GM's thread about nothing (25 Viewers)

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I bet on the brewers but only because the Cubs suck

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

He gets a little detailed

I can see this already but after Chapter 1 I'm still interested and want to read more. I'll prob send it to my Kindle later as well.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Much thanks to those that hooked me with a waffle or demonoid account too. I downloaded some amazon kidnle software that just wirelessly sends stuff from my laptop to the kindle in a second. Pretty neat.

Do what now?I rooted my Kindle Fire so I'm not running the stock software any longer.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

It's great that I don't need any light in the bedroom since I'm sometimes up quite late sleeping.

This is a pretty neat trick, BTW.

 

[Drifter]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

You might want to fill in the Book Description on Amazon to let people know a bit about the book...Edit: I see it's on the Kindle page but not on the physical book page.

 

[Bogart]

In the game and a half since Bogart's divorced was finalized, his beloved Rangers were outscored 27-3 by the Mariners. I'm not saying, I'm just saying...

2-6

I'm still not taking her back. Unless she has read 50 Shades of Gray and I can get a written guarantee that she goes all Mrs. Frosty and Mrs. SLB....for a long time.Then, still, maybe not....probably not.....do they win the World Series?

I love James Harden and I want to either be or have his beard.

Wait... maybe something else.

I like his beard and I want to make sweet, sweaty sixth-manlove to him. I suppose that would be different. Slightly.

This made me do a spit-take.

So I get up this morning, drop the kids off at day care and start my way down to Austin for a meeting. One hour into the 2.5 hour drive I get a message that the meeting is cancelled. FML. And instead of using it as a reason to take most of the day "getting back" to the office, I make it in by 10:15.

 

[Bogart]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

Very, very cool. Will add it to my Kindle tonight.

 

[Gadzooks]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

Thats awesome. Good for him. I'll have to buy the actual book since I don't have a Kindle, Nook, MP3 player, Blue Ray thingy, lap top, electric can opener or any other kind of fancy new technology the kids are playing with these days.

 

[urbanhack]

#### ME!!!!

How do I keep leaving RA Dickey on the bench?>?!!

####!!

 

[charvik]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

Awesome! I just ordered one. Going to turn the wife's book club on it once received, to see if I can drum up some more sales.

 

[General Malaise]

You might want to fill in the Book Description on Amazon to let people know a bit about the book...Edit: I see it's on the Kindle page but not on the physical book page.

Do you know how I go about doing this? TIA.

 

[General Malaise]

You guys are the best.

LOL at the book club reading this. I bet they hate it.

 

[charvik]

You guys are the best. LOL at the book club reading this. I bet they hate it.

doesn't matter if they buy it

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

It's great that I don't need any light in the bedroom since I'm sometimes up quite late sleeping.

This is a pretty neat trick, BTW.

Typo, Mr. Perfect. :fu:

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Much thanks to those that hooked me with a waffle or demonoid account too. I downloaded some amazon kidnle software that just wirelessly sends stuff from my laptop to the kindle in a second. Pretty neat.

Do what now?

I rooted my Kindle Fire so I'm not running the stock software any longer.

There's software to send docs to your kindle from your laptop via wifi and the whispernet

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Got throught the first chapter. What's that old coot Xerxes up to? Why does he still think of his barber as a negro? Looking forward to figuring it out.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print.

Did he want to sell any copies, Spelly McSpellerson? But that's really cool though

Drinking beers outside Miller Park. 50/50 whether I'll actually go inside to watch any baseball.

Perfect day for it Though they may sweep through around the 6th inning to get you in the game or out of the lot.

 

[phishphan]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

that's awesome. I'll buy it this weekend for my iPad.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Much thanks to those that hooked me with a waffle or demonoid account too. I downloaded some amazon kidnle software that just wirelessly sends stuff from my laptop to the kindle in a second. Pretty neat.

Do what now?

I rooted my Kindle Fire so I'm not running the stock software any longer.

There's software to send docs to your kindle from your laptop via wifi and the whispernet

Oh. Why did you need Demonoid for that?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Much thanks to those that hooked me with a waffle or demonoid account too. I downloaded some amazon kidnle software that just wirelessly sends stuff from my laptop to the kindle in a second. Pretty neat.

Do what now?

I rooted my Kindle Fire so I'm not running the stock software any longer.

There's software to send docs to your kindle from your laptop via wifi and the whispernet

Oh. Why did you need Demonoid for that?

I used demonoid to pull down about 1400 books. Then I look at reviews to see what looks good and send it to the kindle. wa la

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print.

Did he want to sell any copies, Spelly McSpellerson?

My first thoughts while reading it were, "GMdad can really turn a phrase...I wonder what happened to his kid?"

 

[Mr.Pack]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

Very cool GM.Good luck to your pops!

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Much thanks to those that hooked me with a waffle or demonoid account too. I downloaded some amazon kidnle software that just wirelessly sends stuff from my laptop to the kindle in a second. Pretty neat.

