Two Hour Delay....

Two hour delays are awesome for me because of my drive. I imagine they are also awesome for you. What will you do with your two hours? Will  you go back to bed or stay in bed? Will you play a video game World War.....whatever. Will you connect with friends on Facebook or text, text, text? Perhaps you will eat a different kind of  breakfast because you have more time. Maybe you will do one thing differently in your day because you've been given those two extra hours to do whatever you want to do with them.. What a gift you got today! Two hour delay might be my three favorite words today!

Breezy HIll on Sunday Morning....

This is my view today...cold...on Breezy Hill, but that is what winter in Vermont is all about!

My Metaphor:

Breezy Hill is an  iced oasis in the middle of a world full of confusions, complications, expectations, political discord, and an economic trillion dollar debt clock.....

My Alliteration:

Balsam Barky Breezy Hill holds heaven high on top.

My Fact/Opinion:

Fact: My home is 1007 feet above sea level.
Opinion: I love where I live on Breezy Hill

Conflict In A Three Dog Life-Richard's Conflict

      The internal conflict in my novel, A Three Dog Life, shows up as all of the internal changes Richard experienced from the external conflict of a horrible accident. Richard's life changed in an instant. His brain forever changed by that one moment in time; the car, the rainy night, the leash breaking, and the dog darting across a busy New York City street. Richard's instinctive reaction to run after the dog; a dog he never wanted; his wife's dog, results in his own slow demise. He was hit by a car, and suffered Traumatic Brain Injury, also known as TBI. Richard changed from a wonderful middle aged man who loved the simplicity of life, to a man who didn't seem to be able to hold onto a single thought. The external conflict of the leash breaking and Richard's dash for his wife's dog, caused him to be hit by the car. Richard's internal conflict; his brain's bizarre connections, would remain his internal conflict as Abigail struggles with her own internal and external conflicts. What do you do when life hands you a plate on which your life is not what you ordered? This is the struggle and the basis of this memoir, A Three Dog Life. 

Who is the Antagonist?

         In my novel, A Three Dog Life, the antagonist is the accident Richard experiences and the brain damage that he suffers. Once hit by the car on the busy New York City Street,  Richard survives the trauma of the accident but will never again be the same man. As his stay in the hospital comes to an end, Abigail is told about Richard's diagnosis and realizes that he can not come home to live. Instead, he is transported to a  rehabilitation facility. Richard's rehab does help him regain some of his motor movements, however the brain injury leaves him confused and disjointed. Abigail's  struggle is to come to terms with the reality that their life together as husband and wife is forever changed. The antagonist plays a cruel joke on this couple as Richard appears to be fine, however his confusion, anger, depression, fear, and anxiety will forever define and  determine his future. That single leash snapping in half, can be seen as the hand of the antagonist,playing out  Richard and Abigail's destiny.  

Who is the Protagonist?????

In the novel, A Three Dog Life, the protagonist is Abagail. The focus of the story, the plot events and the drama that happens surrounds her. She is Richard's wife, and the key character in this "memoir" genre, telling a true story of  a life dramatically and tragically forever changed after one rainy night. Abagail, shows strength and weaknesses throughout this novel as her life unfolds around her. Richard will never be the same and their life together is gone in one New York minute.

Amazing story of children, an animal shelter, philanthropy and cats

Here is a great feel good story about a young boy,  his  allowance, an animal shelter, some cats, and how all were connected by a  willingness to help, donations, and blogs.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/05/evan-10-year-old-philadel_n_2411806.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news

Very Funny Audio Version of Run Hopey Run....

I downloaded this free app-and  took that awesome video that most of  you know as Run Hopey Run, and set it to music....and here it...is....

Run Hopey Run...

Run Hopey Run-The Original Youtube sensation video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RaFUOpjTzI&sns=em