Betty Adams's Blog, page 101

The Gremlins Got Me Again

To the many thousands of people converging on the Pacific Northwest to view the upcoming eclipse.
First welcome to our beautiful land.
Second I completly understand that you come out of a love of science and natural wonder. 
Thirdly I am well aware that ALL of the inns, hotels, motels, campsites, bed and breakfasts, and air B&B are full and that RVs are wonderful options.
Fourthly I am grateful that those several dozen RVs on the looooooooooooooong  road I drove today chose to drive at safe speeds up the mountain passes. 

But please understand that today you were all minions of the traffic gremlins who for the past five years have prevented me from making a very specific scientific delivery on time. 

Previous years culprits have included Google maps fails, nails in tires, changes in housing inspection regulations, and keys left in pants. 

The gremlins are clever, very clever.

Oh, and Fifth, remember to get properly certified eclipse glasses. 

Looking Forward to Some New Art

 So with the rough draft done for the prequel to "Dying Embers" the next step is to get the cover art ordered. Time to go back to the amazing ​Yuliya Zabelina. I have a pretty good idea of what I want but I still need to work out the details. 

Kitty Thoughts

Seriously? We are endurance predators and dogs make sense. They can keep up with us no matter where we go. Cats either sit on us or sit where we live. The are ambush predators. So why are cats the favorite pet of humans? 

A View on Alien Ecosystems

Speaking from personal experience building an entirely alien ecosystem is a very complex process. Heed this advice but keep your tongue in your cheek. 

Long Ago on a Continent Far Far Away

Interesting. If you only change about ten or fifteen nouns (change Russia for some planet, and carriage for airspeeder) you could insert the first ten chapters of Leo Tolstoy's 1870's "Anna Karenina"  into the 2017 release of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars  novelization "Thrawn" without noticing. They have very similar themes and a compatable feel. One wonders if Zahn is a fan of the classics? 

Lounging in the Sun

When the internet is only working sometimes and it is very hard to post. 

Just a friendly reminder that the favorite (by the numbers) human pet is a tiny apex predator that earned its place in our hearts by killing all the little parasite carriers that were carrying the parasites, that carried the parasites that were killing us.

Here  Kitty-kitty.

Very Slow Agents

The chickens are pecking away at the grain and they have more processing power than my current internet connection will allow. Best of luck. 

Bleeding Hearts and Spiderwebs

Two elements of Earth native nature that add an element of romantic noir to any story. 

Can You See the Faerie

Can you spot the faerie in this picture? 

Formal Titles

Have you ever wanted one of those giant descriptive names that royalty have in stories?

Well this author decided to give herself one based on my coworkers' reactions that indicate certain skills and accomplishments are a bit odd or appreciated. 

Royal Songbird, Second of that Name, Opener of Tight Jars, Emptier of Mouse Traps, Rescuer Of Trapped insects, She Who Will Not Stop Talking Unless You Ask Her To, Jumper Of Dead Batteries, Changer Of Bad Fuel Filters, She Who Giggles For No Apparent Reason In The Dark, Knower Of ALLTHETHINGS, She Who Runs Like a Bloody Elephant Across The Second Floor At Six AM Please Stop, She Who Runs Around Barefoot Outside For No Apparent Reason Are You Okay, Emitter Of Disturbingly Loud Hiccups, and Stater Of Awkward Political Opinions. 

What would your official title.