Do what now?

I rooted my Kindle Fire so I'm not running the stock software any longer.

There's software to send docs to your kindle from your laptop via wifi and the whispernet

Oh. Why did you need Demonoid for that?

I used demonoid to pull down about 1400 books. Then I look at reviews to see what looks good and send it to the kindle. wa la

Wa la indeed.

 

[Mr.Pack]

I bet on the brewers but only because the Cubs suck

So far so good.

 

[UOFI_316]

Now $406.

Thank you.

He gets a little detailed and the story drags a bit...okay, more than a bit. But I was a little surprised at the plot twists.

Thanks GB.

Does his son learn to spell?? I will download a copy tonight. If he can somehow incorporate mom-porn into his next book he should do alright.

 

[General Malaise]

Got throught the first chapter. What's that old coot Xerxes up to? Why does he still think of his barber as a negro? Looking forward to figuring it out.

Oh, uh....yeah. My dad tends to use that word a lot in this book.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Got throught the first chapter. What's that old coot Xerxes up to? Why does he still think of his barber as a negro? Looking forward to figuring it out.

Oh, uh....yeah. My dad tends to use that word a lot in this book.

:hoodson:

 

[General Malaise]

Got throught the first chapter. What's that old coot Xerxes up to? Why does he still think of his barber as a negro? Looking forward to figuring it out.

Oh, uh....yeah. My dad tends to use that word a lot in this book.

:hoodson:

not that so much as I think he feels it lends more literary credibility to the time of the story if he uses that word instead of current vernacular.

 

[Marvin]

What's wrong with negro?

 

[charvik]

What's wrong with negro?

 

[Frostillicus]

Drinking beers outside Miller Park. 50/50 whether I'll actually go inside to watch any baseball.

Tell me who to bet on. I need a day game wager! Wait, Frosty...are you still doing prop bets? Sportbook just got funded thanks to the OKC Thunder winning the West.

11-0 last night.

 

[General Malaise]

What's wrong with negro?

Probably not something I'd bark out at the American Jewelry & Loan on 8 Mile in Detroit, but I suppose in the 60's it was the polite term du jour.

 

[General Malaise]

Drinking beers outside Miller Park. 50/50 whether I'll actually go inside to watch any baseball.

Tell me who to bet on. I need a day game wager! Wait, Frosty...are you still doing prop bets? Sportbook just got funded thanks to the OKC Thunder winning the West.

11-0 last night.

Jesus....include me back in, por favor.

 

[charvik]

Read the first two chapters from the preview. Very short/terse language, and a little hard for me to get right into, but I got used to it. I'm intrigued and am looking forward to reading the full story.

ETA: The sex scenes aren't exactly Fifty Shade-ish, sorry frosty

 

[Marvin]

What's wrong with negro?

Probably not something I'd bark out at the American Jewelry & Loan on 8 Mile in Detroit, but I suppose in the 60's it was the polite term du jour.

Exactly. I mean how many black folks are going to be reading this book anyway?

 

[charvik]

What's wrong with negro?

Probably not something I'd bark out at the American Jewelry & Loan on 8 Mile in Detroit, but I suppose in the 60's it was the polite term du jour.

Exactly. I mean how many black folks are going to be reading this book anyway?

<redacted>

 

[General Malaise]

It will bog down quite a bit and he focuses a great deal of attention on minutia (what the protagonist eats for dinner, how he goes about doing mundane tasks, detailed backgrounds of minor players in the book) but there's some pretty interesting developments and forays into the dark side. There's a pretty good poker game with an outcome I didn't see coming, a trip to Vegas that pushes the main character into the deep and more than a few tangents that take the reader down a pleasant deviation (canoe trips with foxy coeds, runs across the border, etc).

I appreciate all the feedback and really do thank you guys for taking the time. Old man will be thrilled to see a few copies moved.

 

[General Malaise]

Read the first two chapters from the preview. Very short/terse language, and a little hard for me to get right into, but I got used to it. I'm intrigued and am looking forward to reading the full story.

ETA: The sex scenes aren't exactly Fifty Shade-ish, sorry frosty

That was the hardest thing for me to read...it's my own dad for christ's sake! I didn't need to venture there.

 

[charvik]

It will bog down quite a bit and he focuses a great deal of attention on minutia (what the protagonist eats for dinner, how he goes about doing mundane tasks, detailed backgrounds of minor players in the book) but there's some pretty interesting developments and forays into the dark side. There's a pretty good poker game with an outcome I didn't see coming, a trip to Vegas that pushes the main character into the deep and more than a few tangents that take the reader down a pleasant deviation (canoe trips with foxy coeds, runs across the border, etc).I appreciate all the feedback and really do thank you guys for taking the time. Old man will be thrilled to see a few copies moved.

How much work went into getting it published? I might have some interest in getting some stuff to print...

