've been really happy with this winter (here in New England) so far this year....been pretty warm and NO SNOW (Yeah!!!!). That's all about to change however...have a big snowstorm coming in tonight and tomorrow....they are predicting 12" - 18" of the white stuff here in Central Massachusetts...I guess the party's over...LOL. Seriously, I guess, the ski areas have been hurting and there are a lot of people who need the income from plowing here in the Northeast, so I guess it will be a welcome thing for them.... Happy Freaking Valentine's day.......LOL.

Have my annual physical on Thursday (actually been two years)...should come out pretty good....been feeling excellent lately (although just came down with a serious head cold last night..)...I quit drinking - it will be two years on February 15th....also quit smoking (again - had quit for 15 years) last October....I'm just entirely waaaaay too healthy....
That's ok...will be retiring in three years and will be getting a pretty good pension from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...gotta make sure I stick around for a while so I can collect the "commonwealth's" money for a good many years to come...

Finished up my entry for the weekly Poetry League "battles"...my topic this week was "Beautiful Flaws" which, in actuality, is a better topic that some of the bizzare topics I've been drawing lately.
I did seem to have a bit of a "creativity" problem...or so I thought...I finished the poem, sent it in for the deadline of Sunday night at midnight...I didn't think it was particularly good...but when "revisiting" it, it actually seemed pretty good....has anyone else experienced this?? Writing something that doesn't seem all that good when you write it, but looking at it later, it really does seem good?? I find this happens to me a lot when looking back at my notebook for a month or two back..some of the stuff I wrote that seemed like "junk" at the time, seems really good....Hmmmmmm very weird....

My youngest son will be getting his drivers license on the 23rd of this month....been through it a couple of times before so I shouldn't be having too much more of my hair turn gray (what's left of it, that it...LOL)....As with all my kids, I told him that I would pay his auto insurance for the first year....I don't know too much about other States, but the good Ole Commonwealth of Massachusetts really rapes young drivers...his car is worth about $1,000.00 and his first year of insurance is estimated at 1,800.00...just another Mass. ripoff.....also, we see all those cute TV ads for auto insurance here is Mass...but, wait, Mass. only allows about 3 companies to business here in the state...soooooo, the Geico lizard might be cute, but we arn't allowed to purchase the insurance here in this State.....just another Mass. ripoff.....lol.....why in Hell does anyone want to live here....can't wait to retire and get out!!!

Well, gotta run....happy Valentine's Day to all.....

Rick