I scraped out an additional 2085 words today bringing us to a grand total to date of 7092. As in previous years, I’m trying to get a little ahead early on. Writing by the seat of the pants makes that challenging at best, because the story isn’t in my head … Continue reading →
Count for today was 2014 — I was a little behind after yesterday, so I knew I had to catch up a little. Cut more on another tree that will not die today. I removed nails from old fence sections that are being broken up. Did some laundry. Played with … Continue reading →
845 words for Day Two bringing us to a total of 2838 for the month. Took down a dead tree to the fence height. Trimmed the pitisporum bushes. Cleared brush from the corner of the yard. Voted. Pulled a few weeks. We’ve been watching election returns and playing with kittens … Continue reading →
Good, solid start. Introduced three characters. Two more to go — maybe. Can’t complain about 2093 words. We got a solid start on the reasons we’re spending this month in San Antonio. I removed one dead tree that was threatening the phone and cable lines coming into the house. We … Continue reading →
November is rapidly approaching. Yes, I’ll be participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNo) again this year. I’ll be doing Fooling Mother Nature as a satire. I don’t think I’ve attempted satire before, and I think this story lends itself to it. As usual, I’ll be doing it by the … Continue reading →
There must be something in the water this week. I’ve been reading some interesting posts in the blogosphere. First, was Shannon Stacey’s from October 23rd. She had an “Extra” kid from the neighborhood at her house. When she asked him if he needed to call home or anything, and he … Continue reading →
Roxy’s kittens are 26 days old today. On Monday, they’ll be four weeks. Here’s what they look like now: I caught them in what will be an increasingly rare pose — asleep — this afternoon. Order from left to right: Number Four, Number One, Number Three, and Number Two. … Continue reading →
I’ll bet you knew that. I tend to forget. I was talking to my neighbor a couple of weeks ago, and I genuinely forgot what day of the week it was. I guessed it was Monday. I was wrong. It was Friday. That’s a little embarrassing. But only because I … Continue reading →
The U.S. News and World Report Cover from August 7: Anarchy Growing Threat to Big Cities? Business at Bottom — An Upturn Next? New Defense Line in the Pacific More War or Real Progress in the Mideast Not All This Country is Tense, Troubled Here’s the bonus question: What year? … Continue reading →
For those of you not following on Facebook, Roxy’s kittens have arrived. Yesterday afternoon, she spent a little over four hours welcoming four little kitties into the world. She did a wonderful job and is being a wonderful mama kitty. One and Two came about fifteen minutes apart, then we … Continue reading →
