The Velvet Zebra

Category: Just Me

  • 3rd time’s the charm

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    So, another 3-day weekend, another chance to PAINT MY BEDROOM!! That’s right, folks.  First I painted it way too dark brown, turning my little 10×10 room into the batcave. So then, in an effort to lighten it all up, I found Desert Sand, which turned out a little too pale and blah for me (plus,…

  • just the facts, ma’am

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    As a writer, it’s my responsibility to make sure the things I mention are factual – yes, even in fiction.  And by that I mean, should I decide to write my characters into a known and real city – say, Seattle – then it’s my responsibility to make sure any landmarks I happen to mention…

  • The times, they are a’changin’

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    There’s something new in the works.  Something that should quiet the Voices inside me, satisfy the Writer that I am, and hopefully bring entertainment for those who come here, and folks they know. I don’t mean to sound cryptic, but suffice it to say if you’re a fan of good storytelling, interesting tales told by…

  • get the charge out of your life

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    I’ve been reading a lot lately about the recession (you know, the one no one wants to admit is here) and the economy in general – banks and interest rates and credit, oh my! And I can’t help but feel one of my rants coming on about spending more than you make, using credit cards…

  • when research pays

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    So, y’all remember not too long ago when I thought someone might have messed with my ID, tossled my credit report hither and yon, and I wound up doing weeks of research and investigation while waiting for my credit reports? Turns out, I was fine.  But now, just last night, I learned someone HAS done…

  • words to live by

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    So today I get the new router/modem, which means tonight I go home and take two aspirin. This is like when I need to build a new Access database at the start of a new year, and relearn all the calculations and commands that I only have to write once a year – but since…

  • i can haz breakdown now?

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    Well, not really, it’s hardly worth that – but doesn’t it kill you when one little issue in your daily life can so fully absorb you brain you become a worthless hulk of anxiety for days at a time? What? It never happens to you? Liar! Okay, maybe you’re telling the truth, but it happens…

  • can someone ‘splain this to me?

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    Math makes my brain hurt, I admit.  But, like most of us, I do basically understand odds, or at least the concept behind them. So when I read something that makes me go “Whaa?” I do a little research, so I don’t ask and look like an idiot. Only this time, my research made me…

  • pet my peeves

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    Yes, I have a pet peeve today.  It’s people who ASSUME.  Yeah, we all know what you do when you assume, so I won’t repeat it here. But another thing you do when you assume is teeve me off! So, the other day, I’m in the city and suffering from a severe low blood sugar.…

  • like a bad penny

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    Not long ago, Pete mentioned an article he’d read about forming habits. How you needed to do something so many days in a row before it became a true habit. The idea was that you write daily, or excercise, or perform some sort of task on a daily basis, without fail, until it became engrained…