tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134670402024-03-07T17:48:38.829-05:00JC Wilder's WorldJ.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-32828648321443373762009-11-27T10:32:00.001-05:002010-02-04T19:53:22.499-05:00I have a new....BLOG! It's located here: <a href="http://www.jcwilder.com/">http://www.jcwilder.com/</a>.<br />
This one will become extinct at some point.J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-55933358558422611502009-11-07T09:56:00.000-05:002009-11-07T09:56:01.786-05:00Lessons Learned Again...and again..."When people show you who they are, believe them...the first time." — Dr. Maya Angelou <br />
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This is one of my all time favorite quotes and I definitely try to live by it. So why am I bringing this up?<br />
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A local woman was murdered when she reunited with her estranged husband. He'd been arrested for numerous domestic incidents and had a record of crimes that were escalating in violence with each new incident. Her family begged her to avoid him, law enforcement warned her off, she'd taken out a restraining order...she then ignored it and invited him back into the house. Dead at twenty-nine, she left two children behind. The perp was shot and killed by the police - thumbs up for the boys in blue.<br />
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Did you know?<br />
- Every nine seconds a woman in battered in the U.S.<br />
- One out of four have been assaulted by an intimate partner.<br />
- One in five High School Students have been assaulted by a boyfriend.<br />
- 37% of emergency room visits by women are DV related.<br />
- 1.3 million woman are battered each year in the US.<br />
- 50% of all homeless women and children are fleeing abusive husbands / spouses / relationships.<br />
- The greatest risk of transmitting this behavior to the next generation is for a child to see a parent being beaten.<br />
- 50% of state prison detainees for DV killed their victim.<br />
- In 70-80% of intimate partner homicides, no matter which partner was killed, the man physically abused the woman before the murder.<br />
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If you or someone you know is in danger, call the National Domestic Violence hotline at any time of the day or night. <br />
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<strong>1.800.799.SAFE (7233) 1.800.787.3224 (TTY)</strong><br />
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This is a disease with a cure.J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-6428265033551212862009-10-30T17:45:00.001-04:002009-10-30T17:46:19.893-04:00Tempt Not The Cat...or the Contest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jcwilder.com/book_images/book_temptnot_bg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.jcwilder.com/book_images/book_temptnot_bg.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the third book in the Shadow Dweller series though it has changed quite a bite since it's first incarnation. How much do I love this novel? Just let me count the ways.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top 12 Reasons You Should Run, Not Walk, To Buy This Book<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">12. Lots of new stuff in this version of the book<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">11. High body count - nothing says romance like a pile o' corpses<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10. It's written me by and I'm FABulous! :) <br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9. Verra Sexy Hero<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8. It's on sale @ a discount!<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. The heroine is a romance writer<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. Verra Sexy Shapeshifting Hero <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Set in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. Uber sensual love scenes, food scenes and water incidents <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">3. Verra Sexy Shapeshifting CAT Hero<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. The blatant and often hilarious misuse of catnip<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Did I mention the uber sexy, hot, gorgeous yummy shapeshifting CAT hero?<br />