 

[General Malaise]

It will bog down quite a bit and he focuses a great deal of attention on minutia (what the protagonist eats for dinner, how he goes about doing mundane tasks, detailed backgrounds of minor players in the book) but there's some pretty interesting developments and forays into the dark side. There's a pretty good poker game with an outcome I didn't see coming, a trip to Vegas that pushes the main character into the deep and more than a few tangents that take the reader down a pleasant deviation (canoe trips with foxy coeds, runs across the border, etc).I appreciate all the feedback and really do thank you guys for taking the time. Old man will be thrilled to see a few copies moved.

How much work went into getting it published? I might have some interest in getting some stuff to print...

I don't think it was that difficult to self publish. Dave (JTC) pointed us in the right direction and my dad did the rest. I'd be happy to put him in touch with you.

 

[phishphan]

Anyone here work in the IT field and know anything about resumes? I've worked for my current employer since I was 23, so I haven't needed a resume in almost 17 years, and even then I wasn't looking for a job in IT. I was just wondering if someone could look at it, and tell me what they think - if it is OK, needs to be reworked, or completely rewritten.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Fn brewers

 

[Sarnoff]

Definitely a better read than "Time Passes Slowly" or "Mr Ishida's Bookstore"

 

[cosjobs]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

Awesome. Sent it to my kindle...I'll read it over the weekend and write a review.

same here. will also ask my mom and wife to read/review

 

[cosjobs]

Much thanks to those that hooked me with a waffle or demonoid account too. I downloaded some amazon kidnle software that just wirelessly sends stuff from my laptop to the kindle in a second. Pretty neat.

Do what now?

I rooted my Kindle Fire so I'm not running the stock software any longer.

There's software to send docs to your kindle from your laptop via wifi and the whispernet

Oh. Why did you need Demonoid for that?

I used demonoid to pull down about 1400 books. Then I look at reviews to see what looks good and send it to the kindle. wa la

I'd take a flash drive

 

[flysack]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

That's a pretty awesome story. Congrats to the old man for seeing this thing through.

 

[General Malaise]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

Awesome. Sent it to my kindle...I'll read it over the weekend and write a review.

same here. will also ask my mom and wife to read/review

Thanks GB.

 

[krista4]

Is there a word for the constant fear that when you have your phone on mute it's not really muted? I have this all the time. Currently worried that while I'm on a conference call with all the folks back in the US who are making decisions that immediately affect our company's future, they're listening to the room-service chick with the lovely French accent thoroughly explain the five cheeses on my cheese plate to me and offer me a tasting of my bottle of wine.

auralnoia?

Perfect. I might establish a foundation seeking a cure. What color ribbons are still available for us to wear?

I vote glowing red to match the mute light on my phone that I stare at, really wondering if it is working.

I'm particularly fond of hitting the speaker button to hang up, then hitting it again to make absolutely certain nobody is there before speaking freely. :super-auralnoid:

not the only one.I like the glowing red ribbon idea. I'll start working on this.

I think a more muted tone would be appropriate.

Well played.So I only have one other colleague on this trip with me, so it's just the two of us at lunch, dinner, etc. He is gay. Not Richard Simmons gay (and not even "out" at the company) but just Neil Patrick Harris gay enough that people everywhere seem to think at we're married, but that maybe I don't understand that my husband is actually gay. Everyone in Luxembourg feels sorry for me. :(

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Sorry about your fake gay husband K4

 

[krista4]

Dear GMTAN Friends -

It has been a lifelong dream of my father's to publish a book. He wrote his first book at Rollins College in the 60's as a freshman and upon learning that nobody was interested in picking it up and publishing it, he got drunk, lit the manuscript on fire, threw it in the sewer and transferred at the end of the year to Texas. He quit writing and picked up heavy drinking and poker. Then one day during his senior year, carrying a very Bluto like 0.0 GPA, he crashed his car into another while carrying a very Bluto like 3.0 BAC, fled the scene, fled the state, joined the Army, went AWOL after boot camp, was captured, went to the brig, got out and spent 3 years in Germany where he got his life together and fell in love with my mother, who was spending her junior year in college in Paris.

Over the years, he spent the bulk of his life working as an accountant, fathering his two kids and drinking copious amounts of Bud Leaded. A very quiet man who always takes a back seat to my outgoing and charismatic mother, he furtively went back to his inkwell and started crafting another novel. Late last year, he sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it, edit it and help him get it into print. Thanks to the modern age of technology and with the help of my good buddy Jefferson The Caregiver, who guided us every step of the way in the world of self publishing, my dad's dream is finally realized.

I won't champion this book as a page-turning, Pulitzer Prize destined read, but I'm quite proud of the old man and would love it if just a few copies found their way into Kindles or Nooks or even bookshelves for those of us who still like the feel of turning paper pages. For those so inclined, you can find his book at both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can find a description of the book, but thus far, no reviews. I liked it quite a bit, but I'm very biased.

Thanks,

GM

Doesnt seem to be Nook available, is this right? Aso, big to GMDad.