Bravest Thing (He Ever Did)

The Church asks for our participation in the synod on synodality for synodal synodalness. Seeing as I'm now on summer vacation, and have hours to kill... in the words of beloved Susan of the parish council, "bless and amem." You got it. Looks about right. Dear parish community. Here are good reasons to read the IL: Sincerely, D. Millette A nice fire for S'mores. Groups of people love S'mores. I'd say this is accurate. Make sin okay Chase trads away Boomers infringe Now everything's cringe

Here is an evergreen list of a few things I’ve learned about self-publishing. By the way…there’ll be more books coming out later this fall! -         When plotting a story, really nail down the 5 milestones.       -           The M.C. must be active. Readers hate passivity. -           The M.C. should have some personal issues/struggles to deal with. -           Always have a punchable villain. Even if the villain is a concept or a horrible disaster. -           Write it all out. As quickly as possible. Your brain’s storytelling, when let loose, is far superior if allowed to go with the flow. Only edit after you are finished. The first time I started a novel I made the mistake of editing all my previous day’s work the next morning. Disaster! I essentially had to go ba...

Let's see how this has aged.  Remember Covid-19? That's an honest question. I forget about it for months at a time now. But back in the day, it was everything. Actually, getting every man, woman, and child vaccinated was everything. Job firings. Denial of medical care. Can't buy basic items at stores. At one point a poll revealed some truly disgusting results . 27% of Canadians wanted me, or people like me, jailed. 37% said I should be denied medical care. 44% said I should be banned from engaging in public activities. How did this age? Since March 2020, I have not missed a single day of work because of Covid-19 . Be it from myself or to care for a family member. NOT ONE! Let's just say the same can't be said of the vaccinated around me. Not by a long shot. And this doesn't even bring up the many days missed because of the...shot. Photo taken from Engage Ottawa

I need some subs, bruh. Don't be cringe and just smash the button. Skill issue much? Cries aggressively. I imagine that's what I sound like with what I'm about to say. That is, I ask/encourage you to do something for me...  Go to my YouTube channel and SUBSCRIBE to it. That's right, I'm now a teenage YouTuber who gauges success in life by likes, subs, and number of comments. Not really. Well, not at all, actually. But it would be helpful to me. Some recent offerings: Creating a log bench with the boys: The ultimate brother-takes-down-brother video: CLICK HERE Cuteness overload: CLICK HERE Checking in on two amazing churches: Fun trip videos:  And so much more. Cooking, cuteness, bushcraft, exploring... lots of topics. Sound good? JUST CLICK HERE to subscribe. Thanks, bruh...

I need to clear the air on something, as well as issue an official apology.  In March of 2022, I released my first book, Disconnected: The Broken Path . The launch went well, and I even released a sequel later in the year, Escape to the Wild . Unfortunately, I got more than a little ahead of myself. At the time, in my new-author enthusiasm, I started calling out author J.K. Rowling. On a since-deleted post on Facebook I stated: "Who is this J.K. Rowling guy? You think you're pretty good? I'm taking you down!" I then added a picture of the current book rankings of the day (where, admittedly, my book was outselling J.K. Rowling's books). I thought nothing of it until I was served notice of potential legal action earlier this year. It turns out that:           A) J.K. Rowling is not a male, but a female.          B) J.K. Rowling is not amused when women claim to be men, and vice versa.         ...

 

One year ago, on the feast of St. Joseph, I hit publish on my first book. What a thrill that was! And what a ride it's been. Since then I've learned more than I ever thought possible, which is to say, I've probably learned 1% of what there is to know about book writing and publishing. A few takeaways:      - Writing a book is harder than it looks.       - Writing a book is one of the most enjoyable things I know.       - The formatting/cover aspect is like slamming your head against the wall until you pass out. But when you do finally come back to sanity...you slam your head against the wall again until you pass out.      - Selling a book is the hardest thing to do on the face of the planet.      - Local is best.      - It's all addicting. When July rolled around and I finally had more free time, I jumped into writing a second book. The entire process repeated. More time to immerse myself...

Here's a bit of nostalgia. Remember those Chuck Norris lines? The ones where he is, well, Chuck Norris. Someone posted on the Book of Faces recently with the line: Some of the responses were pretty hilarious. Death once had a near-Chuck Norris experience. When Chuck Norris left for College, he told his dad he is the man of the house  now. They built a bridge to honor Chuck Norris. They had to change the name because no one ever crosses Chuck Norris. He once killed two stones with one bird He once threw a boomerang   but it was too afraid to come back. Chuck Norris was bitten by a cobra; it was touch and go but the cobra is expected to make a full recovery. Chuck Norris was born May 6, 1945. The Nazis surrendered on May 7, 1945. When Chuck Norris went skydiving his parachute didn't open. Next day he took it back and got a refund. He had a staring contest with the sun, the sun lost. Chuck Norris won an argument with his wife……. Twice. Fun fact.... ...Chuck No...

Disconnected: The Broken Path Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1778052509 USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1778052509 Escape to the Wild Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1778052533 USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1778052533

A player for the Buffalo Bills crumpled yesterday following a seemingly routine play. Cardiac arrest. CPR. Doctors. Defibrillation. Ambulance. All in front of a national audience on Monday Night Football. I will not say I know why he collapsed. Some are quick to say it was the vaxx. Maybe. But I also know of a 20-year-old player for the local Nipawin Hawks (hockey) who once blocked a shot in the chest, the same location that the football player got hit. This young man got up, then promptly collapsed. He died later in hospital. It's a tragedy. Sadly, it happens. Rumours are that the NFL wanted to keep playing the game . Something to the effect of: "Hey boys, take 5 minutes to collect yourselves, then we're back out there." People are jumping all over the NFL for this. Though the NFL denies this to be the case (note: they're not the most honest organization to ever walk this earth).  Not fun. I sympathize. Years back I was called to an emergency staff meeting before...