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January 22, 2015
Cats, Again, But Mine This Time
I think there is some kind of unspoken rule about writers and their cats, because an unusually high proportion of us seem to have them. Which means, at least in my case, sharing our workspaces with furry little dictators. Between […]
January 19, 2015
Fed Up: And Figuring Out What to Do About It
Tech Support and I watched Fed Up recently. It was a lot like the first time we watched Super Size Me ten years ago – two hours of horror and outrage at the way food is processed, packaged, and marketed… and the […]
January 15, 2015
A Good Way to Lose an Hour to the Internet
I’m probably a bit behind the curve, but I just discovered this cool (read: incredibly nerdy) online game called Knoword. The program gives you the definition and the first letter and you have to type in the word. With a […]
January 12, 2015
Are House Cats Domesticated?
Turns out that there’s a difference between cats and dogs. Shocking, I know. Dogs, much like the foxes featured in my book Fox Talk, are domesticated. They’ve undergone an evolutionary process that had such a large genetic impact on them, they’re […]
January 10, 2015
Five Ways to Make More Awesome This Year
People often tell me they’re amazed by how organized and focused I am, which I find hilariously ironic, because this was my desk* before I left for my Christmas vacation: I am a duck, people – calm on the surface, going like […]
January 8, 2015
The Total Clutz’s Guide to DIY Nail Repair
I don’t know about you, but when I’m reading a good book, I don’t want to put it down even while getting dressed in the morning. Which is how I ended up pulling on pants while standing way too close […]
January 5, 2015
I’m Back!
So this is what I did for Christmas: As you can see, the water in the Dominican Republic was considerably warmer than that in Iceland, the site of my last snorkel adventure: I’ve been off work for a while and […]
December 6, 2014
A Holiday From Technology
I’m sorry to say that 2014 has totally kicked my tush, and I am beat. In hopes of actually getting some rest this holiday season, I’m stepping away from my computer for a little while. I need to recharge my […]
November 27, 2014
One Lovely Blog Tour
Writer-friend Janet Givens has tagged me to take part in the One Lovely Blog Tour. Here are the rules: 1) Thank and tag the person who nominated you (thanks, Janet!). 2) Share seven things about yourself. 3) Nominate the next […]
November 24, 2014
Book News – The Aftermath
Wow, last week, just wow. Between getting up at odd hours to appear on TV and staying up late for writer’s meetings, not to mention the courier misplacing my books not one but several times, causing the nail-biting question of whether […]