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</div>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-36555119021516246862009-10-13T11:31:00.001-04:002009-10-13T11:33:39.295-04:00Babs<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj366j9YfyNPQVFwjCpgeUrWlnUJk0TF5UYP4gmQ26E3ip-6JRTTtdmsxdwUikHq3WK7yHw8DyNeEpGzy2zJe8lFK4rKx4MopDRA-o8ig_5XqCjSZQfY9netIJSuXCBwUKm4cT5iw/s1600-h/babs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj366j9YfyNPQVFwjCpgeUrWlnUJk0TF5UYP4gmQ26E3ip-6JRTTtdmsxdwUikHq3WK7yHw8DyNeEpGzy2zJe8lFK4rKx4MopDRA-o8ig_5XqCjSZQfY9netIJSuXCBwUKm4cT5iw/s320/babs.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Over the course of your lifetime you'll meet many people who have a story to tell. If you're lucky, a handful of those stories have the potential to change the course of your life. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Meet my friend Babs - one of those amazing spirits who tranformed hundreds of lives simply because she was breathing. We worked together for several years and during that time we laughed, we cried and had long talks about every topic under the sun. Even though she had MS, she never let her daily struggle diminish her cheerful nature and everyone she met adored her.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I received an email today letting me know that this darling creature passed away on October 2. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">You will be sorely missed and I'm a better person for just having known you. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This one is for you, Babs:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Some of the many reasons why I adored Babs.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">12. With her illness she had issues with her speech (she constantly struggled to find the right words) and when she used the wrong ones she'd laugh, laugh, laugh. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">11. Was addicted to anything sweet and was always willing to share.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">10. Her infectious laugh.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">9. Hysterically funny without being mean or snarky. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">8. Loved to talk about anything to anyone.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. Always saw the good in people.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. Loved the color purple and wore it often.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Sang jazz standards (off-key of course) all day while we worked.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Adored anything related to Hollywood be it movies, gossip or Mel Gibson.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Major Foodie. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Was generous with her time no matter what the situation was.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Always reminded me that if you're not having fun then you're doing it wrong.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And something from one of her favorite authors:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER by Erma Bombeck<br />
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I would have talked less and listened more.<br />
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I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.<br />
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I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.<br />
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I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.<br />
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I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.<br />
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I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.<br />
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I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.<br />
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I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and more while watching life.<br />
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I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband. <br />
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I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.<br />
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I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.<br />
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Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.<br />
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When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."<br />
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There would have been more "I love yous".. more "I'm sorrys"... but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at it and really see it... live it...and never give it back.J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-13895064042917261392009-10-04T20:44:00.000-04:002009-10-04T20:44:50.391-04:00Weigh Loss & The Biggest LoserI'm watching the first show of season 8 of The Biggest Loser. I have a love/hate relationship with this show. I love Bob Harper - he's really hot and he makes for good scenary. I hate watching these people broken down again and again though. They might lose weight, but how many of them actually keep it off?<br />
