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Friday, July 31, 2020
Inside Library John (July 2020 in Hindsight)
I'll blame the oppressive heat ofJuly for my lack of creative output. That way I won't have to dig too deep into my own mind and its shortcomings. Truthfully, I keep hearing a very logical voice advising me to give up. I haven't yet, but I wasn't inspired to do a video for The FreakOptic Files this month. Hope that's just coinky-dink.
On a positive note, the library has reopened. It was initially strange to once again be among the books I can no longer read, but it's beginning to feel natural again. It's almost like the last 4 months never happened, with the exception of rearranged furniture and the front desk fish tank. At any rate, downloading series & films from Netflix & Amazon to watch offline is so much more comfortable indoors. Never mind there are now over 40 cases of COVID-19 in my county. 😬
In other good news, a copy of DARK EXCURSIONS exists in the Northwest! I don't know if this copy is now a coffee addict on a search for Bigfoot, but I hope its readers find something to enjoy. They tweeted me a very nice pic of my difficult-to-photo book. Seriously, the glossy cover has given me hours of photographic frustration
Oh, and Laszlo is getting bigger and bigger.
In conclusion, July has been a bit of a teeter-totter month. I'll be fine as long as the person on the other end doesn't jump off while I'm up in the air.
Catch me in August!
Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words.
Freak Out,
JLH
P.S. I wrote what might be one of the more important posts for this blog in July...
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My books & blogs...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Last Minute Ramblings (June 2020 in Hindsight)
It's the last day of June and I'm writing this on the fly. Laundry is spinning but the words feel stagnant.
It has been a productive and satisfying month on my blogs. From films to flowers, I celebrated outsiders. My proudest moment arrived when someone was insulted by my poem ONE QUEER TOWN. 😎
An interesting thing occurred with my words in June. A friend read this entire blog, without being committed to an asylum, and compiled what he perceived as my best posts. It's a great little homemade book with some stuff I had forgotten about, which unearthed some buried emotions, good & bad. Digging into my past was something I had planned to do back in 2018., but that plan fizzled out. Maybe one day I will resurrect my revolution and put my own spin on a blog compilation. 🤔
On the personal front, the kitten my sister and I found last month is now a part of our family. Nobody wanted him, so Laszlo is making himself at home and driving Miss Kitty and Orange Baby crazy. Laszlo is the most rambunctious kitten I've ever been around. He likes to bite, making his vampire name perfect. 😁
I spent a day with my friend/Dark Excursions muse Jody and her sister. I hadn't seen them since July 2019. We had planned to get together in March but COVID-19 cancelled that event. Businesses are opening up, so now was the right time for us. Before you ask, social distancing be damned, we hugged each other and dined at the same table, without wearing masks. It's not like we went to a crowded beach, pool, bar or stadium, so save your collective gasps of disapproval and tongue-clucking for others who commit far more egregious offenses.
In conclusion, 2020 is half over, but I'm not done yet.
Oh, the library is scheduled to open next month, but we shall see how that goes. 😏
Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words.
Freak Out,
JLH
P.S. One of the funniest things I've ever created...
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Hopefully The Collective Eye for July won't be late, but the Archive is open for examination...👁
Sunday, May 31, 2020
May Day Daze (May 2020 in Hindsight)
It's been a strange month.
I haven't felt very creative but I managed to blog a few times and uploaded a couple of videos. I wrote a short supernatural tale connected to what I had hoped to be a series of stories in 2014. Then I was inspired to continue my Laundry Day series, which I thought I was done with. Guess laundry is never-ending.
While filming the above video in my dad's backyard, I heard a cat meow. I went in and told my sister and she went out to investigate. My sister came back in with a little kitten.
No mother or siblings could be found, so we decided to find it a home. We couldn't leave him at our dad's because his cat Snoopy was ready to pounce on the little guy. So, we took him home. (We think he's a boy, but we've been wrong before)
Miss Kitty and Orange Baby were not amused, but we felt they could deal with what we assumed would be a temporary situation. I called a local radio station show made for such events and posted some adorable pics on Facebook. No takers.
I guess we'll keep searching but it's beginning to look like the little guy is already home. Orange Baby is tolerating him, mostly. Miss Kitty hates the new intruder, but she at least has stopped growling at me every time I touch her. That's a start.
On a personal note, one of the two newspapers my sister and I deliver has switched to mail delivery in our area. I don't think this has anything to do with COVID-19, but it has got me thinking about my post-pandemic career. The truck stop is on the outskirts of town, but I could walk there, which may lead to pop-up business opportunities. I'm joking, I think.
Anyhoo...my hopes for June include continuing blogging and maybe visit the library, if it opens to inside foot traffic. I also hope the violent tragedies in May 2020 will go down in history as the catalyst for a future where people see each other...first, foremost and forever...as human.
Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words.
Freak Out,
JLH
P.S. My short supernatural tale...
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My books & blogs... http://thejlhcollective.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-collective.html
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