Bob Avey’s 4th
Quarter 2017
Newsletter
Search for the positive.
It seems a lot of bad things are happening in the world.
However, your outlook can easily be improved through shifting your focus.
My wife, Kathi, and I have been brown-bagging our lunch
lately in a small park located near our work site. Being keen on observation, I
noticed early on the abundance of imaginative fodder available there. We wisely
choose to concentrate on simple things like grass, trees, birds, and animals. Occasionally
we take the short hike to one of the ponds in the area where we see the handy
work of beavers, though we’ve yet to actually see the critters. Every now and
then, we glimpse a rabbit. However, we typically watch squirrels – the small,
four legged kind. I specify because there are quite a few human species of
squirrel out and about. To clarify any confusion that might erupt, I offer the
following:
While eating at the park recently, Kathi and I watched as a
large, white van pulled into the driveway of one of the houses directly across
from us. Three men climbed out of the van, walked to the curbside near the
mailbox, and turned in unison to face the house. Like some comedy trio, they
studied the house and lawn, each taking a turn at removing their hat and
scratching their head, as if whatever they were observing presented a near
insurmountable problem. After a few minutes of this – it seemed a lot longer –
one of the men went to the van and pulled out an extension cord. After – with
some difficulty I might add – finding an outside electrical outlet, he plugged
in the cord. Again the three aligned themselves and stared at the house. Finally
one of them pulled a hedge trimmer from the van, plugged it to the cord, and
began trimming a rather large bush near the garage. The other two did nothing
but watch. It took the poor guy about ten minutes to make the bush look worse
than it had before the trimming. After that, they all climbed back in the van
and drove away, leaving several other bushes and the lawn, which needed
attention as well, untouched. Hmm...
It has certainly been a long, circuitous route, but I am
finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel with my 4th Elliot
novel. I hope to have it completed soon. Now comes the fun part: Editing and
rewriting. If anyone would be interested in being a beta reader, please let me
know.
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