31 thoughts on “Real Life Is Stranger Than Fiction”
I deliberately try to avoid the news for this very reason, Diane. I always fail and find myself being told all sorts I didn’t need to know about the world, aliens and stuff.
Or does that make us aliens for knowing a famous person? Gee. A conundrum! Or does it make us conundrums for knowing a famous alien? I’m tho confuthed… 😦
Just happened to think back…..waaaaaay back. Anyone remember when after Pres. Kennedy, here in the U.S. (of course, duh me) was killed? The tabloids came out and said that he wasn’t dead, just being hidden away because he was terribly disfigured. A co-worker of mine use to carry the National Enquirer in to work each day like it was the bible itself. She was convinced they were telling the truth and no one could convince her otherwise. Wouldn’t have been so bad except I was working for the Dept. of Education at the time and she was in a management position. Life can be so cruel sometimes. No wonder I lose myself in books. {{{ lol! }}}
LOL! Hard to tell as she was about 12 years older than me at the time. Considering I’m pretty much in the “Crone” stage, she’s most likely gone on to the next level by now. She also believed that aliens had impregnated a lot of us humans, and that actual wolves had raised a flock of human children, she got pretty tedious around lunch time. hahaha
BTW, saw the response about book 7 (along with more?) I’m salivating at the mere thought of more “Spy” stories. I am anxiously waiting. Bless you.
Ay-yi-yi! I can’t imagine working with somebody like that… oh, wait. Yes, I can. In fact, I have a new character in Book 8 who believes all the tabloid stories. This is gonna be fun! 🙂
Well, I find the crap on the supermarket tabloid headlines generally more truthful and certainly more relevant and informative than the crap in the Congressional Record and the evening news. That’s not saying a whole lot, though. 🙂
But may I say how excited I am that not only is Book 7 getting closer to my hot little hands every day, but a release timeframe for BOOK 8 is listed along with a heads up on Book 9!! This is great news indeed!’ This is even hotter news than Kim K being caught in that love nest in the Poconos with the Brazillian National Soccer Team. Again. 🙂
Wait, the Brazilian National Soccer Team?!?
Oh, sorry, let me refocus…
Wow, you’re observant – I just posted the book updates last night! Yes, Book 8 is well underway in my head, and I have a vague plotline for Book 9. I’m not giving myself permission to actually start writing Book 8 until Book 7 is out the door, though. It’s an addiction worse than Halloween candy… 😉
No hurry, go ahead and take a couple of days off. You’ve earned them. And I don’t believe “vague plot lines” for a minute. After all, I’ve read six of your other books. There’s NOTHING vague about any of those. 🙂
Too true! The ‘end of the world’ and ‘aliens’ stuff is always fun. Maybe I’d find the celebrity gossip more interesting if I actually had any idea who these people were…
Isn’t that the truth! I wind up standing and reading all the nonsense titles and then start laughing. Recently another lady looked at me like I was the one that was crazy. Really?
LOL! She was probably a True Believer – soon it will be considered rude to mock their holy tabloids. So I thought I’d better post this cartoon while I could still get away with it. 😉
Author Diane Henders 
I deliberately try to avoid the news for this very reason, Diane. I always fail and find myself being told all sorts I didn’t need to know about the world, aliens and stuff.
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I agree – there are some things I just don’t need to know. And there are many things I really, really don’t want to know…
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You like aliens don’t you? I wonder who’s the celebrity having “fun” with aliens..hehehe.
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I dunno; I always kinda thought most celebrities must be aliens… 😉
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Ehehehe…well…strangely I always used to think: Why do we have this morbid fascination of celebrities..it’s not like they were aliens or something!
hahahaha
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LOL! You do realize that since we both agree on this, that makes it true. Call the tabloids!
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Ahahahahaha! You call them on your side! The tabloids here aren’t so interested in International celebrities and the local ones are plain boring 😛
I get dibs for naming you one of my FAMOUS friends though 😛
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Wait… does that make me an alien…?
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Ooo….wow…gosh, does that make me famous for knowing an alien?
Hehehe.
