On December 23, 2015, I blogged about a “Plot to Stop Santa.” My publisher found a photo to post of Santa and a Militarized-Sled Santa used to fight terrorists who stood in his way. Well, now there may be other reasons to deter Jolly Ole Saint Nick from doing what he does best: deliver gifts…
LIFE INSIDE
by Wayne T. Dowdy Recent events that concern federal prisoners may affect whether I leave for a halfway house on April 25, 2018. Other events affect my serenity when I allow something eternal to govern my feelings, as is common for us living, breathing, human beings. Feelings, negative or positive, remind me I am alive. …
A JOB AFFAIR
by Wayne T. Dowdy “You can if you think you can. Engrave those seven words deeply in your consciousness. They are packed with power and with truth.” Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale January 5, 2023, Update: I wrote Job Affair from inside the…
Out of Many
by Wayne T. Dowdy When we unite we become stronger, more intelligent, and our chance of survival as a species increases because of unity. Now with the Internet, billions of us are connected and can share intelligence and a collective conscious. In social settings, if we focus on what we have in common, it helps…
UNCIVIL WARS
by Wayne T. Dowdy Thanks for reading my blogs and for helping to increase the traffic at StraightFromthePen.com. I picked up more views in a month than what I used to pick up in three. 🙂 I began this blog before learning my WorkKeys scores today (08/15/17), which I will cover in conclusion. I…
WAITING
I am waiting, waiting for my WorkKeys test scores, waiting for a class to begin on Job Applications & Resumé Writing. All of that waiting concerns preparation for the day my freedom arrives (read my poem below, “Waiting”). The past prepares me for today. Today prepares me for tomorrow; and if given a “tomorrow,” I…
BLOGS and MORE
BLOGGING FOR DOLLARS: In 2015 I wrote a blog titled the same. I am still working on how to blog for dollars, but as stated, I do need your help to increase traffic/page views, because without the web traffic, advertisers will not want to pay to advertise on my sites.
Mothers & Memorial Days by Wayne T. Dowdy
This blog pays tribute to those who made life possible for us today with God’s love and power.