We went out on Saturday and got our tree. We had an artificial one for years, but in all honesty, it wasn't all that much better than a real tree. I think the darned plastic thing shed more "needles" than any real tree we've had. And then, there is the annual Fight-To-Get-The-Thing-Out-Of-The-Attic fun. And the … Continue reading Monday Musings: O Chistmas Tree, Deck the Hall, and All That Seasonal Jazz
Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi
Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi My rating: 3 of 5 stars A nicely plotted first book in a new series, Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi is the story of VIncent Graves. Or, at least, that is what he is called now. Vincent is dead, and has no memory of who or what he was before … Continue reading Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi
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Wednesday Wanderings: Fairy Doors, 20 Vintage Things, Invisibility, and More Gift Ideas for Writers
Something really cool can be seen around Ann Arbor, MI: Tiny Doors Twenty things today's kids will probably never see: Vintage Things Bending light to make things invisible: Now You See It Following last week's gift ideas, if the writer you are buying for is a bit on the weird side, here are some more: … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Fairy Doors, 20 Vintage Things, Invisibility, and More Gift Ideas for Writers
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Monday Musings: Puppy Update, You Can All Decorate for Christmas Now, and Writing Progress
I think it's time for a puppy update. 🙂 We took him with us when we went to our daughter's in MA last weekend. We had our big Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, as that was the best day for everyone's schedule. It gets harder every year to work around those things! The BaldMan's family came … Continue reading Monday Musings: Puppy Update, You Can All Decorate for Christmas Now, and Writing Progress
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Friday Review: Castle Kidnapped by John DeChancie
Castle Kidnapped by John DeChancie My rating: 4 of 5 stars I discovered DeChancie's Castle Perilous books many years ago. I read a couple and enjoyed them, but they are a bit older and can be hard to find. I finally managed to snag copies of all of them, and have been catching up on … Continue reading Friday Review: Castle Kidnapped by John DeChancie
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Wednesday Wanderings: Dogs Ruin Thanksgiving, Creepy App for T-shirts, Writer Gifts, and Bad Gaiman
There was a break in blog posts for a bit while I finished up NaNoWriMo (yes, I made it to 50K!) and had a very lovely Thanksgiving weekend with family. Now, back to business. Here are today's web wanderings: Speaking of Thanksgiving, here are 15 dogs who were a bit less than well-behaved for the … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Dogs Ruin Thanksgiving, Creepy App for T-shirts, Writer Gifts, and Bad Gaiman
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Wednesday Wanderings: Muppets and the Stray Cats, Unhappy Mothers, Thanksgiving Pick Up Lines, and What Cats are Really Saying
You know you have been waiting for someone to  do a mash-up of the Muppet Show Theme and the Stray Cat Strut, don't you? Well, here it is, and is just as weirdly amazing as it sounds: Muppets and Stray Cats These have got to be the unhappiest mommies ever painted. The captions are hysterical: … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Muppets and the Stray Cats, Unhappy Mothers, Thanksgiving Pick Up Lines, and What Cats are Really Saying
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Monday Musings: Author Interview: Casia Shreyer
This week, I am posting an interview with Casia Shreyer, a Canadian author whose book, Nothing Everything Nothing, has just come out. The book deals with the sensitive subject of teen suicide. I'll put links and other information after the interview. Here's the book's blurb: No one in Molly’s life expected her to pose for … Continue reading Monday Musings: Author Interview: Casia Shreyer
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Friday Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love Neil Gaiman's writing. He is one of the authors that just strikes a chord with me. I have thoroughly enjoyed everything I have read by him, and this story is no exception.The unnamed narrator of the … Continue reading Friday Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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Wednesday Wanderings: Black Hole Model, Sounds of Space, Funny Tumblr Posts, and Oh, So Cute Sesame Street Moment
The movie Interstellar has led to a model of what a black hole actually looks like: http://bit.ly/1rsJoLt In more space news, this is what outer space really sounds like, and it is kind of cool: http://bit.ly/1t2XiJV 29 funny Tumblr posts: http://aplus.com/a/best-tumblr-posts Oh, Sesame Street, sometimes you are just too cute: http://bit.ly/11hUxK6
And So On... 