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Or does that make us aliens for knowing a famous person? Gee. A conundrum! Or does it make us conundrums for knowing a famous alien? I’m tho confuthed… 😦
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Just happened to think back…..waaaaaay back. Anyone remember when after Pres. Kennedy, here in the U.S. (of course, duh me) was killed? The tabloids came out and said that he wasn’t dead, just being hidden away because he was terribly disfigured. A co-worker of mine use to carry the National Enquirer in to work each day like it was the bible itself. She was convinced they were telling the truth and no one could convince her otherwise. Wouldn’t have been so bad except I was working for the Dept. of Education at the time and she was in a management position. Life can be so cruel sometimes. No wonder I lose myself in books. {{{ lol! }}}
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Oh, my – that is truly scary! But maybe she really needed to believe that at the time… I wonder if she still does?
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LOL! Hard to tell as she was about 12 years older than me at the time. Considering I’m pretty much in the “Crone” stage, she’s most likely gone on to the next level by now. She also believed that aliens had impregnated a lot of us humans, and that actual wolves had raised a flock of human children, she got pretty tedious around lunch time. hahaha
BTW, saw the response about book 7 (along with more?) I’m salivating at the mere thought of more “Spy” stories. I am anxiously waiting. Bless you.
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Ay-yi-yi! I can’t imagine working with somebody like that… oh, wait. Yes, I can. In fact, I have a new character in Book 8 who believes all the tabloid stories. This is gonna be fun! 🙂
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Weekly World News is no longer in print, and I find I’m embarrassingly uninformed about the latest ET visits to Earth’s political leaders. Now I have to make do with this guy: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rf9rmDmnKqY/T63DWOBFnnI/AAAAAAAAD98/_mphmNXkzLk/s1600/Ancient-Aliens-Giorgio-Tsoukalo-hair.jpg
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Stop it, you’re scaring me. 😉
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Well, I find the crap on the supermarket tabloid headlines generally more truthful and certainly more relevant and informative than the crap in the Congressional Record and the evening news. That’s not saying a whole lot, though. 🙂
But may I say how excited I am that not only is Book 7 getting closer to my hot little hands every day, but a release timeframe for BOOK 8 is listed along with a heads up on Book 9!! This is great news indeed!’ This is even hotter news than Kim K being caught in that love nest in the Poconos with the Brazillian National Soccer Team. Again. 🙂
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Wait, the Brazilian National Soccer Team?!?
Oh, sorry, let me refocus…
Wow, you’re observant – I just posted the book updates last night! Yes, Book 8 is well underway in my head, and I have a vague plotline for Book 9. I’m not giving myself permission to actually start writing Book 8 until Book 7 is out the door, though. It’s an addiction worse than Halloween candy… 😉
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No hurry, go ahead and take a couple of days off. You’ve earned them. And I don’t believe “vague plot lines” for a minute. After all, I’ve read six of your other books. There’s NOTHING vague about any of those. 🙂
Remain calm, and rock on…
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Aw, thanks! 😀
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I think I’d rather read some of the trash in the checkout line than what is actually happening in the world. At least it’s a laugh.
Cheers!
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Too true! The ‘end of the world’ and ‘aliens’ stuff is always fun. Maybe I’d find the celebrity gossip more interesting if I actually had any idea who these people were…
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Well that’s certainly how I stay on top of the news.
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I mean, seriously, what do I care about economic policy? The important thing is to know who’s boinking whom this week.
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Isn’t that the truth! I wind up standing and reading all the nonsense titles and then start laughing. Recently another lady looked at me like I was the one that was crazy. Really?
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LOL! She was probably a True Believer – soon it will be considered rude to mock their holy tabloids. So I thought I’d better post this cartoon while I could still get away with it. 😉
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Then you obviously didn’t hear that Elvis was spotted in a Walmart in Calgary! You really need to get our more.
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Aw, MAN! I hate it when I miss Elvis. And especially in Walmart… *shudders*
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I know the feeling. And such useful and truthful news we get from those tabloids, too…
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Honestly, I don’t know how I lived without such critical information!
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Yes, it’s critical we consumers know whose celebrity cellulite is whose…
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