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My #1 complaint about the apocalyptic books and movies I've read/seen is that the woman is always the screaming lunatic, dragging her feet, complaining and griping and feeling sorry for herself. Oftimes, she causes such delays and such trouble that she puts the entire family in grave jeopardy, all due to her self-centered, small-minded, egotistical, self-absorbed, time-consuming whining.
I represent that remark.
When I write my apocalyptic thriller, it's going to be the MAN who dances around and whines and complains and carries on.
Because in my life, that'd be closer to the truth.
I'm a 50-something writer with several books under my belt. I read way too much and I think way, way too much. I saw "the writing on the wall" about three years ago and started trying to get ready - as much as a 50-something woman can get ready.
Two years ago, I got my concealed carry permit (no small feat), and then last year, I got my Ham Radio license. I'm also collecting nice bicycles (I have four so far) and learning how to work on them - change tires and fix the gears and such - because I think bicycles will be worth their weight in gold soon.
I'm also learning a lot about electronics and electrical systems (thanks to the interest in Ham Radio), and I now own a nice CB, and am still shopping for a good Ham Radio. I'm hoping to get my General License (more power) very soon.
The more delicate and intricate our cellphone technology becomes, the more easily it can be fractured and destroyed. My interest in Ham Radio was motivated by several factors, but the SHTF is a big one.
Ham Radio and CB Radio are fascinating, because they're their own little radio stations, broadcasting and receiving from a single remote unit. How cool is that?
Meanwhile, my husband reminds me frequently that this is America, and nothing bad will ever happen here. He's heavily invested in stocks (US Stock Market), and I've begged him to get out. "Nothing bad will happen here," he tells me - over and over again.
I hope and pray he's right.
As the poet once said, "The center can not hold."
That's the single most succinct thing I've ever read that aptly describes America's troubles.
BTW, I live in southeastern Virginia, and our children are grown. My dog, however, is still a baby at two years old, and she's such a good little girl. :)
I represent that remark.
When I write my apocalyptic thriller, it's going to be the MAN who dances around and whines and complains and carries on.
Because in my life, that'd be closer to the truth.
I'm a 50-something writer with several books under my belt. I read way too much and I think way, way too much. I saw "the writing on the wall" about three years ago and started trying to get ready - as much as a 50-something woman can get ready.
Two years ago, I got my concealed carry permit (no small feat), and then last year, I got my Ham Radio license. I'm also collecting nice bicycles (I have four so far) and learning how to work on them - change tires and fix the gears and such - because I think bicycles will be worth their weight in gold soon.
I'm also learning a lot about electronics and electrical systems (thanks to the interest in Ham Radio), and I now own a nice CB, and am still shopping for a good Ham Radio. I'm hoping to get my General License (more power) very soon.
The more delicate and intricate our cellphone technology becomes, the more easily it can be fractured and destroyed. My interest in Ham Radio was motivated by several factors, but the SHTF is a big one.
Ham Radio and CB Radio are fascinating, because they're their own little radio stations, broadcasting and receiving from a single remote unit. How cool is that?
Meanwhile, my husband reminds me frequently that this is America, and nothing bad will ever happen here. He's heavily invested in stocks (US Stock Market), and I've begged him to get out. "Nothing bad will happen here," he tells me - over and over again.
I hope and pray he's right.
As the poet once said, "The center can not hold."
That's the single most succinct thing I've ever read that aptly describes America's troubles.
BTW, I live in southeastern Virginia, and our children are grown. My dog, however, is still a baby at two years old, and she's such a good little girl. :)
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