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What is the deal with the trainers looking like raging psychopaths this season? I realize this is a 'reality' show and its all about the ratings - but their behavior enforced it this time around. In order to lose weight, everyone needs encouragement but this, IMO, isn't encouraging. It's nothing short of abusive - to yell and scream in someone's face like that is just messed up. If I had to go through that to lose weight, I'd grab another Twinkie and turn to HBO.<br />
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Also - anyone who has studied the science of weight loss knows that to lose more than 1% of your body weight per week is too much. I understand why the first week these contestants lose big numbers, a lot of it is water weight as salt is pretty much being removed from their diet. If you drop the salt & salty foods I can guarantee that you'll drop some pounds as well. <br />
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While it might look good to see people watching big chunks of blubber each week, what is the real cost to their bodies? Hormone levels go nuts, stress hormones increase and the tissues become inflamed. Inflamation , for those of you who don't know, is almost the same as an injury - it causes your body to go into overdrive to repair the inflamed tissues. The metabolism starts doing gymnastics and your body goes into fight mode which means it hangs onto every calorie, every pound that comes your way. Its a vicious cycle which takes me back to - how many of them gain their weight back?<br />
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Daniel, a contestant from Season 7 - lost a good amount of weight and he's returned for this season. At the finale, he won 312 pounds and at the beginning of the season he weighed...312 pounds. Now this man states that he's been working out for four hours a day and lost...nothing?<br />
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I know how everyone loves to chant the weight loss mantra of calories and exercise but somtimes that equation doesn't equal success. Sometimes its about WHAT you are eating, not how much you are eating. I'm sure there are many who would argue with me on this but I've fought with my weight all my life and this has been my experience. <br />
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Show 1 - Julio should've been sent home because he's a whiner.J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-79490566915104657472009-10-04T17:44:00.000-04:002009-10-04T17:44:37.763-04:00Men of SWATI gots news.... <br />
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I just recieved a contract for the next Men of SWAT title, Kissing Cowboy. No release date yet so stay tuned. :)J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-6587960915243416942009-09-14T21:17:00.000-04:002009-09-14T21:17:43.457-04:00He was a Giant...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtonrNuPQLq1g650cYcO3L-gM6DvxBavjyN5mgY04F2CPmxKlDA_AAIG3N58Jdw8htM3ksiQdSUCTdA9ZsJAnL6OwPvpzStN0AoO9dWX2xXMD0TCljjeko6UCAhfqt8-kjRCwUyw/s1600-h/Untitled-1_0006_Layer_9_1_full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtonrNuPQLq1g650cYcO3L-gM6DvxBavjyN5mgY04F2CPmxKlDA_AAIG3N58Jdw8htM3ksiQdSUCTdA9ZsJAnL6OwPvpzStN0AoO9dWX2xXMD0TCljjeko6UCAhfqt8-kjRCwUyw/s320/Untitled-1_0006_Layer_9_1_full.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1952-2009</div>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-17502456734241600732009-09-13T11:18:00.002-04:002009-09-13T11:49:23.722-04:00New Cover<div align="center"><a href="http://www.jcwilder.com/dwellers.htm#TEMPT_NOT_THE_CAT,"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 199px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380972306482918706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7OlMmn5Isy12VtEsEDiepnhPW9L884Z33-1Y4hCZhpEhmymwmRTSIcAxHFu7JM8B9sUyeBCf6cdPKWTACRW4P3FAmttHzU5u1aT86Wpa56m7qc9lMmiaS-NL9A8ieeDhjmC1iQ/s320/book_temptnot_bg.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Coming October 31, 2009<br /></span></strong></div>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-3994941230581384452009-08-04T19:48:00.001-04:002009-08-04T19:48:54.211-04:00Yikes...Is my blog neglected or WHAT? :)J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-64370281403237951312009-06-27T18:01:00.003-04:002009-06-27T18:53:30.041-04:00Greatest Standup Comedians of All TimeI love comedy. If you can tell me a good story or make me laugh, I'll sit at your feet and beg for more. I have the utmost respect for anyone who can get on a stage and intentionally be funny because it just ain't easy.<br /><br />12. <a href="http://www.lennybruceofficial.com/">Lenny Bruce</a> - I admit, he was before my time, but he is the father of shock comedy and without him we never would've had such greats as Richard Pryor or Sam Kinison. Prior to this comedy consisted of knock-knock jokes and Bruce took an unflinching look at the ugly side of life - racism, hatred.<br /><br />11. <a href="http://www.billcosby.com/">Bill Cosby</a> - If you haven't seen his movie entitled, Himself, you're missing out.