Security Breach in the Mop Closet

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As you can clearly see by my photo of the mop closet door warning, the North Carolina Department of Transportation takes their mop closet security seriously. Perhaps that is only on ferries. Or maybe, and this makes the story tingle a bit, maybe they only do so on that particular ferry.

Dozens of questions come to mind, but the one that burns the brightest in my mind is: Why is that mop closet so special?

It could be that some overzealous employee slapped a sign in the wrong place. But, since those boats are inspected daily, I think that is not the case. And it's a long way from April Fools' Day.

To thicken the intrigue, the door is actually a heavy duty security door. That is not exactly the kind of budget allotment likely to protect a few mops and some soap. The lock was the type that protrudes when unlocked and when pressed in locks like a low grade vault. I know this because the closet was UNLOCKED! And there is more! The mops were out and about as if no one cared about their security. So again I ask: Why is that mop closet so special?

I was tempted to open the door for a quick peek, but the notion of getting tazed simply to satisfy my curiosity seemed like a poor trade off. However, after pondering the whole situation, I have a theory. It's obvious they are hiding something. I think the mop closet was a decoy. And it worked. Because I can't tell you any details about the opposite wall from the closet.

So, there you have it. Someone is hiding something really special in plain sight. It could be a portal to another dimension! It could be how the aliens slip in and out of our galaxy. Or, maybe we're the aliens slipping into and out of another galaxy.

Why didn't I think to ask? And to top it all off, this was not some ship's officer level cover-up. This is being done by a cleaner. It's so brilliant! I wish I had been the one who dreamed it all up!

Alas, now that I've posted this publicly they will slip their secret … whatever … to a new location. Well, my friends, keep your eyes open. You never know what kind of discovery is awaiting around the next turn.

It Must Be In The Water

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I'm not entirely certain that I have ever fit in anywhere. It seems that my sense of humor and ever-driving imagination are not the same as my fellow humans. To be honest, I don't muse on that subject very often. But there are times when my starkly different take on life is undeniable. I really don't know why.

I have been “diagnosed” as autistic, but by a friend who is not qualified to make that kind of assessment.
I have been accused of being from another planet. That's just silly. I remember, from an early age, my parents sitting us down and assuring us we were from this planet. They also insisted we keep our antennae combed into our hair. I'm just kidding here, of course. Or, maybe not. Wink-Nudge.
I have been accused of just being weird. That may well be the case.
But the most likely scenario is that there is something in the water. It has happened so often that I was lulled into believing it was a normal occurrence. Tonight while I was in the shower, a whole new book series came to me. This happens to me on a semi-regular basis. I now have about thirty more books to write. At my age, I had better get on the ball.

Fear not. This past weekend, I was hard at work on Book 5 in the Kingdom of the Falcon series. Ransom of the Falcon will be released … when I get it finished. I wish I had a better date to offer at this point, but I do not.

Stay tuned and I will report as things heat up. Meantime, the plot thickens!

I Don't Always Feel Cool

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But when I do, it's usually because I'm hanging out with children.

Back in September, Shawna and I had a book signing at the Jarrett Bay Boathouse (retail store) in Beaufort, North Carolina, for Boathouse Mouse Books 1 and 2. At that book signing, we had a drawing for the then-in-the-works Boathouse Mouse Book 3.

The winner of that drawing was Brandy, who had entered for her son Beckett. And yesterday I was able to get them their copy, signed by both Shawna and myself, of Boathouse Mouse Book 3, The Wrong Direction. By the way, this is the first, and currently only, copy of Book 3 that is signed by both author and illustrator.

But the part where it all turned really cool was that Beckett wanted to make sure his buddy, Iguanee, was in on the festivities. So I got to meet Iguanee. And to top it all off, I got Beckett's autograph in my copy of The Wrong Direction!

Then while the adults (aka Beckett's parents and my wife) were visiting, Beckett and I played a game of catch with Iguanee. It was probably the most fun I've had in a long time.

Thank you Beckett and family for being such good sports and entertaining this old man for a while! And I hope you love Boathouse Mouse as much as I do.

Boathouse Mouse's First Boat Show

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Boathouse says you all are as cool as a glacier!

Boathouse says you all are as cool as a glacier!

Boathouse Mouse and I want to thank all of the good people who stopped by my booth at the Oriental Boat Show this weekend. It was a great time and we even made some new friends.

And, by popular demand, our Boat Show special is still valid until April 30th, 2017.

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