Yesterday, Sunday, July 10, 2011, I took the day off from both writing and photography. I am an avid cyclist and the Tour de France is must watching and a writer could not have dreamed up a better scenario than came about on the tour yesterday. There was crash after crash and the winner from last year spent almost as much time on the pavement as he did on the saddle. It was the best stage in over twenty years, if you like real drama in your sports — the writing was tight, the characters believable, there was conflicts, there was mystery, there was heroism. Who could think that a rider hurled fifteen feet in the air. only to land on a barbed wire fence would get back on his bicycle and finish the race, with blood streaming down his leg.
My sister, Ann keeps asking me how do I come up with the ideas for my murder mysteries. All a writer has to do is watch sports, and read about how cruel man is to his fellow man.
We had our granddaughter, Madison over on Saturday night so our daughter and her mom along with her boy friend and other friends could volunteer for Make-A-Wish foundation by selling beer and wine at the tent for Hot Harley Nights in Downtown Sioux Falls on Saturday night. Late morning on Sunday Lynda and I took Madison to see Mr Poppers Penguins with Jim Carey. The story line was tight. The protagonist fought his personal demons and won. The comedy was well controlled and carried off well. It was an entertaining story, suitable for family viewing. It was a predictable story line told with some new twists; but done so in a very entertaining fashion; I recommend this movie for families with children. Lynda and I also watched “Unstoppable” with Denzel Washington. What could they do with one more train wreck. The characters is what they could do. Excellent interaction between characters and carried off perfectly. I highly recommend.
This morning, I am determined to finish chapter 04 of “It’s Time to Go”.
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