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Day 3,674: Le Quick

It’s already bed time, so it has to be a quick one tonight.

Solid Sunday. Nice nap. Watched some sports ball. Got the work done I needed to. Pups are great. It was windy and cold, which isn’t my favorite weather, but we’re nice and snug in bed now, and it seems like the wind has calmed down. Maybe tomorrow will be nice 🙂

Night night.

Day 3,673: Grand Prix

The Vegas Grand Prix is the first Formula 1 race that I’ve actually watched live, and it did not disappoint! By all accounts, the best race of the year. Max Verstappen legitimately almost lost, entirely on pace. He needed a few things to break his way to pull it out, and they did. So, that was exciting. And beyond that, there was fighting up and down the field. Good fighting. Good racing. Super competitive track. I’ve learned that often with street circuits, they’re so tight that there’s very li...

Glory 3: Humanity’s Warriors is OUT NOW!

Book 3 in the Glory series is out now for purchase and Kindle Unlimited.

Super excited about this release–it was such a pleasure to write this one! More action. More intrigue. More epic space battles. Here’s the blurb, and link to go and get it for yourself. I hope you enjoy 🙂

Glory flies point in the war against the Paragon. Humanity is stretched thin.

After the main shipyard is heavily damaged, the enemy advances with a fresh offensive, and losses are piling up with no hope of buildin...

Day 3,672: A Quick One

I love movies. So much. And I always have. My family has, actually; I got it from my mom.

When I was little, before school, my mom’s Fridays must have been Monday, because every Monday was a “Figueiredo’s” night, which was the local video rental spot. They rented VCRs in addition to tapes, which was good, because VCRs were insanely expensive and we didn’t have one. I remember, distinctly, absolutely losing my mind with excitement and impatience as she got it hooked up to our TV. Like, I could...

Day 3,671: (Almost) Friday

Man…this week has FLOWN by. It’s almost Friday. I suppose that happens when you’re a bit out of it like I have been. Not super bad, but just kinda floaty. I have stuff I want to do, stuff I want to do but don’t have to do, and it’s nigh impossible to do that kind of stuff when I feel…floaty.

Still, I do my best. Like, today I unloaded my backpack full of AV gear from the conference finally and put it all away. I also unloaded my suitcase finally and washed, folded, and put away those clothes....

Day 3,670: More Normal

A more normal day today. Thank GOD. Part of it was that I had a full workday. That always seems to set me back in rhythm. I also woke up pretty much on time. Still struggling with that. Adjusting to the new bed time and wake up time. Maybe it was also because it rained today. The first rain of “winter” in LA. Not a huge storm, but it did dump there for a bit.

The Glory books are selling well right now. Really well. Have them on a nice little sale to funnel people towards buying the latest boo...

Day 3,669: Me & The Pups

Liz is up with Joe and Madhuri and Ashika helping out this week. Baby is coming. She’s due on…Friday, I think. They induce on Saturday, if necessary. So very exciting.

I remember my brother Scott being born, but mostly I remember my brother Russell being born. I was four for Scott, so there are memories there. But I was seven for Russell, and so I remember much more. I was sleeping out in Aunt Susan and Uncle Tony’s truck with Jeremy the night Russell came. It was the middle of summer, so it ...

Day 3,668: Last But Not Least

Floating. Disjointed.

I got stuff done today. That felt good. But…I’m still floating. I feel far away. And tired. Going to bed like an hour early tonight, and it feels glorious, I have to say.

We’ve noticed that Coops’ eyes look clearer now that we’re giving him eye drops once a day. We give them to him in the evening, right before bed. He’s great at receiving them. Doesn’t try to pull away, not really. Doesn’t even flinch when we get them in. Such a sweet boy. It helps when I put them up ...

Day 3,667: Room With The Dogs

So, Joy has figured out how to make herself a nest with her blankets, and she’s SO GOOD AT IT. She was completely covered with the blankets and everything. Very proud of her. Now Coops is getting his nighttime sweater. See, we like to keep it COLD in the bedroom. At least the air. And then we’re all snug in our blankets. Comforter is ON THE BED. The most delicious time of year. The most snuggly.

A little less floaty today. I did a few things that grounded me. I got a podcast edited and posted...

Day 3,666: Floating

Floating. It was a floating kind of day. One of those first-day-home days where time doesn’t quite feel real because all the routines are messed up. But, it was a good day. Went grocery shopping. Watched the Warriors lost to the Cavaliers for the second time in a week. (I’m doubting if we have it this year…but it is still early). Got some videos uploaded from the conference. About half of them. Will do the other half tomorrow. Checked on our most recent book release; numbers seem to be pretty go...