For several months, I’ve been toying with the idea of learning some form of artistic expression. At very odd intervals, I’ll doodle something that really strikes a chord with me, but I don’t have a lot of confidence that I have much artistic talent, yet there’s a family heritage of … Continue reading →
Fifteen reasons to check out Absolute Write on their new host: They’re back on line and getting things reconstituted. Like Forward Motion, they’re geared to helping writers (here’s what they say on the front page: Welcome, writers! If you’re interested in freelance writing, screenwriting, playwriting, writing novels, nonfiction, comic book … Continue reading →
There’s been a lot of coverage in the blogosphere about the interaction between Barbara Bauer and Absolute Write lately. The 20 Worst Agents list has been posted in numerous places, even before this blow up, but I’m posting the one from SFWA. Miss Snark and others identified this issue many, many months … Continue reading →
I’ve read 25 books so far this year. I have 17 more on my official TBR list. Some of those are “in progress” and others are more “wishful thinking.” If you’re following the list at all, you know TBR is very dynamic. So far, I’m striking a fair balance between … Continue reading →
In addition to trying to get over this cold, I’m digging out of a deep, deep to do list. I think I see daylight above me, so I may be able to get back to making writing progress soon. Yes, it’s “just” a cold. To make hubby feel better, I … Continue reading →
I’ve been trying to stay low-key today. While waiting for the Pistons vs Cavaliers game to start at 2:30 this afternoon, I channel surfed and listened to C-Span for several hours of last Thursday’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearings on General Hayden’s nomination to head the Central Intelligence Agency. I don’t … Continue reading →
Thanks to your generous proddings, I figured out how to get a WordPress API key and got Akismet to turn on yesterday. So far, it’s working like a charm. Coughing spasms are the worst of what I’m dealing with now as far as illness goes. Seems like sleep is meant … Continue reading →
I spent the afternoon waging a battle with a SpamBot. For some reason, this particular one found a way around SpamKarma2, and the site was getting hammered with comment spam. Why was I home during the middle of the week? I’m sick as a dog. Fever, sore and scratchy throat, … Continue reading →
Justin, 27, was one of ten soldiers killed when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was riding in crashed in Kunar Province, east of Abad, Afghanistan, on May 5th. He was the older son of Pat O’Donohoe, whom I worked closely with in my last assignment. His father spoke of both … Continue reading →
I survived a lovely week in Dayton. The shorthand of what I was doing was attending a class on administering our international officer programs. In the evenings, I graded about half of the 77 papers I collected from our current group the Friday afternoon before I left. I still have … Continue reading →