<br /><br />10. <a href="http://www.richardpryor.com/">Richard Pryor</a> - This man set the world on its ear with his third album, That Nig***s Crazy and his popularity continued to grow with each successive album release. He was one of the writers on Blazing Saddles, Car Wash and numerous television shows.<br /><br />9. <a href="http://www.carolburnettfan.com/">Carol Burnett</a> - One of my earliest memories was watching the Carol Burnett show in the early seventies. She was ahead of her time in that she knew her worth and retained creative control of her show in an era when it was unheard of.<br /><br />8. <a href="http://www.roseanneworld.com/home/">Roseanne Barr</a> - Love her or hate her - this woman kicks ass. She knew her value to the entertainment world and she retained control of her show and called all the shots.<br /><br />7. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_farley">Chris Farley</a> - His timing was spot on - its too bad that he couldn't see himself as we saw him.<br /><br />6. <a href="http://www.joanrivers.com/">Joan Rivers</a> - She was one of the first female comics, I believe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moms_Mabley">Moms Mabley</a> and Phyllis Diller are the only ones before her, and she is utterly hilarious. The first comic to openly talk about sex and issues that are important to women, she paved the way for those who came after.<br /><a href="http://ellen.warnerbros.com/"></a><br />5. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Diller">Phyllis Diller</a> - The first female comic to really make a name for herself. I remember seeing her on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and she constantly had him blushing.<br /><br />4. <a href="http://www.bobhope.com/">Bob Hope</a> - I grew up on his movies, watched his specials and was constantly amazed by him. He was the comedian who could stand in front of presidents and heads of state and make fun of them without recourse. He gave thousands of hours of his life to entertain the troops all over the world and this country owes him a debt of gratitude for his service.<br /><br />3 . <a href="http://www.georgecarlin.com/">George Carlin</a> - What can I say about him? He was a genuis and I was lucky to see him do a trial run of what would become his last HBO Special - It's bad for ya.<br /><br />2. <a href="http://www.redskelton.com/">Red Skelton</a> - Most of you are going...who? He was one of the funniest men and he was known as America's Clown. He appeared on several shows with Lucille Ball and he was a master of physical comedy. Go to his website and listen to his Guzzler's Gin piece and experience America as it was in the 50's.<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.samkinison.org/">Sam Kinison</a> - I suppose some feel that Carlin or Pryor belong here but I just adored Kinison. He was sharp, funny, intelligent and utterly, completely fearless. I saw him perform once and it was an experience like no other. People make a big deal about Dane Cook filling stadiums and Kinison was doing it when Cook was still playing with G.I. Joe. He was a legend.<br /><br />Others that I adore, Ellen Degeneres, Lewis Black, Katt Williams, D.L. Hugley, Woody Allen (in his early days), Andy Kaufmann, Bill Hicks, Johnathon Winters, Dom DeLuise, Red Foxx, Dennis O'Leary, Stephen Wright, Don Rickles, Bob Newhart - I could go on for days.<br /><br />Who are some of your favorites?J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-91819265200241235192009-06-20T16:28:00.002-04:002009-06-20T16:30:46.656-04:00More Amazon HijinksA friend set me this link and I'm not happy. What is it with Amazon that they just can't come out and say what they mean? They always wait until an issue turns into a PR nightmare and they are exposed as the 800lb bully in the playground.<br /><br />Yeah, I think I'll be shaking loose of my Kindle and switching to a new team.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/19/kindles-drm-rears-its-ugly-head-and-it-is-ugly/">http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/19/kindles-drm-rears-its-ugly-head-and-it-is-ugly/</a>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-20539435007037107462009-06-19T08:18:00.002-04:002009-06-19T08:29:10.097-04:00Email, Email and even MORE emailDo you ever feel like Microsoft Outlook owns your soul? Do you hear that little 'ding' of arriving mail then close your eyes while animal-like whimpering souls escape from your mouth?<br /><br />Yeah, me too.<br /><br />I spent all of yesterday answering email. No writing, no promotion, no nothing - just email. About ten hours worth. It was truly staggering. Of course, one of the reasons why I had a ton o' email was because I have a nasty tendency to put things off when I'm writing. I don't want to take the time to answer it because work must be done. Then I get cranky when I have to take an entire day to do all the email I'd neglected.