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Optimistically Speaking was originally released
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Optimistically Speaking . . .
Features Wendell James McCormick, a self proclaimed, self-studied scientist specializing in a naturally occurring phenomenon he calls "Sanguinity." He's developed a formula and everything.
G +(O - (R+F))) + (XX (+ or -) y) =Go
To him it's clear and logical; a good outcome is naturally awarded to anyone who can recognize a good opportunity when it presents its self and is able seize it without succumbing to the temptation to resist it.
His optimistic way of life leads to trouble and his older sister Fran feels compelled to help him. She decides all he needs is a female companion, so she sets him up with a therapist, a fake therapist . . .
The Impossible Dream
I, Don Quixote
Don Quixote and Wendell James McCormick
They live their dreams and follow their hearts.
Even the resistance of cold reality doesn't thwart their spirit.
They are driven by passion.
For them it's the quest more so than the end result.
It's what makes their characters come to life.
All events big and small occur for the sole purpose of leading us all on our parallel paths to a better outcome. - Wendell James McCormick
A Romantic Comedy Dripping with Optimism.
The inspiration for writing this story is the movie
Man of La Mancha
Don Quixote, an elderly gentleman, decides to spend his twilight years serving the world by righting all wrongs and battling all evil. Crazy as it seems his quest picks up steam when he finds a fair maiden he calls Dulcinea. His passion and his devotion to her are extreme, so much so that even she questions his motives and his sanity.
His journey leads down a dangerous path as he fights off bad guys and imaginary dragons, he's even dubbed a knight. But the hot sun and rugged action seem to take it's toll on this passionate vagabond. His mind begins to slips so his friends and relatives have no choice. They lay him to rest, but his impossible dream lives on.
Dulcinea
by T. L. Raasch