I know, I know.  I’ve been an incredibly bad writer with no new rambling for at least two months now.  But, the less the rambling page is updated, the better I’m doing as far as working on those semi-important novels, which, in case you didn’t know, is the real reason I have this website.  For my few ardent followers, however, I’ll try to do better with my website in the future. 

I guess one of the biggest things going on right now with my writing life is that my poem patience won honorable mention in FictionAddiction.NET’s Second Annual Poetry Contest.  With only one grand winner and four honorable mentions, I guess that’s pretty okay.  At any rate, I’m thrilled.  patience is one of my favorites out of all the poems I’ve written.  It always struck that right chord in my soul, especially when I wrote it.  Other than that, I’m working hard on my second novel Underground, which is surviving the major surgery very nicely.  I also have a non-fiction project going on that is more fun than I ever possibly imagined.  Look for news on that soon.

I'm not quite sure what else to write about tonight.  I don't have any great wisdom to pass.  No deep insights on life -- and no rants about impending holidays to share with the world.  I also have few complaints.  So I thought maybe I’d just relay a couple of observations I've recently had and quietly go away for another month.

1)  I have finally come to realize that irony is nothing more than bothersome coincidence.  I've come to fear irony, because in my life, irony is abundant.  Way too abundant.

2)  There are two very important things that you need to know how to correctly utilize in order to make it through life.  One is the “conveniently-do-not-hears”.  The other is the “temporary-memory-losses”.

And finally, before I sign off for the night and finish this rambling:  if you’re out there and slowly mucking your way through my blathering, Tony Finklehoffer, just remember this one thing...all the fireworks going off the next few days, well they’re all for you.  Happy Birthday from one of your biggest fans.

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