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Obviously, I am WAY behind on telling you what I’ve been reading and enjoying. I set quite a few books aside unfinished while I was working...

Un prieten cercetător în științele sociale mi-a trimis un articol cu un sondaj IRES pe tema utilizării Facebook la români. Articolul începe cu o maximă a lui Henry Minzberg, guru și profesor în business și management. Dumnealui ne îndeamnă la … Continuare

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Cover Reveal for Tramps and Thieves (Mayhem and Murder, Book 2) at The Novel Approach tomorrow….

And on September 18, 2017….the world*.

* Perhaps not the entire world but hopefully those who are interested and like a murder mysteries featuring an ex-cat burglar and his LAPD boyf...

I have a new vegetable garden this year. It’s bigger than I need, so I am only using part of it as a test case this year to see what grows and what doesn’t like the new spot. So far, the lettuce, broccoli, and collards seem to quite happy. 

Cole crops often do well in Alaska due to...

by Becky Hitchcock

Because is a great word. With a fun blend of consonants and vowels, it’s easy on the ear. 

Yet it has depth. It indicates the why of something. The motive. The reason for a particular thing. The word thrills me actually. It makes me recall something historically an...

How to sew a very lovely roll-up leather organizer for your hand tools.

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Надо было когда-то начать их считать. Просто мне кажется, что из уже больше., чём того, для чего я их начал рисовать. (

I wanted to write a post with more substance to it, but found I just didn’t have it in me. We’re preparing to leave for the Swiss Alps to help out with the pre-teen camp (our third year running) and I’ve had two of the busiest weeks leading up to it. There are doctor’s appointments. None of them...

Hi all! I’m so excited to share that SAVIOR is on sale for 99¢ for a limited time. If you haven’t snagged your copy now is the time! Savior is a romantic suspense featuring Logan, a former Marine turned cop who can’t let mystery surrounding new girl in town go unsolved. Continue below to read an...

I just checked to see how much money the top 10 NBA players are being paid for the 2016-2017 season.  The total is a whopping $263 million.  Thus the average pay for this one season for each of those 10 guys is $26,370,000.  Of course, Lebron leads the way at $30,963,450. Now these are the very b...

My first Necon has come and gone.

This convention has a loyal following. I understand, after experiencing the tradition firsthand, why people return year after year. Necon feels less like a convention and more like a retreat. The organizers and longtime attendees have established a culture that is...

I get quite a few requests every week from men for advice about finding new sex position tips to spice up a relationship.  Here is a list of some successful ones.  Read on guys! 1. Missionary Done Right According to many sex experts, women get the most pleasure out of basic missionary sex. There’...

You have a race to run. It’s a race you’ve been given, not one you’ve chosen.

It’s possible you wouldn’t have chosen your race at all, had the choice been yours. Or perhaps you wouldn’t have chosen this particular route. Or perhaps you wouldn’t have chosen your pace. Or perhaps you would have cho...

[image error]When I was a senior in high school, my best friend lived as a nanny for a doctor, his wife and five kids. The doctor and his wife were young and lively and liked to throw parties. The doctor asked my friend the nanny if she and I would like to dress up like French maids and serve dri...

Do Swedish authorities have a better sense of humor than British authorities? Maybe. The British public, in an internet poll, voted to name a new oceanographic research ship Boaty McBoatface (which, for the record, I think is an excellent name for a serious new science platform.) The UK’s Natu...

As we know, developing a deep contrast of layers in our characters is crucial for a vivid reading experience. So

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Few issues garner more attention among top executives than how best to grow their organizations. However, few executives work systematically with the types of employees they need to realize various growth opportunities. Your organization’s growth opportunities fall into four different categories,...

July 27, 2017 – Every time I feel like a failure as a mom (100 percent of the time, right?), I remind myself that I have kids who read.

My daughter and I have especially similar tastes in books, and our conversations always include a check of what the other is reading, and a hard nudge for ideas f...

GEICO has long been known for its charming (though some might say annoying) talking lizard spokesanimal — but the insurance behemoth has sprinted ahead of the pack with this new clever Pamplona spoof! (YouTube)