j guevara

It’s a great day to whoop somebody’s ass

June 12th, 2010 - By j guevara

Sqaure Deal Dan

May 30th, 2010 - By j guevara

Square Deal Dan, The Workin’ Man’s Friend. That’s what his friends called him. I really miss the ol’ dude, but Memorial Day being his birthday, I’m reminded of him every year around Indy 500 time. A lot of guys, I’m sure, can relate to a ’square deal’ in their lives. Here’s [...]

We Need A New Super Power

May 22nd, 2010 - By j guevara

I agree, the world’s absolutely correct when they complain about the only remaining super power. Citizens of the world unite! Surely, there’s another nation to lead this planet. Although, historically we’d be hard pressed to find a more benevolent society to take us into the future (Here I’m referring to the American people, [...]

Bro

April 28th, 2010 - By j guevara

Guest Writer: j guevara
Bro
Having a knack at raising money – for other people – I got ‘volunteered’ to be on the local Big Brothers of America board of directors – ‘Managing Director, fund raising’. Although I consented, I refused to bend to their persistent pestering to take on a ‘Little’, as the organization affectedly calls [...]

Happy Demise Day, chapter from …The Twain Shall Meet

April 21st, 2010 - By j guevara

Excerpt from: The Twain Shall Meet. Happy Demise Day, Mark Twain
We woke Mark up with only ten minutes overtime. Connie had him close his eyes while she guided him to the deck. The whole trip; open your eyes, SURPRISE!!! Yeahhhhh! Up with the music.
Mark didn’t know what to think, other than [...]

Gunn Control High

April 2nd, 2010 - By j guevara

Book Video Trailer: The Twain Shall Meet

March 24th, 2010 - By j guevara

Lonely Planet Grind

March 10th, 2010 - By j guevara

Judging by the PM’s I’ve been getting lately, it appears a lot of people are thinking about a more nomadic lifestyle. With the economy in the toilet and heading for the sewer and jobs disappearing faster than the family farm, it’s little wonder why a feeling of desperation has many thinking, ‘I gotta get the [...]

A Storm In Any Port

February 25th, 2010 - By j guevara

A Storm In Any Port
It’s the looniest ship I ever sailed
What’d I expect to find
Once I pulled anchor
Left firm shore behind…
Sailing the ocean is scary
Which is why ‘Offshore’ has been defined:
Out of:
(a) Sight of land
(b) Your mind
Especially with no compass, charts or sextant
One prop had a broken screw
And, to make matters worse, could one imagine
This ship had [...]

The Definitive Truth of Health Care

February 17th, 2010 - By j guevara

Finally, the myths of health care are exposed.
The Definitive Truth of Health Care
Q: Doctor,  I’ve heard that  cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it…  don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually.  Speeding up your heart will not make you [...]

Twain and Mardi Gras

February 16th, 2010 - By j guevara

Today is Mardi Gras, a party not always celebrated in literature. Both Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner, each of them once resident in New Orleans, hated what they saw as organized and desperate gaiety. But a twenty-three-year-old Samuel Clemens loved every minute, mask and madame of it, declaring that “an American has not seen the [...]

Buzz Buzz

February 16th, 2010 - By j guevara

The Twain Shall Meet is now in Book Buzz’r format, an eBook that looks like a real book.  Too cool.  Check it out.
The Twain Shall Meet: Book Buzz’r Format

Is Literacy Really A Good Idea?

February 8th, 2010 - By j guevara

Being a left-brain rather than a right-brain process, according to Author/Philosopher/Physician Leonard Shlain, literary progress may not be beneficial, as the following timeline demonstrates.  (Read closely ladies, it’s an eye opener)

3,000,000 – 2,900,000 years ago

Hominids differentiate away from other primates by becoming meat-eaters instead of vegetarians.
Extended childhood’s of hominid [...]

The Unforgettable Stranger

February 4th, 2010 - By j guevara

On the various writers’ forums where we struggling unsung congregate, occasionally you happen upon a story that touches you in a special way.  This is just such a story by Rain Ray.  So, I’d like to share it here with my friends.
The Unforgettable Stranger
Have you ever passed a woman on the street that was so stunningly [...]

Readers Favorite says Twain 5*

January 28th, 2010 - By j guevara

Top US reviewer , Readers Favorite, gave …The Twain Shall Meet  a 5*review and complimented author j guevara.
An encounter with Mark Twain,
January 26, 2010

By
Readers Favorite “Readers Favorite”

In 1986, the year of Halley’s comet, Reid, on his regular pre-dawn Key West beach stroll, stumbles across and elderly gentleman who verifiably proves to be the Mark Twain, [...]

The Problem With Labels

January 12th, 2010 - By j guevara

I found this on http://www.whoiswaltlong.com , and thought  it worthy to share, since many of us have a similar problem simply because as we get older our perspectives,  perceptions, truths, and general beliefs change, making it difficult to maintain our ideals. So with Walt’s permission…
I am neither Republican nor Democrat, conservative nor liberal – and [...]

On this day Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation

January 1st, 2010 - By j guevara

I cause from every creature
His proper good to flow:
As much as he is and doeth,
So much he shall bestow.
But, laying hands on another
To coin his labor and sweat,
He goes in pawn to his victim
For eternal years in debt.
Pay ransom to the owner,
And fill the bag to the brim.
Who is the owner? The slave is owner,
And [...]

KAWFEEE-klaus is coming to town

December 20th, 2009 - By j guevara

A free eBook copy of…The Twain Shall Meet.  I thought it was a nice present to give everyone for their new Kindle/Nook/Sony eReader Santa brought ‘em.
Your present will be waiting for you all day, but remember my  day starts 12-hrs ahead of EST, so you should be able to find it by noon on Christmas [...]

Advice for book buyers

December 17th, 2009 - By j guevara

If you  cannot find my novels it could be because you went to the…

Happy Birthday Mark Twain

November 29th, 2009 - By j guevara

175 years and still news of your demise has been greatly exaggerated.

From The Jungle: monkeyshines, shenanigans and primitive opinions

November 28th, 2009 - By j guevara

Most times I didn’t believe it myself. I even questioned if jungle solitude had adversely affected my mind. When I counted the missing beers and the misplaced rum, however, and looked at the mess that was left after every session, I knew I’d been blessed by Nature’s best. My Jungle friends, that [...]

Cookin’ Away With j: the man who takes the ‘T’ out of diet

November 28th, 2009 - By j guevara

Tea Smoked Duck
This easy to do, long time to get ready, Chinese dish is a guaranteed hit that’ll make you look like a Tao master, wiser than Confucius.
One whole duck – Cornish hens or chicken also works (or is it ‘woks’?).  I don’t skin it, but I do trim off some of the excess fat [...]

…The Twain Shall Meet

November 28th, 2009 - By j guevara

Even pale, cold and drenched to the bone, in his wet, salty, once white suit, and his unkempt crop of white hair, he could have passed for Colonel Sanders.  By the unweatherd look of the dinghy, he couldn’t have been adrift for long before the tide washed him ashore.  Face wasn’t weathered, lips weren’t parched.  [...]

The Site Launch!

November 28th, 2009 - By j guevara

Greeting’s y’all, welcome to the launch of my blogs and site. History in the making (I hope). Stick around or check back, will have something new everyday, if all goes as planned.