It was an ordinary day. I had just finished typing my last entry for the first year of my blog. Started making entries on September 2 of last year with the goal of adding an entry a day. I wasn't sure if I would have enough stories to fill an entire year, but I did it. As a matter of fact, I have more that I plan to add as time goes on. All of the stories that I have placed in "Extraordinary Stories From An Ordinary Guy" have been true. I swear they are!! Some have doubted that. A few comments and some email have questioned how I could have ever had all these thing happen to me. I respond with: How could I have possibly made up the stories. Some are too far fetched to have been anything but true. I have enjoyed every minute of typing and editing the entries. It's always a thrill when I hit the "View Post" and I see the story of the day on the screen. I'm sure you found tons of mistakes throughout the year. I tried my best, but since I wasn't an English teacher, I probably misspelled sum words, put too many commas in, that weren't needed, used the wrong tense in verbs, used "I" when it should have been "me" or vice-versa, and put in words that didn't mean what I had intended them to mean. I want to thank all of you for reading while I was writing. Carol (you do realize by now that she is my wife) asked me a few months ago if I thought anyone was actually reading these crazy stories about my life. I said I'm not sure, but didn't care since I was having such a good time re-living my life. She suggested a "counter" and after adding that feature, I was amazed at how many people actually took the time to read my life history. It is pretty fascinating reading, isn't it? Some days 50-75 people would log on while other days only a half-dozen would take a peek. People from all over the world! I had a comment from California not long ago and have one follower from St. Martin in the French West Indies. I can actually type about 30 words a minute now without looking at the keyboard (was able to type 43 wpm in high school). It usually needs editing though, since I do miss some of the keys from time to time. And, other times my fingers don't keep up with the speed of my mind. Things that I enjoy adding in my stories are adding the words "Well," "Hey," "And ......" or don't add a subject in the sentence. I find that the story flows better, while Carol finds it irritating to read. She gave up reading the stories long ago, since she said that she luckily lived through it the first time, and didn't need to read about it again. Anyway, I have made a new list of stories to type. I may take a break from time to time. I probably won't type a story every day or while on vacation like I did this past year. I will try to add at least one entry every week. I read an article in our local paper titled "How to publish your own book for fun and profit." I'm going to see if I can maybe publish my first year's stories in a book form. That way my mom can read about her son. She won't read it if it is on a computer screen. After reading my final story of the year tomorrow, don't fret. I am still alive!! Allegedly. And ... thanks again for inviting me onto your screen and into your life while you read a little nonsense about LDub. Keep checking in from time to time. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The "End Is In Sight" Story
It was an ordinary day. I had just finished typing my last entry for the first year of my blog. Started making entries on September 2 of last year with the goal of adding an entry a day. I wasn't sure if I would have enough stories to fill an entire year, but I did it. As a matter of fact, I have more that I plan to add as time goes on. All of the stories that I have placed in "Extraordinary Stories From An Ordinary Guy" have been true. I swear they are!! Some have doubted that. A few comments and some email have questioned how I could have ever had all these thing happen to me. I respond with: How could I have possibly made up the stories. Some are too far fetched to have been anything but true. I have enjoyed every minute of typing and editing the entries. It's always a thrill when I hit the "View Post" and I see the story of the day on the screen. I'm sure you found tons of mistakes throughout the year. I tried my best, but since I wasn't an English teacher, I probably misspelled sum words, put too many commas in, that weren't needed, used the wrong tense in verbs, used "I" when it should have been "me" or vice-versa, and put in words that didn't mean what I had intended them to mean. I want to thank all of you for reading while I was writing. Carol (you do realize by now that she is my wife) asked me a few months ago if I thought anyone was actually reading these crazy stories about my life. I said I'm not sure, but didn't care since I was having such a good time re-living my life. She suggested a "counter" and after adding that feature, I was amazed at how many people actually took the time to read my life history. It is pretty fascinating reading, isn't it? Some days 50-75 people would log on while other days only a half-dozen would take a peek. People from all over the world! I had a comment from California not long ago and have one follower from St. Martin in the French West Indies. I can actually type about 30 words a minute now without looking at the keyboard (was able to type 43 wpm in high school). It usually needs editing though, since I do miss some of the keys from time to time. And, other times my fingers don't keep up with the speed of my mind. Things that I enjoy adding in my stories are adding the words "Well," "Hey," "And ......" or don't add a subject in the sentence. I find that the story flows better, while Carol finds it irritating to read. She gave up reading the stories long ago, since she said that she luckily lived through it the first time, and didn't need to read about it again. Anyway, I have made a new list of stories to type. I may take a break from time to time. I probably won't type a story every day or while on vacation like I did this past year. I will try to add at least one entry every week. I read an article in our local paper titled "How to publish your own book for fun and profit." I'm going to see if I can maybe publish my first year's stories in a book form. That way my mom can read about her son. She won't read it if it is on a computer screen. After reading my final story of the year tomorrow, don't fret. I am still alive!! Allegedly. And ... thanks again for inviting me onto your screen and into your life while you read a little nonsense about LDub. Keep checking in from time to time. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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Yes! we DO read your stories, cousin! My sista and I look forward to each story every day! We will have to wean ourselves off the daily kick and be thankful for what we get from now on.
ReplyDeleteCarry on!
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