<br /><br />When I was in high school my home ec teacher - what the heck was her name? - said to avoid spending your Saturday cleaning you should take ten minutes a day to straighten up. I think I need to use that strategy to keep my email in line.<br /><br />Then again, I probably won't. :)J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-20057958772558239602009-06-02T07:44:00.000-04:002009-06-02T07:45:34.669-04:00Check out...my thoughts on <a href="http://theromancestudio.blogspot.com/2009/06/importance-of-romance-as-genre.html">Romancelandia</a>.J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-67067457610147475582009-05-16T10:46:00.002-04:002009-05-16T10:50:04.508-04:00OW!You know its going to be a rough day when you have a fat lip before 8am.<br /><br />Stopped at my neighbors on the way to the grocery store. I went to pet the dog and Butch (said dog) jumped up and hit me full force in the mouth. Busted my lip open, blood everywhere. Mark (owner of said dog) had to haul me in his house and doctor me.<br /><br />My lip is So Big...<br /><br />(this is where you say, "how big is it?")<br /><br />I have to watch walking through doorways so it doesn't get caught in the door.<br /><br />OWJ.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-63495892380833835382009-05-13T20:20:00.001-04:002009-05-13T20:21:18.146-04:00Hmm...I'm watching the final show of The Biggest Loser and eating a Twinkie. Is that wrong?J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-81397122543045852902009-05-12T10:10:00.004-04:002009-05-12T10:17:34.828-04:00Reinventing Jane Porter<a href="http://new.mybookstoreandmore.com/shop/product.da/reinventing-jane-porter"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334940625096599570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHOVEf7IJPRBWbKJKSRnyiXyVoDcpilAmRUp1SzSvGqYBwENzAzCzb5Dkb9jHfFiTV5QdL-Ysz90KcgLB5MEarwme5fhK4nNz5TIqHy2wqX1EGkS6DEYFWZ-fdKJwh3uxj2OCuQ/s320/adair.jpg" /></a>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-81759020328294112092009-05-07T13:55:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:56:05.872-04:00You know it's going to be one of those days...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHW43k98rw3RHBNKr5Iuuhm_yDO4CTUhJcdE-QzVwK8m3ZY2hbznfKfPaOnCgbR4Nnsykrzy5V634ggxJuWFZY3nCgGWDY657mESdmgeUUu5dkgM9jJ25brblp_l-W5yGMhsqFA/s1600-h/untitled3.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333142227383317842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHW43k98rw3RHBNKr5Iuuhm_yDO4CTUhJcdE-QzVwK8m3ZY2hbznfKfPaOnCgbR4Nnsykrzy5V634ggxJuWFZY3nCgGWDY657mESdmgeUUu5dkgM9jJ25brblp_l-W5yGMhsqFA/s320/untitled3.bmp" /></a><br /><div></div>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-78432199642713603542009-05-05T10:44:00.002-04:002009-05-05T10:58:36.064-04:00Messy!In my never-ending quest for a neat house, I threw myself into cleaning the garage yesterday. My method of cleaning is this - I put everything where I want it then I end up with this weird pile o' crap that I'm never quite sure what to do with. My solution has been to throw it in a box and toss it in the garage for the moment.<br /><br />Now, years later, my garage is a mess. Surprise - bet you didn't see that coming.<br /><br />Amvets is coming next Tuesday so I'm in a mad scramble to empty the garage and make a huge donation to charity. Literally, I have an entire kitchen stored out there somewhere and I'm sure someone can use it.<br /><br />So in my frenzy I came across a box of stuff from past boyfriends and other people that I consider(ed) important in my life. I went through the box and spent my time shaking my head and trying to remember if I'd had a head injury when I dumped all that stuff in there. Why did I keep all of it?<br /><br />My immediate answer is that it hurt too much to look at it so I threw it into a box to deal with when I wasn't so pissed off. The funny thing was I dumped him for screwing around on me which begs the question a second time - why did I keep this stuff again?<br /><br />I sifted through the box and either tossed it or put it in the charity box. I did fish out a beautiful set of gold pens he'd given me - hey, I'm not stupid! Quality pens cost mucho dollars, but that was it. My garage would be much cleaner if I'd done that with everything else instead of letting it pile up.<br /><br />Do you keep the remnants of past relationships hanging around in your house??J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-42247482027437203882009-05-03T21:53:00.002-04:002009-05-03T22:12:01.814-04:00Belly Button Lint...I have been so frustrated lately. I have contracts to fulfill - books to write - and everything I've tried to put on paper is absolute crap. Yeah - in general writers believe everything is crap until we hit the end of the book. Once we write The End we're pretty sure we've written the Next Great American Novel.