Do I have researching routines? I guess the most routine thing I do is pull out the handiest device I possess with internet access and do a search. For about 80-90% of the questions I have, I obtain a satisfactory answer via this methodology. For other questions, I turn to … Continue reading →
Welcome to August’s Merry Go Round Blog Tour. Are you motivated? I can’t hear yooouuu. For the record, I HATED that when I was a member of the military. I attended Academic Instructor School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas in the fall of 1983. The Academic … Continue reading →
Welcome back to another month of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour. Our detailed discussion this month centers around on-line writing communities, or, more generically, community. I’m going to reflect a little bit on both this month. Specifically, the bulk of my on-line writing community experience has been with Forward … Continue reading →
Here’s a fun idea for the month of June here at the Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour. We’re talking about our favorite characters. At first I groaned. It’s a fun idea, and I’ve met a lot of characters through the years that lived on in my mind after I’d finished the book. … Continue reading →
Welcome back to the May Edition of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour. This month, we’re talking about our current projects. I have two: The revision of Polar Bear on the Loose and a short story where the theme is cat eyes. I’ve been working through the Holly Lisle’s Writers’ … Continue reading →
I thoroughly enjoyed the A-Z Blogging Challenge last month. Despite that, I have to give serious consideration to whether I will play along with these things in the future. I think it took time and effort away from other things I would have been better served doing. See, part of … Continue reading →
I’ve been fascinated with zoos my entire life. I was drawn in by more than the polar bears, but I’m primarily a mammal aficionado. Even so, I’ve enjoyed the reptile house and other zoo aspects. When Mr. L and I went on the “Grand Tour” train trip last year, we … Continue reading →
Here’s the original recipe for this tasty lasagna. There’s some great commentary before the recipe on the linked site, and I highly encourage you to check it out, but if you just want a great lasagna recipe and don’t care about how it came about, here it is: Ingredients: * … Continue reading →
In high school, I participated in my church’s youth group. I was elected president. We traveled to New Orleans in 1976 for a Bicentennial Youth Gathering at the Super Dome. I represented our church at a conference for youth during my freshman year of college. It was a great leadership … Continue reading →
What did I mean by this when I planned these entries so many months ago? I’m not sure, but I’m going to take it as a “bloom where you are planted” sort of thing. This month I’ve taken you on a tour of my varied interests. I’ve tried to keep … Continue reading →