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lovethispic.com~*~ He has only one weakness....his human.On sale at Amazon.com and  co.uk. .99 Nov 11-18. 

Wink and a Nod Thursday

This week's recipient of a Wink and a Nod Thursday is Stacy at  Magic Love Crow . Stacy has a lovely, positive attitude and is a self-taught artist who paints crows.  Remember my Vampire Crow?  Yup that came from Stacy. It's a fun blog and she'll make you feel right at home.

Wacky Wednesday

Thanks, Rye.

The Last Hangers-On

The Last Hanger-Ons

Into Everything

As you can see, the kitten is still into everything, including the dishwasher.  A few nights ago I couldn't sleep so I got up and did some writing. About the time I was ready to go back to bed I heard a faint mewing. I went into the kitchen. No kitten.  I checked the pantry.  No kitten. I checked the bathroom.  Hmm, hear him, don't see him. Opened the linen closet.  Yup there he was. Since the HH and I went to bed at different times, it's unclear if he was in there for a few hours or half the night.

Look what I won from March House.  Barbara was kind enough to send this to me from the UK.
Thanks, Barbara!

It's Friday

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Wink and A Nod Thursday

Today's Wink and A Nod recipient is Birgit of BB Creations. Birgit and her blog are all sorts of fun.  Her specialties: movies and beautiful, personally-created cards. If you have questions about a specific movie or genre, she can no doubt tell you all about is.  If you are a card aficionado, Birgit's are true treasurers. And if that's not enough she's a cat woman and will happily share pictures of the furr babies. If you haven't visited her before treat yourself and stop by.


Cubs Win!  Holy Cow, Cubs Win!  

IWSG Wednesday

The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Members post about their  doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling. 
Today's topic:
Review another four letter word.  Well if you get creative: REVU.Review rules at Amazon are tightening. Below are some of the new rules in place and some old ones too.
A reviewer must spend at least $50 on Amazon using a valid debit card or credit card.
No paid reviews. This includes reviews from book bloggers that are part of a paid book blog tour, even though the reviewer has not been paid.
No 'exchanging' reviews. (You review me, I'll review you.)
Reviews are not too be submitted by family members or close friends.
You can still provide advanced reader copies for review.
(FYI: Reviewers that receive advance review copy should include the verbiage in their review that they have received a copy in exchange for an honest review or words to that effect.)
If a legitimate review has been removed you can appeal it at: appeals@amazon.com.
Here's is the link for Amazon Community Guidelines referencing reviews. 
And here's a link to an extremely well-written article by Ann R. Allen that explains and simplifies the new rules and goes into much greater detail than I have.
She also talks about troll reviewers that leave poor reviews on competitors products to push theirs to the top.
What are your thoughts on the new rules, do you think it will help or hurt?

Who Would You Pick To Be Jack Reacher

We went back to Our Towns Cinema in Davidson to see Jack Reacher. As previously mentioned, the theater gets high marks.  It's neat and clean.  The folks are friendly. Besides popcorn, you can order pizza or sandwiches, and it has tables in the theater to eat at.
The movie was standard Reacher fare. In other words, plenty of action.
Now here's my question to you.  If you were directing this film who would you pick for the lead?
A. Tom Cruise
B. Armie Hammer
C. Dwayne Johnson
D. Other