<br /><br />Until then - the writing process just sucks. :)<br /><br />I have some really fun projects on deck: <br /> Rites of Spring, the sequel to Winter's Daughter<br /> Tactical _____, the next SWAT story<br /> Santo's story from the Jane Porter series...<br /> A cool Urban Fantasy with no title...<br />But I'm having a hell of a time writing them. I've started Rites - the Prologue is is done and I've written three chapters...but let me clarify - I've written the first chapter three times...and thrown them all out.<br /><br />I keep telling myself that it just needs more time to percolate. I've found that some books just flow from my brain - the Jane Porter books - and others need to be wrenched from my soul (Winter's Daughter). I guess this one will need to extracted with force.<br /><br />Now where did I put the aspirin... :)J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-10176417119596184982009-04-30T11:53:00.000-04:002009-04-30T11:54:15.941-04:00Snicker...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZoco6UtflM-c_vQKM45MQqMjwPTj5yrhjM3V7sDckaoKtglDlasFQVfxw_2YzJcABQdWfocucGr0GnOGSJmooYSSWTfcAIulLZOdDVu02k_YZNbU9UgF9EVGR_x9YUQsDFX4VA/s1600-h/untitled2.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330513306030513266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZoco6UtflM-c_vQKM45MQqMjwPTj5yrhjM3V7sDckaoKtglDlasFQVfxw_2YzJcABQdWfocucGr0GnOGSJmooYSSWTfcAIulLZOdDVu02k_YZNbU9UgF9EVGR_x9YUQsDFX4VA/s320/untitled2.bmp" /></a><br /><div></div>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-87502375857627674372009-04-29T18:29:00.004-04:002009-04-29T18:35:44.186-04:00WLW: I'm a slacker...Whee! I've been in a rough spot lately. I had to have a root canal last week and it was ugly now. I've had a root canal before and it was no big deal - but this one was the gift that kept on giving. With the first one I didn't have hardly any pain after 24 hours - I can't say the same for this one. I had to eat soft food (ICE CREAM, BABY!) for about 3 days and now the pain is finally slacking off.<br /><br />I gained a few pounds but I do consider this extenuating circumstances. It was ice cream...or DIE. LOL.<br /><br />But I'm back on my 'program' and I hope to shed my little gain by Monday and be back at my 45lb loss.<br /><br />How did you do this week?J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-14876043999092482462009-04-23T08:50:00.000-04:002009-04-23T08:51:58.517-04:00Hee!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANxIOwVqJfrb24aEmj4zVLmSWV5GHeM0GvWEsn2QwzYSmDARSA6HMV6evxSz622Yb4QfDEWJmGwS5i8DnBYPi7LchUbo25Fn2eiDUpNlPTRY_GV_HyhYVnXE5vap4eWvVzb4HRA/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327868673553991842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANxIOwVqJfrb24aEmj4zVLmSWV5GHeM0GvWEsn2QwzYSmDARSA6HMV6evxSz622Yb4QfDEWJmGwS5i8DnBYPi7LchUbo25Fn2eiDUpNlPTRY_GV_HyhYVnXE5vap4eWvVzb4HRA/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-15143263726275737402009-04-16T09:32:00.003-04:002009-04-16T09:51:57.964-04:00Say WHAT?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANbWpn0rew5uvYGnhbDpTCcdoGt9xoE59Up9RaNEACSWDb7Z-ysWVMDGSeo0TyY75gthJbUPi2p51c3a3FyA-C5Po4HE2U1iwzWKBShUKRreoLeKVh9WYw6-3vdXEPM_5VctEQw/s1600-h/usuckaward.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325282731338820434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANbWpn0rew5uvYGnhbDpTCcdoGt9xoE59Up9RaNEACSWDb7Z-ysWVMDGSeo0TyY75gthJbUPi2p51c3a3FyA-C5Po4HE2U1iwzWKBShUKRreoLeKVh9WYw6-3vdXEPM_5VctEQw/s320/usuckaward.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>If you were watching CNN this morning then you heard about the new 'rule' United Airlines is instituting. <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1529524,CST-NWS-united16.article">http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1529524,CST-NWS-united16.article</a></div><br /><div></div><div>Yes, you read that correctly. United Airlines (the bad guys) have instituted a policy in which overweight passengers may be forced to purchase two airline tickets in order to fly with them. </div><div> </div><div>Wow, what next? Smelly people will have to charter their own planes? Skinny people will have to sit two per seat? Better yet, the skinny people plane can have double the seats added...</div><div> </div><div>Their rationale is they received 700 complaints...out of 63 million flyers who used United Airlines. Now that is really messed up. They are going to piss off roughly 40% of their passengers (and that's a kind statistic if you go by the obesity rate in America) so that less than one one-hundreth of a percent of their passengers won't be annoyed? And I thought Amazon was a corporate bully for pulling their sales rankings - United Airlines makes them look like altar boys. </div><div> </div><div>One thing I've learned in spades is some people will never, ever be happy. You can never do enough, say enough or give them enough to make them pleasant to be around. In short, bitterness is more than a fashion-statement - its a lifestyle. I would hazard a guess that these odious types comprise the majority of the 700 whiners.