Fighting city hall is no fun. If you've ever had a legal encounter with a government agency-be it city, county, state or federal-you know how frustrating bureaucratic red tape can be. You can't change city hall, whether you are trying to do business with it or are employed by it, but you can change your attitude. A positive attitude can stave off broken relationships, premature stroke or even death due to unnecessary agency-induced frustration. This little book is the result of my own survival technique, and I hope it helps you win against city hall in your own case. This is a general overall look at standard operating delay tactics known as boondoggles, so you must creatively adapt your own approach to fit your own problems and situation. Boondoggles are not confined to city hall. Such stall-and-delay techniques are operable on all levels of society, including in one's personal family life. They are summarized by the old advice given by experts on etiquette about answering ticklish questions: Don't say yes; don't say no; say maybe-and then never give a final answer. Or, to put it more bluntly: Keep them waiting until they go broke, give up, move on, lose interest, or die. Whether you win money is not the point; coming out of your ordeal with a sense of humor, good will and health are paramount. So, since there's a strong chance you, too, are the victim of boondoggling, or will be in the future, let's get started. Enjoy the challenge. It could save your sanity and life, just as it did mine. The secret is to practice this old adage: If you can't fight them, join them. In other words, learn as much as you can about the Boondoggle Game and then use that knowledge to your own advantage. To be or not to be a Boondoggler? That is the question

This 20th edition (21st Anniversary) features the 2013 Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Competition Winners from across the country, including Biographical Sketches of Winners and Names of First-Round Finalists. The 21st Annual Search for a National Senior Poet Laureate and Honor Scroll winner was sponsored by Amy Kitchener's Angels Without Wings Fdn., Monterey, California USA.

Need a little L-O-V-E? UNDERCOVER LOVE & OTHER TALES ...offers you ten sweet romance short stories, plus a little something extra, for those times when you want to feel the warmth and joy of love. In this volume, you will find young love, old love and love rediscovered. So, take ten minutes. Sip your tea or coffee, put your feet up and enjoy the read. Stories Included: Undercover Love Dancing Down the Aisle Perfect Stranger Any Other Name Bargain of the Day Whatever It Takes Teacher's Pet If Only Romantic Soul Behind Us Man of Her Dreams TAKE TEN TALES ...is the Third Volume in a series of short story collections based upon differing themes.

Enjoy the shivers? Welcome to TRUTH OR DARE & OTHER TALES, the second book in the Take Ten Tales series. The characters you will meet within these pages are an assortment of normal and paranormal beings. They will take you, the reader, from suspense-filled moments to skin-creeping minutes of horror. Inside awaits the unexpected. The tales within: Truth or Dare White Lightning Fear No Evil Purple People Eater Snacker Poodle Stealing ET Deadly Vibes The Worm Turns To Sleep Fade Out

DEATH OF BIGFOOT & OTHER TALES
...offers you ten short stories for those times when you would like to be entertained with a great shorter tale.

"The First Volume in an Exciting New Series:
TAKE TEN TALES"

Featuring suspense-filled stories ranging from an encounter with Bigfoot, to a ghostly appearance, to a brush with time travel. These ten engaging tales of mystery, suspense, murder and mayhem make for a great read

Death of Bigfoot...
Bo and Lily, husband and wife, have an unexpected encounter in the Ozarks with Bigfoot. Does Bigfoot really die?

Not the Grandma Type...
Harriet Miller meets with more danger than expected on her mission as one of the Golden Avengers. Will she survive?

Malicious Times...
Barrister Aloysius Barnes is commissioned to murder someone. He comes to ask himself, "What if the murderer prevented the victim from dying?"

Ms. Schultz manages to weave an odd mix of murder and humor into a collection packed with enough twists to keep the reader entertained for hours.
--Shirley McCann, author of
"Got Time? 13 Solve It Yourself Mysteries"