Come Saturday Morning

Plan of the Morning ~ Plodding on in Comic Sans MS

a rather heavy font, w’at?

December 20, 1886 ~ The Driskill opens in Austin.

Morning meeting ~ Name the apocalyptic threats to be

used in this novel.

David: This morning is straight out of In the Bleak

Midwinter. Who’s got the pipe?

Considering we’re setting in Texas, I’d say

**Climate Change, the direct affects? Or

is it effects, Teach?

Temperature increases

shifting growing regions/cycles

drought

storm intensification

Changing the Oceans’ “Mix”

Changing the Atmosphere’s Mix

Immigration

flora & fauna together moving

across the Earth, searching

out habitable zones.

Economic Shifts

market cleansing, evolution

Political Quakes & Tsunamis

in which Congressmen, Senataurs,

Governors and Red Guard Republicans

in general are flushed down the tubes

once and for all…

...we hope.

Civil Convulsions

Paul: [speaking in Droid Serif, today, btw] And you wanna tackle all that without hitting and shooting and stabbing and, generally, extreme failure to use inside voices?

David: The violence level hasn’t been set. But at whatever level, of course there is going to be rip-roaring mayhem, not to mention raping & pillaging, more than likely….

Paul: Now you’re talking my kind of movie!

David: The question becomes, then, how much play do we give to violence?

Paul: Sometimes it’s good to kick a little ass. Did we ever find that pipe? Anyone care to profile me?

Follow Through Friday, Dec. 19

Plan of the Morning ~ The Friday Follow Through, carrying on from

yesterday.

December 19, 1832 ~ San Antonio is the first community

to address citizens’ grievances (the Bexar Remonstrance)

to the legislature of Coahuila and Texas.

The character formerly known as “Nick” (who the hell knows

where “Nick” came from, anyway) will be played by Paul

“Spanky” McFarlane, David’s sidekick since first grade..

Paul: “Spanky”?? Really??? You know I’m sensitive

about my rolly-polly good looks.

From the Road Book!

If fiction is a lie, it’s a lie of a special order,

it’s a lie that tells the truth.

Peter Selgin

By Cunning & Craft

What matters most is story, story, story!

Peter Straub

“I was so deep in Old Baptist Religion” David said,

“I farted Amazing Grace!”

ADF

“How far is it?” Paul wanted to know.

“Not that far,” David tossed off. “About as far as it takes to down a breakfast burrito at 85 mph.”

Throwback Thu'sday, 12/18

The font is “Coming Soon”

Wednesday, December 17, ‘14

Dec. 17, 1791 ~ NYC traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street

The Bucket List Caliber Road Trip

Plan of the Morning ~ Don’t burn breakfast

Get David and Bea together in the same folder

“Tell us how you really feel about Bea True, hey?”

DONE!

Themes ~ or I don’t really know if these would be considered “themes”,

but I see them as potential elements, shall we say, that I

would like to explore, whatever the fuck they’re “called”.

Immigration on the Texas border ~ I mean, how bad is it really

down there, ya know?

Water ~ or should I say the lack thereof, hmmmmmm?

This Boy-Girl thang! ~ Can an attractive ‘though homely man in his

mid 60s enjoy a just-one-of-the-guys, non-sexual yet

deeply fullfilling relationship with a the statuesque

blonde with big boobies?

<Day Break>

Plan of the Morning ~ Throwback Thursday 12/18 ~ Have fun “doing it”!

Dec. 18, 1603 ~ First fleet of the Dutch East India Company under Admiral Steven van der Haghendeparts for the East-Indies

Take a peek through Stephen King’s Secret Windows, like maybe

while waiting for Everett to get his state i.d. card.

Where the hell did David’s Profile get off to? Need we write it o’er?

But of course you need to write it again, DA!

Revive David’s Profile and do that other thing you gave

JJR yesterday, the “Day in the Life” scene.

Question of the Day! ~ Will there be murder and mayhem and gratuitous violence with absolutely no redeeming social value in this story?

David:  Like it or not, man, action sells. Remember what we said around the newsroom, “If it bleeds, it leads!”

Nick: Is this the wrong time to request a name-change operation?

Dawg: Lays curled in the corner, pretending to sleep (something he does marvelously well) while assessing who at the table still has bacon.

Bea: [ THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR WHEN BEA RETURNS FROM THE AUNTIE AMARILLO ROAD TRIP ]

Nick: Are we talking bullets and bombs and blades, oh my, here?

David: We are setting on the Texas-Mexico border in the early 21st century. How long can a Gringo park down there without getting shot at, at least?