Yes, crime doesn’t pay. I’m proof, you see,
For my efforts had gained me a well-placed knee.
I tripped and I stumbled, my vision was blurred.
I held fast to my booty: I would not be deterred!
Through the indifferent crowd, I determined to flee.
And that’s when I saw them coming right for me.
Well, this is a challenge.
Actually, it’s a huge challenge to come up with a good challenge. Has anyone ever noticed that?.....
A sequel to Invisible Challenge.
Born and raised on the Canadian prairies, eh?
Husband. Father: two boys. Poker player: live since mid ‘80s; online since ‘00. Poker table builder for fun (and slim profit): four. Mac Evangelista of yore. Goalie (beer league). Curler (more beer). Golf (even more beer). Guinness fan.
I’m “in computers” by profession so I have a few venues as creative outlets. This may be another. My interaction is usually directly proportional to my need to relieve stress.
Last Read: I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby (Recommended)
Quotables:
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Cicero
“We cherish books even if unread, their mere presence exudes comfort, their ready access, reassurance.” – A. E. Newton (QOTD 18 Feb 2005)
“[T]he buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching towards infinity…” – A. E. Newton (QOTD 18 Feb 2005)
“Not only were we naked, starving, and far from our little homes, but we were without any good books as well.” – Karen Gordon (QOTD 18 Mar 2005)
“There are really only two reasons to write: desperation or revenge.” – Elizabeth Hardwick (1916-2007), writer, as quoted by her former student Darryl Pinckney. (QOTD 13 May 2008)
Published on May 08, 2008.
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