Posts under ‘Life’

Here’s a story dictated to me by my son, Jonah. He’s eight.
Stupid Creatures
By Jonah
It’s about three kids. Jupiter is 13, Alex is 12, and Mary is 5. They have super powers. They have to fight gigantic stupid worms. And electric monsters that hit them in the face. And dragons who like picking their wings with [...]

This entire post was written while using my new keyboard for the first time, so it might be a bit boring. You’ve been warned.
So I’m working with a new keyboard, a real splurge. It’s a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 3000 with a matching wireless mouse, and it has a great keystroke action. A huge improvement from [...]

I know I’ve been a little scarce around here, but the good news is that very few people are coming on purpose to look for new content. Whew. The bad news is that I’ve been oh so lazy in showing my gratitude for good things which have come my way in the past little while. [...]

Laptop computers are about mobility, but I’ve never been able to fully utilize this perk. I’ve had two laptops in my life, and both had tired, old batteries which means that I’ve been plugged in the whole time. Especially with this laptop, because the battery had about 20 minutes of life, but miscommunication between the battery [...]

We had an actual thunderstorm yesterday, with no snow, no sleet, no frozen water in any form. There’s something so comforting about thunder. Extra comforting this time, because maybe it signifies the crazy white stuff is gone for good. Maybe? Please?
I went up to the office for a while yesterday. It doesn’t get much use [...]

Okay, wow. It seems like a month has gone by since I’ve posted, but it’s only been a week! I guess that shows how completely removed from blogging my head has been.
I’ve had a pretty nerve-wracking and emotional week, what with my grandson being born and all. Trenton came on…counting backwards–it’s all running together…he came [...]

Agent Chip MacGregor’s post today is about branding yourself as an author. Chip asked a branding consultant for a definition, and the consultant said, “In many ways, a brand is nothing more than a series of perceptions people have about you.” I’ve worked on branding myself as a blogger with my blossom theme, and I’ve unintentionally [...]