A special housewarming gift
April 27, 2021In 2011 we bought a house. We learned it held surprises. What we didn’t know was the surprise a friend collected.
Category: Worrier
Things about which I worry!
A long-expected Party
May 2, 2011I turned 40 last week. A milestone birthday, to be sure. Some would let themselves fall into depression at the thought, and in years gone by I would have joined them. But this birthday was so very different. Not only in the events, but in my attitude.
A Race Through Dark Places
February 15, 2011I was up late watching Southland last night, and often my late night viewing influences my dreams. So some time in the early hours of the morning I had a dream where I was a detective, with a partner, following some crime the details of which elude me now. The important thing that I took […]
Neil Gaiman on Copyright and the Internet
February 13, 2011It’s always good to see someone who finally gets it.
Motivational friends
November 28, 2010Had an absolutely fabulous afternoon/evening yesterday of food and conversation with several friends, most of whom have some involvement with writing in their lives. One is a professional, while the rest of us are part timers. It was good, however, to chat about the difference between the “art” and the “job” aspect, to discuss the […]
Hair of the Dog
May 9, 2009WARNING: In the interests of proper reporting, I am going to use a word as a pronoun that some may find offensive. There was a story in the paper the other day about how Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings fame) is producing a remake of that war classic The Dam Busters. However the […]