Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, Family, Fiction, food, friends, health, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, vacation, writing, tagged bacon, bad day, Baer House, Baer House Inn, burned bacon, candied bacon, Cooking, dinner, dinner party, dinner theater, distractions, food, having a bad day, phone, pilgrimage, salad, smoke, Vicksburg Pilgrimage, wedge salad on February 25, 2019| 14 Comments »
You ever have one of those days when it feels like nothing is going right? You know the days I’m talking about, you get up on the wrong side of the bed or the planets don’t line up or whatever. This past weekend I had one of those days. It was more like two of those days in a row, but it just felt like I should crawl back into bed and stay there until, oh I don’t know, summer. (more…)
Posted in Amazon.com, authors, blogging, books, Family, Fiction, goals, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, resolutions, short story, social media, success, writers, writing, tagged advertising, authors, books, computers, Facebook, Facebook ads, marketing, marketing plan, novel, photos, photoshop, pixels, sales, software, technology on February 11, 2019| 7 Comments »
So I’ve been spending a LOT of time lately learning how to market my book. For those of you who are not writers, let me just say that when you write “the end,” you’re only about a third of the way done with that story. Next comes rounds of editing and proofreading to get it exactly right and then comes the selling part. This is the hardest, yet most important part. After all, what good is a really good book with an amazing cover if nobody knows how to get their hands on it? (more…)
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, Family, Fiction, friends, goals, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, sports, success, words, writers, writing, tagged arm wrestling, being right, compromise, determined, doggedness, giving up, losing, never give up, puzzles, riddles, strong-willed, stubborn, stubbornness, victory, winning on February 4, 2019| 10 Comments »
I have a stubborn streak that I inherited from my father. I admit it. We’re both very strong-willed. But, being stubborn isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If you’re stubborn for the right reasons. I’ve been known to dig my heels in for something that’s important to me, but I also know how to compromise.
Posted in awards, blogging, breakfast, dessert, desserts, dieting, drinks, Family, food, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, soup, travel, vacation, words, writing, tagged adventurous, all-you-can-eat, buffets, burgers, comedian, dieting, dining, food, funny, funny video, humor, John Pinette, losing weight, meat, New Years Resolutions, overeating, pizza, potatoes, restaurants, taste buds, Youtube on December 17, 2018| 10 Comments »
I don’t know about you, but I love to eat. I like all kinds of food and I like to try new foods. I know there are a lot of people, some of my readers included, who are basically burgers and pizza kind of people, but I’m adventurous when it comes to trying food. Oh sure, I like meat and potatoes as much as the next guy, but I also like to try stuff. Within reason. Some things I’m pretty sure I won’t eat. (more…)
Posted in authors, awards, blogging, books, drinks, Family, food, friends, goals, gratitude journal, health, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, travel, vacation, writers, writing, tagged clean-up, fallen tree, found items, good deeds, honor, integrity, left behind, lost items, mail, packages, returning things, silent deeds, thank you on December 10, 2018| 11 Comments »
I’m sure we’ve all heard this philosophical question at some point in our lives: If a tree falls in the forest, does it make any sound? There are arguments for those in the yes camp and arguments for those in the no camp. Is anybody right? I suppose we’ll never know.
Posted in authors, blogging, dieting, dogs, drinks, Family, Fiction, food, friends, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, writing, tagged body, bounce back, busy, cancer, chemo, good health, Journey, long road, recovery, relax, relaxation, relaxing, rest, resting, sleep, too busy on November 26, 2018| 18 Comments »
It’s been about 8 months now since my last chemo treatment. I’ve had several follow-up medical appointments, including a mammogram, all of which went well. It seems I’m on the road to recovery. The problem is, nobody knows just how long this road is. The road is longer for some than others. (more…)
