I got a good chuckle this morning when the phone rang here at work, and I answered in my usual fashion, and all I heard was heavy breathing. Not the breathing of someone who doesn’t realize you’ve answered the phone, and not the breathing of someone who doesn’t even realize their bluetooth headset just butt-dialedContinue reading “news you can use”
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oopsies, part duex
I found a repair shop that claims they can not only repair my computer, but also save all of my data 🙂 For a modest price, anywhere between $75 – $125 they can reload Windows without the lose of any of my files and settings, and do it all in under 2 weeks. So I’veContinue reading “oopsies, part duex”
Oopsies
Those of you who’ve known me a while — and maybe I’ve mentioned this before — will remember an issue I had once with a desktop PC – where I woke up in the early morning hours smelling smoke, and found it on fire. It had been Off, and just sitting there minding it’s ownContinue reading “Oopsies”
sacred cow pies
One of my pet peeves among the writing world are those writers who like to think (or make you think) that writing is some sort of ethereal experience wherein the writer is subjected to the whims and fancies of a muse. I’ve heard countless writers claim that, in order to pen anything, be it aContinue reading “sacred cow pies”
i’ve been to the mountain
The first time cancer ever came near my life was several years ago, when a dear childhood friend of mine lost her husband to a strange, rare cancer. A few years after that, I lost my father to lung cancer. Two years ago, my family and I learned that a young woman I used toContinue reading “i’ve been to the mountain”
take that, 2009!
Did I mention my sister GOT A JOB?! Yep, sure ’nuff. Wasn’t even advertised. She found it through that old fashioned networking system people go on about, where a friend knew someone who needed someone . . . one comment between friends over lunch turned in to a resume ‘just to glance over’ which turnedContinue reading “take that, 2009!”
these boots were made for walkin’!
But I’ll be using sensible shoes! Now that we’re in a new year, and my sister is nearly finished with her chemotherapy – and preparing to begin radiation therapy (fewer side effects, quicker treatments, and only as a final insurance policy) I’ve been thinking about joining one of the many breast cancer fundraising walks we hearContinue reading “these boots were made for walkin’!”
thank heaven’s that’s over!
I have a love/hate relationship with the holidays. Mostly, I find I’m glad when Christmas is over and a new year is coming. Time to get back to the routine, get stuff sorted out, put back to rights, whatever you want to call it. I like a New Year ! 2009 has been full ofContinue reading “thank heaven’s that’s over!”
merry christmas
I figure, what the hell – now you can buy When The Stars Walk Backwards as an eBook. Just keep in mind it’s old, written back in 1998 – and it’s f-ing huge! I don’t write short stuff, but la’wd-a’mighty, this is a long one. Available in these fine formats, via Smashwords: epub, PDF, RTF,Continue reading “merry christmas”
the future begins tomorrow!
Ten points if you can name the movie that came from. Another twenty points if you realize that actually, the future is here. The future that is eBooks, I mean. I remember, back in the early days, when I started writing seriously – not when I started writing, mind you, but when I started toContinue reading “the future begins tomorrow!”
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