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Cultural Dishes I Don’t Eat

Daily writing promptWhat traditions have you not kept that your parents had?View all responses Menudo on New Years Day. For that matter, any day of the year. About the only way I’d eat it is at gunpoint. Even still, I might tell them pull the trigger. Sometimes called Tripe, I’ve just never been able to eat the stuff. Maybe part of the problem was I saw it cleaned and scraped fresh from the…

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How I Got the Nickname Perkins

Daily writing promptWhat’s the story behind your nickname?View all responses In my novels, Sheriff Will Diaz is called by his buddy RJ “Perk” or “Perkins.” It’s also the nickname JR Madrid, the real life RJ, calls me. My nickname for him is Mr. Ewing’s after JR Ewing’s of the TV show Dallas. I can’t recall who started first, but the name Perkins comes from the TV Show Dukes of Hazzard. If…

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I wouldn't!

Daily writing promptIf you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be?View all responses None of them. As Malcolm said in the first Jurassic Park movie, “They had their shot and nature selected them for extinction.” If we can bring dinosaur’s back, what else could we do with this technology? Would fine tuning our DNA to get rid of inherited disease be a good idea? How about extending…

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Third Person

I’ve heard accounts of people in distress. Absolute complete hopeless distress. There’s no way they’re getting out of it alive. And in that instant, something shows up. Some people have actually spoken of a physical manifestation of something that intervenes and saves them. For others, it’s a voice in their head. And still others find themselves preforming feats that would have left Superman…

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On the Trail with Sheriff Will Diaz - Building Worlds - 1

I like the sound of that title. Makes me sound like some member of an advanced civilization that can manipulate dust clouds to form stars and worlds. Alas, it’s not true. I’ll be bringing Sheriff Diaz’s interviews to a close soon. I’m starting to enter into the books that by his own admission he can’t talk about yet. So, I thought it would be fun to explore the place me calls home. We’ll look…

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I Can Follow Instructions!

Here’s a blast from the past for some of us. How many of you can do this successfully? Here’s an online link for the test: https://www.gotoquiz.com/can_you_follow_directions Or print this off and then give it to your family and friends. CAN YOU FOLLOW DIRECTIONS?This is a timed test–you have 3 minutes only! Read everything carefully before doing anything. Put your name in the upper…

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Lebanese Soul Food

Daily writing promptWhat foods would you like to make?View all responses Kibbeh. When I say that word, it’s like invoking powerful magic. The word becomes a time machine and whisks me away to different times and places. Most recently it takes me to a place that no longer exists. That would be the Movie Manor Restaurant in Monte Vista Colorado. This was one of those mom and pop places that was…

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Daily Habits for Better Health and Wellness

Daily writing promptWhat strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?View all responses Pretty simple. I try not to live with my cellphone. When I’m off, I’m off. I’m a firm believer in being able to reach out and touch someone. Mauling them is a whole different matter and cellphones make that way to easy. I spend at least a half hour with myself. I spend as much time as I…

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An Interview with Sheriff Will Diaz - Part 22 - Murder Mystery Theater

A continuation of the interview with Sheriff Will Diaz. Will Diaz is the central character in the four novels that make up The Lawman Series. The fifth book is expected out about Christmas of 2025. Rich Muniz – Sheriff, you’re getting a little boring here. I want to ask you about one of the things you don’t like talking about. Sheriff Will Diaz – Oh, Please. Not Adams Mystery Playhouse! Muniz…

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I Scream for Ice Cream!

Daily writing promptWhat’s your go-to comfort food?View all responses Ice cream! Ice Cream! I scream for ice cream. Apparently, I’m not along in this. Nero (Of all people) is supposed to have had a form of Ice Cream. It was cream mixed with honey and buried in the snow of the mountains to keep it in a frozen. When he wanted some, a very fast running slave was dispatched to get some and run it…

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An Interview with Sheriff Will Diaz - Part 21 - Digging Graves

A continuation of the interview with Sheriff Will Diaz. Will Diaz is the central character in the four novels that make up The Lawman Series. The fifth book is expected out about Christmas of 2025. Rich Muniz – One think you’ve kind of glossed over in the books and in other other interviews is how you left the Army. Sheriff Will Diaz – There’s a reason for that. Muniz – And what is…

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The Fun of Playing Gin and Scrabble with the Love of my Life

Daily writing promptWhat’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?View all responses My wife and I play a lot of Gin. We love it. it’s a great way just to sit, talk, and have fun. I hate to say it, but Julie almost always wins. Same goes for Poker. She has to be the luckiest person in the world and gets the most impressive hands. Now, if I could just get her to walk into the 7-11…

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What I Know for Certain: Top 10 Insights

Daily writing promptList 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.View all responses There’s several things. Most are good, most not so good. Here goes: 1: God loves me. Considering the things I’ve done, I don’t have a clue why. 2: Love lasts forever. 3: Dogs do go to heaven. 4: On that subject. There is a heaven. And there is a hell. And if war is hell, then war is war and hell is hell.…

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Destination: The Home

Daily writing promptAre you seeking security or adventure?View all responses When they finally wheel me into the home, my goal is to be the most interesting person there. I figure I’ve got most of them beat. I’ve loved a woman with a intensity most people would never understand. I’ve wonderful children. I aimed for the stars and missed. Didn’t stop me from loving it anyway. I matched wits…

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Dinner Party Invitation: Who Would You Choose?

Daily writing promptIf you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite?View all responses There’s several people I never got the chance to say goodbye to in this world. I’d have A BBQ. Maybe some cold beer on ice and soda or iced tea for those who didn’t drink. And we’d sit around and talk. Now, who would I invite- Dr. Lynn Weldon – I’d want to thank him…

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Embracing Change: The Journey of Life

Daily writing promptWhat do you think gets better with age?View all responses Life. But as so many have pointed out, it takes work. Life is one of those funny things that what you put into it, is what you get out of it. It also gives you to chance to grow. More often than not, that also involves work. I had to learn to let people into my life. And the result of having friends I trusted and…

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An Interview with Sheriff Will Diaz - Part 20 - Generational Curses

A continuation of the interview with Sheriff Will Diaz. Will Diaz is the central character in the four novels that make up The Lawman Series. The fifth book is expected out about Christmas of 2025. Richard Muniz – In the books, you talk a lot about Mental Health. Why? Sheriff Will Diaz: Because it’s important. It’s estimated that in this year, there will be 740,000 suicides worldwide. From what…