Mark R Hunter's Blog – April 2012 Archive (8)
Operation Fails to Cut Out Stress
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK
This might come out a bit more disjointed than usual, and not as funny, as I’ve just been through something of a rough week.
What’s that, you say? I’m always disjointed and not as funny? Clearly you’ve never read the side-splitting account of my prostate exam, which never fails to clear the room.
There are ways one can deal with medical problems: laugh, cry, or stoically carry on, for…
ContinueAdded by Mark R Hunter on April 26, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments
yep ... local author on display
My daughter Charis stopped by The Bookmark, an independent bookstore in Fort Wayne, and was surprised to see Storm Chaser shelved there. I’d asked them to carry it – The Bookmark and Summer’s Stories in Kendallville are the only book stores that carry print copies.
She got so excited that she attracted the attention of another nearby shopper – who decided to buy a copy! I think I’ve discovered a new form of guerilla marketing.
The photo she took is here:…
ContinueAdded by Mark R Hunter on April 25, 2012 at 6:48pm — No Comments
titanic Only Latest in Disaster Fascination
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK
Oh, yeah – the boat that sank.
I have well over a dozen books and movies relating to the doomed passenger liner, Titanic. While many date back to my kids’ fascination with the subject after James Cameron’s move came out, I kept them because of my own fascination with both history and disasters … and, of course, the history of disasters.
We just passed the 100th anniversary…
ContinueAdded by Mark R Hunter on April 17, 2012 at 4:00pm — No Comments
April 15 Deadline Taxes Brain
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK
There’s a certain irony in the fact that I finished doing my taxes just minutes before April Fools’ Day.
Now that I think of it, I wonder if someday the director of the Internal Revenue Service will hold a press conference and say, “You know how we set up this huge, expensive, insanely complicated way of figuring out your income taxes that has more twists and turns than an Alfred Hitchcock movie? April…
ContinueAdded by Mark R Hunter on April 13, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments
website update
My website is going to be down for a few days while my brilliant and beautiful webmaster redesigns it from the top down. Then, like me whenever a ceiling falls on my head, it’ll be drifting in and out as she gets things set.
Once done, www.markrhunter.com will feature easier navigation, more new content, and more frequent updates, along with a hidden button that dispenses chocolate kisses and vodka martinis. We’re working out the…
ContinueAdded by Mark R Hunter on April 11, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments
library snafu un-snafu'd
Storm Chaser is correctly named at all 3 branches of the Noble County Public Library (It was listed as Storm Hunter) – and is checked out from the Kendallville branch! Hopefully this is someone who’ll buy Storm Chaser Shorts when it comes out.
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ContinueAdded by Mark R Hunter on April 10, 2012 at 1:30pm — No Comments
Complainers Adjust to Weather Woes
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK
It’s human nature to complain and want change, and I’ve come to realize why people can adjust to change so quickly: It’s so they can complain some more.
Over the winter, I heard a lot of people complain about the cold. Yet here in northeast Indiana we didn’t have that much cold. On the day I wrote this it snowed in California, but rained here. By the time you read it we’ve had a series of record high…
ContinueAdded by Mark R Hunter on April 5, 2012 at 5:30pm — No Comments
Relay for Life invites survivors to celebrate more birthdays
Nearly 12 million cancer survivors live in the United States today. That’s one reason why the theme for this year’s Noble County Relay for Life is “Birthdays”, and also why the organizers of this American Cancer Society event want to have as many survivors attend as possible.
Cancer survivor Judy Middleton of Albion will be guest speaker at the 2012 Relay. She’ll tell her story of fighting breast cancer at the May 19-20 event, which will be held at the West Noble…
ContinueAdded by Mark R Hunter on April 4, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments
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