Anny Cook's Blog, page 110

Beefcake

Beefcake: a usually photographic display of muscular male physiques; also : a man of the type featured in such a display or such men in generalSo, as lovely as these men are (and they're very lovely--I met them all) I've come to the conclusion that beefcake photos don't do much for me. Sad, I know, but I would rather have a beautiful picture of a lush flower on a bookcover than a half naked

Monday, Monday...

Rain on the roof. Gray, gray day. And I can't sleep so I'm up, at my desk mulling about what to write today.In the last few weeks I've received several solicitations for charities. Not from strangers, mind you. No, these have all been from friends and relatives. Now, if I heard from these folks on a regular basis--you know, the occasional phone call or e-mail--perhaps I could understand their

It's Caturday!!!

Have a good day!anny

How soon is too soon?

Out on the interwebs there's a bit of discussion going on about how soon characters in romances should engage in intimacy. How soon is too soon?I always think about the limo scene with Kevin Costner and Michelle Pfeiffer in No Way Out. They go at it hot and heavy and when they're all finished, he tells her his name. Um, that's too soon for any of my stories.Call me old fashioned but I can't think

Day Six...Crisis Management

We have water! The kids are back to school! And for the moment the crisis is over.In times of crisis it's interesting how we humans adjust. There's a predictable pattern we follow when a crisis comes.First we deal with the immediate emergency. We automatically sort out the top priorities and make arrangements for them to be met. In the case of the water, we needed drinking water, water to wash

Day Five of the Water Shortage

Well. A trickle of water. Not enough to flush toilets, run the dishwasher, or do laundry. And we are advised not to drink it. No school for the kids until further notice. I figure school will last until August at this rate.Rain today, tomorrow, the next day...until next Monday. That ought to make the repairs go faster--NOT! Ah, well, a trickle is much better than a dry faucet, so we'll move

Day four...no water!

Um, kitty? There might be a problem with this, you know? See, it takes WATER to flush!We're on day four of a broken water pipe in our area. Earlier yesterday morning we had a trickle of water...enough to fill the toilet water tanks about every hour. But last night? No water. Nooooo water.Kids have no school because there's noooo water. Cooking and dishes becomes problematical. Baths are mostly of

Tell Monday to come back later...

Still no water... too irritated to be civilized today.anny

Water!!!

So we have no water at my house. NONE. Since yesterday. Maybe none until tomorrow. A huge water main broke yesterday leaving over 100,000 homes without water.Now if you don't think this is a crisis, just imagine six people without water. No drinking water. No washing water. No FLUSHING water. Hmmmm. Things could get a bit sticky.We didn't hear how long they anticipated it would take to fix the

Spring???

We STILL have snow on the ground. But the bare spots are getting bigger 'n' bigger. And it's supposed to be in the forties today! Yay! Can't wait for the first daffodils!anny