</div><div> </div><div>Other mere mortals, like you and I, have a little-acknowledge facet of our personalities called...compassion. (Shhh, don't let that get around or everyone will want it) When we see someone in an uncomfortable situation we feel for them and we try to lend a smile when we can. We are the 63 million...</div><div> </div><div>This is why United Airlines is the unlucky recipient of the J.C. Wilder...You SUCK award...</div>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-75565394486126197912009-04-13T11:33:00.002-04:002009-04-13T12:23:39.765-04:00Amazon in the Naughty Chair...Remember the show Hee Haw? There was a skit that started out with the intro song:<br /><br />Despair and agony on me...whoa!<br />Depression excessive misery...whoa!<br />If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all...whoat!<br /><br />That is Amazon's new theme song because if pissing off your customer base was an Olympic sport - Amazon would win the gold by a Big Margin.<br /><br />So what are they doing now? In a nutshell, when you do a search on Amazon the back end uses the sales ranking to determine which titles are returned in the search results. So in order to find an author's books, they need to have a sales ranking on their book pages.<br /><br />Amazon (aka, the Evil Empire) has decided to start sectioning off 'adult' content for the protection of our delicate sensibilities. When a publisher sets up a book, they select terms that would apply to the book such as, erotic, erotic romance, sex, love, mystery, violence - you get the picture - this is called Metadata. At Amazon, customers can also select tags for each book so if your book is tagged as erotic - well you end up on the naughty list. Consequently, if the book you are looking for is tagged as erotic, then it won't show up on the search results.<br /><br />So what have they removed? Erotic romances for one. Go search for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dominique+adair">Dominique Adair </a>and should have at least 10 books...only one comes up. Heaven forbid if you're looking for GLBT titles because you'll be out of luck. JL Langley's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Fair-Captain-J-Langley/dp/1599987619/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239638613&sr=1-1">My Fair Captain</a> will only come up if you search for the complete title and there are thousands of others who've had their sales ranking stripped including Maya Banks, Jaci Burton.<br /><br />But you can still search for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sex+toys">sex toys</a>...<br /><br />According to Publisher's Lunch, Amazon has reported that this is an 'error' on their end and it will be fixed shortly. Uh...right.<br /><br />Want to sound off? Amazon Customer Service: <a href="mailto:ecr@amazon.com">ecr@amazon.com</a> or via phone: 1-800-201-7575 and there is a petition: <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/in-protest-at-amazons-new-adult-policy">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/in-protest-at-amazons-new-adult-policy</a>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467040.post-87562822242281218482009-04-12T14:10:00.003-04:002009-04-12T14:30:20.408-04:00Ye Olde Closets....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc8KCXJHrVy07RER1ts7wn83-OlTjFbBJkVUCR5HMk4zLAgvGeJEOTyTsxN2vy1tnq0s3T-i1ZwXekoFWxpYfugWu5v_KYyldm6Z4RrlHRYX5SgkEjlruLT-34idPkfP3hINbsw/s1600-h/charity.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323874006294935330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc8KCXJHrVy07RER1ts7wn83-OlTjFbBJkVUCR5HMk4zLAgvGeJEOTyTsxN2vy1tnq0s3T-i1ZwXekoFWxpYfugWu5v_KYyldm6Z4RrlHRYX5SgkEjlruLT-34idPkfP3hINbsw/s320/charity.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Remember my closet cleaning odyssey? (<a href="http://jcwilder.blogspot.com/2009/01/closet-update.html">http://jcwilder.blogspot.com/2009/01/closet-update.html</a>) Well I finally have my closets all nice and clean and everything is organized to within an inch of its life. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>To catch up - the master bedroom is now my library and my bedroom is the smallest room of them all. It's a little tedious - you walk in the door and you can just throw yourself on the bed - but I don't spend enough time in the bedroom to warrant staying in the big room. Since I spend so much time working, I converted over the master bedroom for the library. Tada! I have space to put in comfy chairs and bring some of my beloved books in from the garage. WOOT!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This is my first collection that went to Amvets - everything goes to help the Veterans - and I'm working on my second collection and it promises to be twice as much stuff. My house feels slimmer already - LOL!</div><br /><div></div>J.C. Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529998791885337709noreply@blogger.com0