Give till it hurts!

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One has to wonder why the political parties vying for our vote this November need to solicit money every day to win! They appear to be trying to convince us that if we do not give money every day, week, or month, the party will surely fail.

Once the bogus poll collects your email, you will be solicited daily from every person running for office. You will get solicitation emails every day from every candidate.

Now, here is a thought! How about showing us how the money is being spent? Specifically!

I understand that the huge TV ads cost a lot of money to produce and that TV time is expensive. But when you are collecting millions of dollars from big donors, why is my $3, $5, $25 so important?

It would be nice if they weren’t so sneaky. I get emails daily wanting me to do a poll. As soon as you give the info you are solicited for a donation, and it makes me wonder, are the polls credited or is it just a way to, sort of force you to donate.

Many of us barely getting by on Social Insecurity have to weigh the value of letting loose with $$$ that was designated for living expenses. And by the way, since in the olden days when Women got half the salary of men, we have a check that is half of what men enjoy. Please do not tell me that tired old story, “You have a husband to take care of you!” Many of us heard that when we were offered a 25-cent-an-hour wage increase. I personally have told at least one offeror where to put that 25-cent raise. The last time I was offered that so-generous increase, I signed up for the Real Estate Class. Best decision I ever made.  I was never credited with the moola that I paid into SS during that time, and at this late date, I was told, no dice, you have to work for a company and receive a paycheck. Funny, I guess all those commission checks I cashed didn’t count. Even though most self-employed people pay into SS, it’s too bad we can’t collect!  

So long, for now, gotta do something to supplement that so generous SS check!

If you would like to help, go to Books2read, Barnes & Noble, or Smashwords and check out my books available for order as eBooks and Paperbacks. Here is a list to help you find the genre you like.

Maye West Mysteries Book 1 Murder on Lake Haverly

Maye West Mysteries Book 2 Options

Immortal Enemies

Spirited One Book 1 The Protector

Spirited One Book 2 James

The end of the Road

Ruby & Nolan’s Great Adventures in Space Book: 1 The Science Project

Ruby & Nolan’s Great Adventures in Space Book: 2 Dragon Flight

Ruby & Nolan’s Great Adventures in Space Book: 3 The Keep

Ruby & Nolan’s Great Adventures in Space Book: 4 The Others

Ruby & Nolan’s Great Adventures in Space Book: 5 Wormhole

Ruby & Nolan’s Great Adventures in Space Book: 6 Merpeople

Ruby & Nolan’s Great Adventures in Space Book: 7 Decisions

Ruby & Nolan’s Great Adventures in Space Book: 8 Irus

Sleep Travelers Book: 1 The Story of Ning, Dog, & Boss

Sleep Travelers Book: 2 The Amusement Park

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Biography Creating worlds, characters, and wielding power like a madwoman, making my characters happy, sad, angry, and some of them with no redeeming qualities. I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I sometimes laugh out loud when I am writing a scene, and I have been known to cry when one of my favorites has to die. I am a left-handed Gemini, what do you expect? Reading bedtime stories to my two children until they fell asleep or until they just told me to go away, was fun. Making up wild stories for my grandchild, and creating Halloween costumes from Cowboys to a Dragon, was another favorite thing to do. I missed that so much when they were grown, that I started writing. My yearly newsletters frequently were drafted third-person by my Love Birds, Miranda our motorhome, and by Sir Fit the White Knight, our faithful Honda. Throughout the years, some of my creative talents centered around writing letters of complaint expressing my displeasure with services or products. One crucial, at least to my Son, was a note to our local school bus driver petitioning her to allow him back on the bus. He was kicked off for making an obscene gesture at his buddy. I reminded her that it was not directed at her, and that “obscenity can be in the eye of the beholder,” kids use that gesture as a greeting. He rode the bus until he graduated. I loved driving my English teacher crazy. Leaving a “continued next week” at the end of my five handwritten pages required each week. He was one of many people that suggested I “do something about my writing.” I graduated from the School of Hard Knocks at the top of my class. After 30 years, in the trenches as a Real Estate Professional, I have found that truth is stranger than fiction. My books are filled with characters I met in that profession. Their names were changed to protect the guilty. Others were from people we met traveling around the country in Miranda, our Motorhome. I am married nearly 60 years to the love of my life, Shirl, and partner-produced two exceptionally talented children, and one grandchild who is our pride and joy.

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