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The Uncomfortable Truth

I have a lot of friends in the commentariat. And their being interesting and intelligent people, everything else being the same, I often share their takes on something or other. It saves me from writing a ton of stuff myself. (I mean, more than I write.)

So two nights ago I ended up passing on articles from two of my friends, which were BOTH on the same thing and alerted me to a push going on in the blogsphere which I think is — if not part of a lefty psyops. I don’t think it is in this c...

The Annual Winter Sale

Yes, there is a real post coming, but this needs to be said.

For those who are new around here: Normally between my birthday and either Christmas or New Years (honestly, depending on how I feel!) I have a book on sale every five days.

Remember, even if you already have the ebook, you can buy it as a gift then schedule delivery Christmas morning. They’ll never know you bought on sale.

I’m trying to concentrate on first in series (even if it’s the only in series.) And I’m saving Witch...

Think For Success

Recently husband and older son were having one of their financial planning discussions. This is fairly normal.

If you’ve read “Rich dad, poor dad” — I haven’t, but I’ve heard enough about it second and third hand to know what’s in it — the idea is that there are “rich” mindsets and “poor” mindsets.

Broadly speaking it is correct. “Poor” people — who might temporarily have lots of money — have habits that involve short term gratification, avoidance of risk etc. But I’m not a 100% sure ...

Shiny! Let’s be Bad! (A blast from the past from January 2018)

*I won’t lie. I came up dry this morning, mostly because I have two novels being loud at me. But I remembered this post and decided to check how close my predictions tracked. Well… pretty well. And it explains why the left has no idea who we are and what we’re up to. That their projection of their beliefs onto us are sometimes tragic and hurt everyone is unfortunate. But they’re the ones who silenced and continue to silence all opposition. (Openly so, under the Auto-Pen administration.) Ther...

So, it’s my birthday

Which means someone has plans to kidnap me and go have some fun for the day. Probably a couple of museums and dinner out.

Anyway, I might finish a chapter on Orphans of the Stars (because I like sleeping at night, and the book is a tyrant) but I ain’t writing a post today.

To compensate…. Well, I wrote this song that sounds like a gurrrrl powah song, until you realize it’s called Athena’s Song. By that point, if you’ve read Darkship Thieves, you’ll be giggling like a little girl. Yes,...

Hate

What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.

Save that quote as we’ll return to it before this is over. For now let’s look at two other observations on hatred. In The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, Heinlein says it is easier to get people to hate than to love. Easier to get them to hate the enemy than to love their country (or their ideas, or their future. Or whatever.) As we know this is correct, because the left has run on it for centuries.

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There is No World. There is Only Memes

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The Economics of Chaos

Understand: I’m not saying that the economy is in good shape. It’s not. The amazing thing after the abuse it’s been put through in the last 20 years, but particularly the last five, it’s amazing we still have an economy. As in, at least the shell is still standing and hasn’t crashed spectacularly into the dust.

And the reason it’s still standing, I think, as far as I can tell, is that all other economies, the world over, are in worse shape. (Despite all the talk of Russia stronk and China...

Something cute, she said

By Holly the Assistant

“I want to spend the day writing, can you post something cute tomorrow?”

“Sure.”

It’s tomorrow, and I realized I don’t do cute. I do snark, puns, occasional humor, and sometimes, if I’m lucky, beauty, but cute? Cute is for fluff-brained small animals. Wait, I have some fluff-brained small animals around this place! But are they being cute?

I don’t remember the part of the Bethlehem story when Gertrude sat in the manger, do you?

The orange and white N...