The thrilling conclusion to the tail of the Guy on a Buffalo!
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Does this make anyone else want a pet buffalo?
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Guy on a Buffalo
One day …
Ever notice how great stories always start with “One day …”? Well, that’s how the story of the Guy on a Buffalo starts.
If you’re not one of the 2.5 million viewers of this YouTube sensation, I’m so, so happy to share with you the delightful tail of a guy. Who rides a buffalo.
This little treat made the rounds in my office before Christmas, and even now, we greet each other with “Guy on a Buffalo!” Enjoy!
Episode 1:
Episode 2:
I’ll post episodes 3 & 4 soon.
Where have I been?
Oh, my word! I lost an entire month. It’s like January just disappeared! Poof! Gone.
Okay, I have a totally valid excuse. Actually three of them.
1) I got back from a Christmas-time jaunt to Arizona on the 2nd of January and promptly tried to die of a cold. Seriously I missed 2 and a half days of work, ran a rabid fever for at least 12 hours, and felt like my head was going to fall off.
2) My day job kicked into high gear, which means a few more later nights and zero energy on the weekends to do anything but …
3) WRITING! Turns out I’m on deadline again, trying to finish my fourth Love Inspired Suspense by the middle of March for release later this year. Eep! More details to come on the new book, which I hope you all will love. I’m about half way done with it, and I think Navy SEAL Matt might be my favorite of all my heroes so far. (Shhhhh … don’t tell the others.)
But enough with my excuses. I have so many WONDERFUL things to share with you this month. There are tv shows (ahem, Downton Abbey, ahem), random online videos, and books–so many books! I’ll give you all the details on those throughout the month, but I thought I’d kickstart my return to the wonderful world of blogging with an excellent video from C-SPAN–wait … what?
Did she just say C-SPAN?
I think so.
Any chance she’s lost it completely?
Oh, yeah … but that was a really long time ago.
I’m serious, you guys. This is a clip (can you call 25 minutes a clip?) from the National Prayer Breakfast held last week in Washington D.C. The keynote speaker was Eric Metaxas, the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace and Bonhoeffer. Once upon a time, he used to write for Veggie Tales, and pretty much, I want to be his BFF. He’s brilliant, and I really just want that to rub off on me.
Anyway, here’s his keynote address, that will pretty much knock your socks off. (Good for watching over lunch hours and after work. Not-so-much for the mid-afternoon random online video break. Not that I know anyone who does that.)
(The video is being cranky, so if it doesn’t appear here, click this link to watch it on the C-SPAN site.)
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/NationalPrayerBreak/start/2135/stop/3975
Still think C-SPAN isn’t cool?
The Joy of Books
Here’s a little video treat for all you book lovers out there. If you’re anything like me, you’ll find this delightful. And find the need to go curl up with a good one right now. Enjoy!
Contest Winners!
Hey y’all! I’m thrilled to announce the winners of the Christmas Story Contest.
2nd Prize – Kathleen B.
3rd Prize – Stephanie B. and Jody D.
They’ve been contacted, and their prizes are in the mail, headed to them as we speak. 🙂 Thanks to everyone who entered! I had a ton of fun.
Unfortunately, we didn’t receive any eligible story entries, so I wasn’t able to give away the Grand Prize. Maybe next year! 🙂
I hope the Christmas spirit is making you merrier by the day.
Need a break from Christmas Shopping?
Have you be busy Christmas shopping? Worn out from the go-go-go of the malls? Then I invite you to take a break, sit down, and enjoy a giggle. Or thirteen.
If any of you decide to give this a try, please (PLEASE!) take video and share. 🙂 Happy shopping, shoppers!
More on the Christmas Story Contest
Don’t make me beg here, people! I need your Christmas stories (ie, fictional tales about a snowman cookie cutter)! And since I’ve had NO eligible entries as of 10a.m. this morning, your odds are very, very good. 🙂 I’m just trying to give away a $50 gift card and other fun stuff! Imagine the gifts you could buy with that money! And maybe even for other people. If you don’t enter (with eligible stories), then I’ll be forced to give the gift card in question to my dad. I already promised him he could help me spend it if no one enters. *waves at Dad*
You may have noticed that I’ve mentioned “eligible stories” a couple times already. Yup. It seems a few folks haven’t read the rules very carefully. To be eligible, your story must meet all the requirements as stated in the rules–and mostly, it must be about the picture that I posted (that’s the snowman cookie cutter image below!). Be creative. Tell me a tale of little girls making Christmas cookies for their teacher and making an even bigger mess. Or write an epic story of a rogue cookie cutter who’s tired of looking so jolly all the time and getting picked on by the other cookie cutters. Just do it all in 1,000 words or less.
So to sum up: Please email your stories (in the body of the email–no attachments) to contests@lizjohnsonbooks.com by December 11th at 11:59pm. You’ve got 5 more days and GREAT odds! 🙂
Merry Christmas!
And, also … please don’t send me stories with foul language. It’s not very Christmas-y, if you ask me. 🙂
Win a Thomas Nelson Novel!
As I promised earlier this week, I’m giving away a Thomas Nelson novel OF YOUR CHOICE! Actually, I’m giving you 2 chances to win.
