Do the Math: $2 million is LESS THAN $35 million

I was browsing Twitter, as I'm apt to do quite often, when I saw this post:

Women deserve #EqualPay U.S. Women's Soccer Team Will Get $33 M... http://t.co/ozkGaJ4SF7

— Lynn Stevens (@LStevensAuthor) July 6, 2015

Naturally, I went to the article. And I read the accompanying article. Seriously, you have to do some research these days or you'll end up saying something wrong. Have you seen that Andy Griffith died? It's been going around Facebook lately. He passed away in August 2012, yet people are posting it now without reading when it actually happened. My point is you need to follow up on these types of articles to see how accurate they are.

Unfortunately, this one is accurate.

The question is, as a fan of any sport, how do we change this?

The answer is rather simple. Go to the games. Show your support. If you don't have a women's team around you, try to watch it on TV. And we have to do this ALL THE TIME. Not just during the World Cup or the WNBA championship.

These women are incredible athletes. They should be treated AND paid as well as their male counterparts. And the leagues need to recognize this. Just like they do in tennis.

Right Serena?

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I'm in such a giving mood this week. :)

I mean, we ALL love to win stuff. So, in addition to the GOODREADS giveaway of ONE MORE DAY, the 1st chapter and query critique... 

I'M ALSO GIVING AWAY AN ECOPY OF NEIGHBORS!

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by L.S. Murphy

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Release Week Giveaway!!!!

PIXELATED IS HERE!

If you're following the Book Blitz hosted by YA Bound Blog Tours, then you know you can enter to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card. YAY!

HOWEVER ...

I'm also hosting a giveaway here.

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You have to enter to win. It'll be fun. I promise. 

Complete Pixelated Playlist PLUS Goodreads Giveaway

Over on my Tumblr page, I've been posting the Pixelated Playlist for the last few weeks, finishing it up last week. There are so many amazing songs that spoke to me. This is only a portion. Sign up for my newsletter to find out exactly what's on the mix-CD a certain someone makes... 

Here's the list WITH A BONUS SONG:

1) Boys 'Round Here by Blake Shelton

2) I've Got You Under My Skin by Diana Krall

3) Keep Your Head Up by Andy Grammer

4) Demons by Imagine Dragons

5) The Girl in the Other Room by Diana Krall 

6) Somethin' Bad by Miranda Lambert featuring Carrie Underwood

7) See You Tonight by Scotty McCreery

8) Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by The Smiths

9) Here in the Real World by Alan Jackson

AND...

 10) The Heart Won't Lie by Reba McEntire and Vince Gill

I love all of these, plus they all have a special meaning to the novel... You'll see. 

Don't forget to Enter to win a signed copy of ONE MORE DAY over on Goodreads!

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One More Day

by L.S. Murphy

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A Scary Thing Happened at the Gas Station...

I had to get gas yesterday. Plus it was $.25  cheaper at a station in the city than by my house. 

There were six pumps, one per lane, and the station was packed. I pulled up to an open pump, knowing my tank was on the other side of the car. I figured I'd risk it, besides it was the only pump open. Anyway, I climb out of the driver's side and hear this woman in a white SUV yelling at the guy in front of her. 

Apparently the guy was blocking the pump she wanted. I didn't look to see if he was getting gas or not. It didn't matter. I had to move. The shut off wouldn't reach around the back of the Cube. 

I climbed back in and moved to the another pump. The woman, now successfully at the pump, hadn't given up screaming at the previous occupant who was now parked in a space near the convenience store. 

She screamed, "This is why people get killed."

 Um... WHAT?

Since I clearly hadn't understood her, even though I wasn't the source of her wrath, she shouted it again. 

I AM NOT KIDDING. 

But I needed gas, so I kept pumping. She kept screaming toward the truck. She gassed up, climbed in her SUV, and, as she passed the truck still sitting in his parking spot, SHE SWERVED TOWARD HIM!

WHAT THE FRAK? 

I am seriously concerned about humanity. 

 

Favorite Movies

I'll admit it... I'm not to up-to-date on current movies. I finally saw Gone Girl, Mockinjay Part 1, and Dracula Untold during my vacation a few weeks back. And I just watched Warm Bodies. So, yeah, not too current. Except cartoon movies. THOSE I've seen. Bean likes movies, what can I say.
ANYWAY...
Here's a brief list of a few of my favorite movies.
Classics first:

The story behind Gone with the Wind is as epic as the movie itself. Plus it broke some serious ground. Did you know that the burning of Atlanta was the first scene filmed... before Vivian Leigh was cast as Scarlett?

Most Quotable Movie:

This is my all-time favorite comedy. When in doubt about something to say, I will almost always quote Ghostbusters. 

Most Re-Watchable:

I can rewatch Ghostbusters (and Ghostbusters 2) all the time, but whenever The Shawshank Redemption comes on, I stop and WATCH it. I don't get up. I don't move. I just watch the movie and hope Andy gets justice. Every. Single. Time.

Most Adventurous Movie:

Indiana Jones made me want to be an archaeologist. I still have hope whenever its on. 

Another classic:

Who doesn't love Holly Golightly? 

What about you? What movies do you love?

Giveaways! So much to giveaway!

 

With the release of Pixelated only a few weeks (SQUEE) away, I thought I would show a few of the giveaways going on right now! They end soon. 

There's an ARC giveaway of Pixelated going on right now! Here's the details. 

AND there's a giveaway of REAPER on Goodreads! Stay tuned to more during release week.

Reaper

by L.S. Murphy

Giveaway ends June 20, 2015.
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