White knights…

‘Been thinking today about white knights. My dear friend Maverick is one. He tries so very hard to save people and fix things. It’s very admirable. I wish I was half as noble. I’m not. But, I often wonder at the cost to people like Mav.

There are white knights always among us. They are the men and women who rush in to help without thinking about what peril may befall them. They endure prejudice when no one wants to understand their ideas to change the world, sleepless nights when their minds are ticking over trying to work out how to make this or that better and generally wear themselves down trying to help everyone but themselves. They are fantastic people.

But I say this to all white knights. Take a breath, sit down, think about yourself for ten minutes then rush off and save the world. Do we need people white knights? Oh yes – we do. But we need to know they’re safe and secure and at no risk. So white knights please continue as you are – like we could stop you – but spend some time to save yourself. We need you - but we need you whole.

Amarinda Jones
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Some men...

…are just so lovely….thank you Maverick. I hope I get to say ‘no’ to you many more times…

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Maverick....

Maverick is in town. That's always fun...

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Life happens…

…when you least expect it don’t it? I was at work early this morning – way too early to actually start working but enough time to read through the fine print of my latest book contract – my alter ego Penn Halligan is going quite nicely thank you – when my phone rang. Like who would think I would answer that early? Anyway, it was Maverick. I enjoy hearing from him. He’s funny, sweet, quite aggravating and bordering on odd at times – but don’t tell him I said so. Anyway he told me something that made my spirits hit the floor. Something that I had been looking forward to was not going to happen. I was stoic in that well-for-fuck-sake-thank-you-very-much-life-for-screwing-with-me way.

At the end of the call, I resolved to pull up my big girl panties and deal with it. Hell, it’s not like I haven’t been disappointed before. So, I swore some, contemplated getting a third cup of coffee and tried valiantly to talk myself out of denying every request made to me that day. You want X? No. Y? Piss off. Z? You have to be kidding me. You know – rational stuff like that designed to make me feel better. Anyway ten minutes later Maverick rings back and tells me his latest plan and I want to kiss him. It’s perfect.

Life – it’s all swings and roundabouts ain’t it?

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Moments...

I was feeling pretty down today about stuff…any woman will know what I mean – I was having a ‘you’re fat and ugly’ day. Sing along if you know the tune. Anyway, I was driving back from the gym, sore knee, sweaty, wondering if the pixies had been benevolent and left me dinner in the microwave and singing along very badly to Michael Buble’s “Cry my a River" when Maverick rang. Who is Maverick? Good bloody question. He is like the riddle of the sands. He just is. I pulled the car over and talked to him and instantly, sweat and hormones and all, felt better. Thank you Maverick.

Of course none of this solves the question of pixies and dinner…

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Dear Maverick...

Dear Maverick...

Thank you for being the one sane albeit lawless voice in a world of nitwits and fools. You know how I feel so let’s not get soppy. You can tell me to ‘shut up’ anytime, Maverick.



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