HELP!

So my Kickstarter campaign seems to have stalled a bit. So near yet so far away! Would you all take a moment to visit and take a look? Even if you can only spare a dollar every little bit helps to get this project off the ground. Or if you find you can't squeak out a donation, share the link with your friends. Support the arts and history at the same time!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1099705752/committed-belchertown-state-school-for-the-feeble

Still alive....I know, you've heard that before...

It's true. I really am still alive. And guess what else is live....my Kickstarter project! That's right, that's where I have been, busily creating my next work of genius.

Check it out here and donate. Even if it's only $1. If every one of you donates a buck, I can get the history of one of the most interesting buildings in the state of Massachusetts finally assembled and printed. And yes, there's something in it for you. You get your name in the book! The more you donate, the more cool stuff you get! Like a signed copy of the finished book, signed photos, maybe even a chance to accompany me to the building for some publicity photos! So please, check it out and back it.

Support the arts and history!

I wrote a book...

That's right. I wrote a book.

Bet you were wondering where I've been...well, now you know!

Well that and I'm back to teaching special ed full time. Bet you didn't think you'd ever hear that either! Ha.

If you love my witty banter and think I'm a halfway decent writer, go buy my book. It's available on both Kindle and Nook.

If you think I'm just a babbling idiot with lousy writing skills, go buy my book anyway. I'm in the middle of renovating a house. I'm broke.

For Kindle

For Nook

He's not on Angie's list...

The other day when we demo'd the other bedroom, you know how I mentioned it was a breeding ground for mold? I may have exaggerated a bit but the insulation was definitely black instead of pink. People, we pulled this insulation out for a reason. It had been pinned up against the roof for decades, collecting moisture and acting as an impromptu petri dish. We yanked it all out to stop the spread of black lung.

Not a day later I looked out the Door to Nowhere (yes, we have a Door to Nowhere, just like the Winchester Mystery House) and there was a pickup truck parked next to our dumpster. There's an old guy who eats at the restaurant next door every day at the same time and one afternoon he came over and asked if he could dump some things in our dumpster. Of course Bruce said yes, then asked him what he did for work. He told us that he does odd jobs like drywall and plastering. Both our eyes lit up when he said that since we're both tired of mudding and sanding our shitty, wavy walls. Bruce asked him if he'd be willing to come up and take a look at our drywall to see if he'd be willing to do the rest of the finish work.

To make a long story short, here's my text message to Bruce from the other day:

Me: So not letting old guy in house.
Bruce: Why?
Me: Let's just say, insulation is gone from dumpster.
Bruce: What?
Me: Old guy took it out of dumpster. Eww.
Bruce: He what? That shit was moldy. He's not doing work on house.
Me: What's he going to do with moldy insulation?
Bruce: Don't want to think about it. Tell everyone, don't hire old guy.

I'm guessing he's not on Angie's list...

Jenny Lawson is my HERO!

A couple weeks ago I got voted in as president of the Friends of the West Springfield Public Library. Basically what we do is raise money for the library and help the library stay afloat. The town is supposed to be building a new library but with a new mayor in office the project has run into a number of problems and we are in danger of losing millions of dollars that were granted to us for a new building. Now the Friends are going into overdrive to help raise awareness and funds to keep the project rolling.

So yesterday I emailed a couple of authors that I happen to be a huge fan of and asked if they would be willing to help in some way. Jenny Lawson of Bloggess fame has generously offered signed book plates for her new book Let's Pretend This Never Happened. That means we get to auction off a few copies of one of the funniest books I have read in a long, long time! Jenny is also going to post a blurb on her Twitter supporting the West Springfield Public Library.

Thank you Jenny! You are my hero!!!