Fiona L. Woods's Blog, page 206
December 15, 2021
Send A Name to Mars - NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Today, Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere hunting for Christmas gifts when he stopped in at the NASA site. There he came up with an interesting Christmas gift idea.
NASA is collecting names to include on its July 2026 launch to Mars. When you enter a name and email address, you can download and print a Boarding Pass for the Mars mission.
Don't tell her, but here's the one he got for Mom:
(It looks and reads much better when it's printed larger and on nice paper.)
To add a name and get a Boarding Pass to the Mars trip go to
NASA is collecting names to include on its July 2026 launch to Mars. When you enter a name and email address, you can download and print a Boarding Pass for the Mars mission.
Don't tell her, but here's the one he got for Mom:
(It looks and reads much better when it's printed larger and on nice paper.) To add a name and get a Boarding Pass to the Mars trip go to
December 14, 2021
50 Flash Markets - Eric Scot Tryon Blog
Today Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he made a stop at the Eric Scot Tryon Blog site.
Flash. Short and to the point.
There our traveling kitty boy discovered a post with a list of 50 flash fiction markets for writers of that short form. Some of the markets are closed to submission now, but most are open.
Panzer says, "Be sure to read the markets guidelines before you submit, because there are different definitions of the length of flash fiction."
To read the post tootle over to 50 Flash Markets
Flash. Short and to the point.There our traveling kitty boy discovered a post with a list of 50 flash fiction markets for writers of that short form. Some of the markets are closed to submission now, but most are open.
Panzer says, "Be sure to read the markets guidelines before you submit, because there are different definitions of the length of flash fiction."
To read the post tootle over to 50 Flash Markets
December 13, 2021
A New Panzerism
Missed it again. *Panzer on the virtue of cat naps: Don't you just hate it when you're late for a nap because you overslept?
* From Cat Wisdom for humans
December 10, 2021
Judge Extends Discovery Deadline in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit - Publishers Weekly
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty boy found one about the lawsuit against the Internet Archive. Panzer has been telling you about this ongoing court case since it began.
10 years?
According to Andrew Albanese's post, the judge in the lawsuit against Internet Archive (IA) has extended the discovery process until January 31, 2022. The lawsuit involves publishers Hachett, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins and Wiley suing the Internet Archive for its practice of scanning and lending the publishers' books without their permission and without payment. The discovery extension comes because the Internet Archive and the publishers have been unable to come to an agreement about IA's demand for the publishers' sales records for all of their print books from 2011 forward. Attorneys for the publishers say this would take months of work to provide this information and has nothing to do with the case. There are several links to other information included in the post.
Panzer says, "Ten years worth of books sales information for four major publishers? It gives this little kitty a headache just hearing about it."
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of cocoa and four muffins.
To read the post tootle over to Internet ArchiveTo read Panzer's previous post tootle over to IA stonewalling
10 years?According to Andrew Albanese's post, the judge in the lawsuit against Internet Archive (IA) has extended the discovery process until January 31, 2022. The lawsuit involves publishers Hachett, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins and Wiley suing the Internet Archive for its practice of scanning and lending the publishers' books without their permission and without payment. The discovery extension comes because the Internet Archive and the publishers have been unable to come to an agreement about IA's demand for the publishers' sales records for all of their print books from 2011 forward. Attorneys for the publishers say this would take months of work to provide this information and has nothing to do with the case. There are several links to other information included in the post.
Panzer says, "Ten years worth of books sales information for four major publishers? It gives this little kitty a headache just hearing about it."
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of cocoa and four muffins.
To read the post tootle over to Internet ArchiveTo read Panzer's previous post tootle over to IA stonewalling
December 9, 2021
No Post
Panzer here.
No post today. Mom and What's His Name are doing Christmas decorating.
We'll be back tomorrow.
December 8, 2021
B&N NOOK Glowlight 4 eReader coming December 8 for $150 - lilyputing
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the lilyputing site. With a little digging in the posts our intrepid kitty traveler found one about Barnes and Noble's new NOOK Glowlight 4.
This is worth looking into.
According to the post by Brad Linder, the new NOOK Glowlight 4 is available today. The Glowlight 4 comes with page-turner buttons, a USB-C charger and 32 GB of storage among other features. The post includes a link to Barnes and Noble's original press release about the ereader and also has links to other posts containing information about previous Glowlight versions.
.
Panzer says, "The post has lots of screen shots of the new Glowlight."
Note: Because of the screen shots this is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a muffin too.
To read the post tootle over to Nook Glowlight 4
This is worth looking into.According to the post by Brad Linder, the new NOOK Glowlight 4 is available today. The Glowlight 4 comes with page-turner buttons, a USB-C charger and 32 GB of storage among other features. The post includes a link to Barnes and Noble's original press release about the ereader and also has links to other posts containing information about previous Glowlight versions.
.
Panzer says, "The post has lots of screen shots of the new Glowlight."
Note: Because of the screen shots this is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a muffin too.
To read the post tootle over to Nook Glowlight 4
December 6, 2021
A New Panzerism
Panzer on a canine's true value:
You expected something different?
Let sleeping dogs lie ...
After all, they're dogs ...
That's all they're good for.
* From Cat Wisdom for humans
You expected something different?Let sleeping dogs lie ...
After all, they're dogs ...
That's all they're good for.
* From Cat Wisdom for humans
December 3, 2021
Top 7 Book Cover Creators - Make Your Book Cover for Free - DiggiNet
On Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today he went to the DiggiNet site. With some digging in the posts, our fabulous kitty hunter found one about free book cover creators.
Free is good.
In a post by Anita Nipane she describes each of the seven cover creators on her list. Each of the cover creators is either free or has a free version to make your own book cover. There are links included to each cover creator.
Panzer says, "Some of these this little kitty already knew about (Who doesn't know Canva and KDP Cover Creator?), but the others he didn't."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea, three muffins, and a pen and paper to take notes.
To read the post tootle over to free cover creators
Free is good.In a post by Anita Nipane she describes each of the seven cover creators on her list. Each of the cover creators is either free or has a free version to make your own book cover. There are links included to each cover creator.
Panzer says, "Some of these this little kitty already knew about (Who doesn't know Canva and KDP Cover Creator?), but the others he didn't."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea, three muffins, and a pen and paper to take notes.
To read the post tootle over to free cover creators
December 2, 2021
71 Writing Contests in December 2021 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
Panzer stopped in at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site today. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about writing contests.
You decide which to enter.
Erica Verrillo's post lists 71 writing contests accepting submissions in December. There are contests for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories, and novels. The post lists all the contest submission deadlines, but, unfortunately some of the deadlines have already passed.
Panzer says, "Be sure to read the rules before submitting!"
Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. You decide what refreshments to bring for your reading today.
To read the post tootle over to writing contests
You decide which to enter.Erica Verrillo's post lists 71 writing contests accepting submissions in December. There are contests for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories, and novels. The post lists all the contest submission deadlines, but, unfortunately some of the deadlines have already passed.
Panzer says, "Be sure to read the rules before submitting!"
Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. You decide what refreshments to bring for your reading today.
To read the post tootle over to writing contests
