Have You Ever Failed at Something?

Stupid question, right? Everybody fails at something sometime. And yet, silly me, I expect myself to be perfect. To just not screw up. And when I fail, or screw up, I indulge in the kind of self-flagellation that doesn't do anything but make myself feel worse, and certainly doesn't fix the problem. Which is stupid. Which I realize. So I beat myself up about that.

I don't know where that particular brand of guilt/stupidity came from. Nor do I really care. I just wish I could get over it. Life is hard enough without making things worse for yourself.

But there you go. I'm turning fifty very soon. I haven't gotten past it yet. I may not ever. But dammit I am going to try!

OKAY, on to the next thing. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?

I am committing to doing more with the blogs again now that I'm less ill and less depressed. SO, some of the things I'm considering:

STARTING A NEW THING that is the "CREATURE FEATURE" or sometimes "DOUBLE FEATURE." This would be done randomly where I post an excerpt from an upcoming book with notes from the author. Would you like to have me do this?
1) On Friday, actually post some progress.
2) On Saturday doing a catch-up replay of the new Serial thus far plus the new installment.
3) On Monday catching up the points and doing a new trivia.

And I am hereby asking not only for opinions, but for the posse members to write me and give me encouragement. I need it. A lot. Please. Put RAH RAH in the Re.

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I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE DELAYS!

AND TO THOSE OF YOU TO WHOM I OWE PRIZES -- THE TRUCK IS FIXED. I CAN GO TO THE POST OFFICE IN SAN ANGELO TOMORROW. (WHICH SAVES SEVERAL DAYS OFF OF DELIVERY TIME). SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK YOU GET TO YELL AT ME. SERIOUSLY. I'll even PM you a temporary telephone number (for a burn phone--appropriately enough) where you can give me hell.