Eric

Well, I've decided that my life story is no longer going to be on public display for just anybody to read.  It is not that I am not willing to tell it.  But rather, if you want to know it then come talk to me and hear about it the old fashion way.

READING ASSIGNMENT (2 books total)

George R.R. Martin - A Clash of Kings
James Allen - As a Man Thinketh

Okay, I guess I need to add some new dialogue since it has been forever since I have done anything with this page.  The Kafka Review has been moved to Book Reviews 1 page.  In case you missed reading it while it was here for the last 4 months I highly recommend clicking on the link and reading it because obviously whatever I have to say is crucially important.  Moving onward to some recent occurrences I am still refusing to tell you anything personal about my life and what is happening with me because I am just a selfish bastard in that way I suppose.  Actually, I refuse to share with just any stranger as a courtesy to the friends I do have.  They get the best of Eric because they are willing to put forth the time to be my friend and it would not be very special if I just gave myself and all my goodies away freely to just anybody.  With that said we go to another book review.

"As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen is a tasty quick lttle read.  And if you are feeling a bit down with your business or even your personal lfe and need to spin a positive outlook on things to give yourself a kick in the ass, which 99% of us do (that numerical quantity was added especially for Meldusa because she doesn't understand my need to place percentage estimates on everything), then by all means get the book and do some reading for all of the hour it will take to finish this title.  Plus the price is right on this item.  You can find it online for free as a pdf download if you are willing to look all of 168 seconds for it.  If I can find it then anybody can.   As for the meat and potatoes of the book I will have to get back to you on that because I read it quickly and want to and will definitely give it a second read.   This little passage is just to get your mouth watering a bit for it.  After I have given it my second attentiveness then you can be sure I will come back here and finish off my review.  Until then you are welcome to read it for yourself in advance and let me know what you think.

Good Luck!  Email me your thoughts and happy reading!

Now for another story I just have to tell you all about.  This involves a movie (sort of), a walk, a check, and a bank full of laughter.  Or maybe that was just in my head.  Anyhow, I was recommended and lent a movie "Blue Collar Comedy Tour - the movie" by a coworker and after watching it I decided then and there that I would have to buy this product on DVD the next time I made it to a store that sold it.  Yes, it is that funny.  In fact, I did just do that purchasing the first opportunity I had and let my parental units watch this movie and they both couldn't stop laughing.  That is saying a lot since my mother usually cannot sit or stay awake through more than 40 minutes of a movie on any other occasion.  But I digress again so let me get back to the real story at hand.  There is a part in this movie that one of the gentlemen calls himself "the tater".  And until you see the movie you will never understand why this is funny but I am going to ignore that and continue with my tale.  So one day during my lunchtime trips I had a check that needed to be cashed.  That sounds really stuipid now that I just listened to it.   A check that needs cashed?  Well no shit shirlock of course it needs cashed.   Otherwise it would be called cash and not a check.  So I walk over to the local bank where I just so happen to have an account in order to conduct such business as cashing checks and I walk myself on up to the teller and wink and flirt with her a little bit.  She was kind of homely looking and since I know what it is like to be that way I can appreciate the need for a little affectious attention.  And I give her the check and all the information she needs, including my home phone number, address and work scheedule, just in case you know.  And she turns away to process my money or do whatever she needs to do in order to give me that hundred dollars I had coming to me and it was just then that a replay of the movie came to me inside my head.  I just pictured that guy saying, "you caught me, you caught the tater" over and over again and I couldn't stop laughing on the inside.  well, the scary thing is that once I get myself going like that then I have to let it out and sure enough I started laughing out loud in the bank and it was uncontrollable.  I continued to do it as all the other patrons were looking at me like "uh oh, this guy is going to do something".  I am sure they thought I was going to robe the joint or whatnot.   The tellers were looking at me as well of course.  I tend to attract the attention of others because I have a mystical quality.  So the homely teller comes back and counts out my money and she cannot help but smile bcause I am still laughing like a madman there and eventually she is chuckling too by the end but to her credit she never did question me a single time about why I was laughing.  So I take my money and sock it in my pocket, now that is a catch phrase that will soon be circulating around the nation, and headed for the door.  to end this tory rather abruptly I will just tell you this.  I ended up giggling like a school girl for the next ten minutes as I walked home to my aprtment, another forty-five minutes as I ate lunch (yes I took more than an hour lunch, oh well), and then for the next four hours while I was sitting at my desk.  My cubicle neighbors had to be wondering what exactly was going on in my head.   I often wonder that very same thing myself.  End of story...for now.

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Eric's Novel Excerpts:

Chapter 1 (coming soon..and when I say soon I mean by 2005)
Chapter 2 (coming soon..and when I say soon I mean by 2005)
Chapter 3 (coming soon..and when I say soon I mean by 2005)
Chapter 4 (coming soon..and when I say soon I mean by 2005)
Chapter 5 (coming soon..and when I say soon I mean by 2005)

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Hodgepodge:

Lilies Weird & Wonderful
AllegCountyAssessments
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Dictionary&Thesaurus
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Music To Enjoy Section:

GUSTER
COUNTING CROWS
OLD 97'S
kASEY CHAMBERS
MOULIN ROUGE
EVANESCENCE
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
LIZ PHAIR

Notes from the Editor of this page, Eric

• This really isn't a note but just something to explain about some of the things on these pages.  The links may or may not work.  I haven't tested them in a while.  I may add some in the future.
• In my spare time I sometimes get around to writing some poetry.  Here is a sample of a few of them.  Remember, anything on this page or linked to it is under copyright protection(like you would ever want to steal this)  Poetry
• In addition to poetry I love to collect quotes, sayings and expressions from movies, my daily travels and whatnot.  Since I'm bothering with this now I guess I might as well throw up a link for it.  Here you go.  Quotes
• Finally, as I stated earlier I am part owner in a small business.  Be sure to check out the My Company link after I get it finished. Sorry, it's still under construction right now

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