First opportunity: Follow me on twitter (so I can DM you if you’re the winner) and tweet #INeedAGoodBook
That’s it. I’ll select a random tweeter on Thursday morning, 11/10. Simple enough.
Second opportunity: Leave a comment on this blog post. Yup. This one. Tell me you want in, and I’ll (again) randomly pick 1 commenter to win on Friday morning, 11/11.
What could be easier? And the prize for each randomly selected winner? She gets to pick ANY (current) FICTION title from Thomas Nelson. Yup. She gets to zip over to their website, select the book that looks most interesting, and let me know which one it is. It’s that easy. It’s open to anyone (except my family and, of course, void where prohibited), but I can only ship to US or APO addresses.
Thanks to the VERY kind folks over at Thomas Nelson fiction, who graciously offered me a few books and then said I could share them with you all. So which book would you pick? Leave a comment and we’ll find out on Friday. See you all then!
PEI – Part 5
Thursday, August 4
Breakfast at the Shipwright–prepared by their in-house chef–was as amazing as the rest of the inn. With no firm plans for the day, we chatted over our fresh fruit and eggs about our plans. And that’s when Hannah (the girl who mocked Mom and I for coming back from the island last year singing the songs of Anne and Gilbert) suggested we go back and see the musical again. But the truth is, we all kind of liked the idea of going back to Summerside. Back for another round of Anne and Gilbert.
But before we made a decision about seeing the show again, we had some exploring to do! And we were off to wander the shops and streets of Charlottetown, including a walk past the docks where we learned about why Charlottetown is called the birthplace of the Confederation. I had no idea about the history, and I don’t remember half of it, so if you’re curious, check it out here.
After shopping and exploring to our heart’s content, we finally decided that we could only see Anne and Gilbert on PEI, and we didn’t want to miss the opportunity. So we popped in the car and decided to zip along the southern shores back to Summerside. That meant a stop at Rocky Point to walk past a lighthouse and discover a second that we missed last summer!
We arrived in Summerside just in time to go back to our favorite little Deckhouse Pub for dinner, where Mom loved her clam chowder and Hannah and I devoured some excellent comfort food. And then we sat in the very back row (the best cheap seats we could get) and fell in love with Anne and Gil all over again. I can’t even begin to describe how much I love this show and how glad I am that Hannah loved it, too!
PEI – Part 4
This week, I’ll wrap up our pictorial tour of Prince Edward Island. (Sorry about the month-long hiatus on this!) I hope you’ll enjoy these as much as I enjoy reliving our trip.
Wednesday, August 3
We started the day by checking out of our little cabin in Rustico, packing up the rental car and heading back toward Cavendish. Just a mile or so from Avonlea village is the official national park site of Green Gables House. (Which is, of course, the home of LM Montgomery’s relatives, on which she based the Green Gables of her books.) The skies were a bit overcast, and we couldn’t be sure we wouldn’t get rained out of our walking tour of the house and grounds, but we decided to risk it. So after a quick tour of the museum and a viewing of the short film about LM Montgomery’s time on the Island, we were off.
As we were leaving Green Gables (after a lengthy visit to the gift shop), it began raining in earnest, but that didn’t stop us from making a stop at the site of Maud’s childhood home. While the building was torn down years ago, there’s still a gift shop there filled with books. And oh the books we bought! We stocked up on all sorts of her lesser-known works before dashing back through the rain and hitting the road toward Charlottetown.
We arrived in town about 3pm, ready to check into our last home of the trip, The Shipwright Inn. Located in the historic district of Charlottetown, this old home is amazing on every level. Simultaneously large and quaint and decorated with 19th Century sea-faring pieces, we loved staying there. We were delighted to have the Tiller Flat, the basement apartment, complete with a spacious living room, cute kitchen, and it’s own enterance.
Our hosts Judy and Trevor Pye were incredibly gracious and don’t even get me started on the 3pm treats. Hannah discovered them first. Every afternoon Trevor set out sweets that made our day! Berry pastries and brownies the first day. Cookies and scones the next. These were so wonderful that even weeks after our return home, Hannah and I would call each other to lament that somewhere Trevor was putting out treats that we couldn’t enjoy.
That evening we picked up Subway sandwiches and enjoyed them in our little kitchen in our flat before heading toward the Confederation Arts Center to see Anne of Green Gables: The Musical. We had hoped to see this musical before seeing Anne and Giblert, which we’d seen on Sunday. After such a wonderful experience at the smaller theater in Summerside, we had high expectations of the Island’s flagship musical.
As it’s name suggests, this musical covers Anne’s story from childhood to adpotion by Matthew and Marilla to school with Diana and Gilbert. And we had the perfect seats (4th row, right in the center) to experience it. The actors were clearly talented, and the dancing lit up the stage. The settings were so creative and the seats were even comfortable. But somehow it was missing that spark. I didn’t walk away singing the songs or reliving the dances. And Hannah and Mom felt the same way. We were glad to have seen it, but didn’t feel like we’d need to see it again. But that was okay because it turned out to give us another exciting adventure for Thursday.