Figs
I picked the first crop off the fig tree today. Usually, we don’t get to them before the birds, but this year, I’ve managed to get about 20-25 ripe ones.
Continue reading →EndlesS Has Arrived
Stephen B. Bagley’s (our very own Tech) EndlesS: A Collection of Poems arrived in the mail today, and I’m already enjoying it. Lulu does a fine job of packaging. EndlesS is a slim volume of poetry with a very attractive cover. I’ve noticed poetry packaged this way is just nicer. … Continue reading →
WordPress Theme Generator
Thanks to PBW, I now have access to the WordPress Theme Generator. I’m still enamored with the theme I’m using now, but I played with the generator, and it will allow you to do some nice, basic themes. The only thing I’d like to see added is the ability to … Continue reading →
Outline Spreadsheet Done
I finished putting the Twilight outline into the spreadsheet today. Now I can begin analyzing it with rewrite in mind. Just for fun, here are some of the stats from the spreadsheet: Word Count: 84455 Chapters: 26 Total Scenes: 74 Average word count per chapter: 991 (definitely not evenly spread) … Continue reading →
Revision Work
I’m slowly getting back to some semblance of being able to say I’m working on writing. I’ve been so distracted by Real Life issues (none negative, but all time and attention-consuming). Which brings me to Twilight. I received a tremendously helpful critique by TECH a few months ago. Tech, I … Continue reading →
The Swinging Bridge is Gone
When I was growing up in Charles City, Iowa, we had a phenomenon called the Swinging Bridge. When I was ten, we moved to the side of town the bridge was on, and I was, coincidentally, old enough to start finding my way around town on my own, usually riding … Continue reading →
Last Contact
Today I may have had my last in-person contact with my old life – my friend and former co-worker stopped by on her retirement decompression tour, and we shared breakfast, tours of the house and ranch, and general catching up on what we’ve missed for the last month. I still … Continue reading →
Trees and Ticks
Today was a long day working at the ranch. We went out there a day or two ago, and three trees were across the road. It was late in the day, and we didn’t have tools with us, so we downed the utility trailer, backed out to where we could … Continue reading →
Retired — For almost a week
Boy, time sure flies when you’re retired. I’ve picked up my retired ID card (with the absolute worst picture I think I’ve ever seen of me — and I’ve seen some bad ones), visited with my new doctor on Friday (seems really good — I’ll see him for blood tests … Continue reading →
Presidential Running Mates
This question is becoming more pressing. Whether we get McCain, Obama, or Clinton as our primary choices, the real question becomes, who will their running mate be? David Brooks, op-ed columnist for the NY Times addresses this question. Will we get someone designed to help someone win the election, or … Continue reading →