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Hi David.Don't worry, you're safe.
One of the mods is Canadian!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Hi David.Don't worry, you're safe.
One of the mods is Canadian!"
Well, that's a relief!
She's is known to get stroppy and randomly sin bin people, though.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "She's is known to get stroppy and randomly sin bin people, though."So I'm already at a disadvantage here, not having a clue what "stroppy" means! ;-)
I like this definition. :)strop·py (strp)
adj. strop·pi·er, strop·pi·est Chiefly British
Easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent.
[Perhaps alteration of obstreperous.]
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I like this definition. :)strop·py (strp)
adj. strop·pi·er, strop·pi·est Chiefly British
Easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent.
[Perhaps alteration of obstreperous.]"
Ah, thank you.
I wonder if it's anything to do with stropping a razor?Oh, and Hello!
Hello! I prefer the "easily offended" definition. Alluding to "stropping a razor" makes me a bit nervous!
I'm offended by you feeling nervous.
Someone's told him about you Patti. I nearly said 'someone's spragged' but you mightn't have got it!
Spraga roof prop used in a coal mine
☆ a device for preventing a vehicle from rolling backward on a grade
Okayyyyyyyy
That's not what the urban dictionary says.Don't look. It's gross.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I'm offended by you feeling nervous."I'm more nervous that you feel offended.
Just feed her plenty of bacon and you'll be fine.
Just not for a couple hours, please.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Much better than Kevin."
So, Patti, did you enjoy all the bacon?
My head has just exploded from the size of that lie!!!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Bacon?I'm a vegetarian."
LOL. Nicely played, baconater.
Well, I would be a vegetarian. But I can't abide the screams of the plants.Nothing worse than shrieking sprouts.
Spinach. Baby spinach. It's great in a salad. With bacon.
If anyone's interested, I've been blogging my views about the U.S. government shut-down.The Killer Protocols Blog
That's some great blogging!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "That's some great blogging!"Thanks. *blushes*
The shutdown lunacy here in the States continues, as do my blog posts about it. Perhaps I should rename my blog "Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness".The Killer Protocols Blog
I've been posting some of my lame poems on my blog. Here's the most recent if anyone's interested.Thunder Road of the Cosmos
My third novel in the Richard Paladin series, The Killer Trees, just received a very nice review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/676974221
Honestly, not everyone seems to have enjoyed the book. In the interest of fairness, here's a more negative review.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/606807885
Anyone who happens to read one of my books, I'm always interested in your opinion.
Killing seems to be a pattern that is developing in your book titles, does this give something away about what happens in the books?
Peter wrote: "Killing seems to be a pattern that is developing in your book titles, does this give something away about what happens in the books?"LOL, yes I guess I wasn't very subtle. But I prefer to think of it as "alluding to" the content. ;-)
Hey, David! Long time no see...er, hear...read?Martin
Hey, Martin! How goes it? Looks like you've got some new books out!
Just in case anyone wonders what our dogs do when their mom is away, check this latest update from Puck...The Killer Protocols Blog
How did I not know about this discussion?
Debbie wrote: "How did I not know about this discussion?"You have better things to do than search for obscure author threads? I liked your blog post with guidance for which books to read in what order in the Hiding Behind The Couch series. You have been so prolific recently!
Voyeurs of this thread, below is a link to Debbie's blog. Check it out.
Debbie McGowan's blog
Not sure on the obscure - supremely talented, though.Yes, prolific would be the word for it - it would seem my writing is, as they say in the Saarf of Englund, like London buses.
Your dogs are very kind. Ours just gave us mud on the duvet.
Thanks for the free plug! :)
The best things in life are free! Actually, that's not true. The best things in life are relatively inexpensive and available for sale in the Amazon kindle store. ;-)
Duly noted. I tell you what, damned clever, these working dogs. Amazon shopping - they'll be writing books next!
Latest review of The Killer Trees.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/818948910?book_show_action=true
I take back the 'damned clever, these working dogs' comment. I met an author yesterday who used to have a border collie whose two favourite pastimes were scattering sheep and playing fetch with the lids of the sheep feed buckets!Back on topic, I see rumour of another federal shutdown and wonder what Paladin does during such times. I bet Pris loves it!
We tried Falco on sheep. He seemed more interested in breaking one off from the group and chasing it down than actually herding them. Afraid his prey drive is a bit too strong! And, heck, he's not even a BC. He's an English Shepherd, and they're supposed to be a bit less intense!Looks like there won't be a shutdown this time. But Paladin just keeps working whether the government is officially open or not! Pris continues to be one of my favorite characters, by the way.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Molly Malice in Alterland: We Wake Up Screaming (other topics)A Feast of Famine (other topics)
Alligator in the Basement (other topics)
A Feast of Famine (other topics)
A Feast of Famine (other topics)
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I write thrillers that some may find a bit odd. More on them in a moment. But I have a blog (I posted a link on the blog ring thread) so folks can find out a bit about me. Actually, it's mostly about our English Shepherds, Falco and Puck. There are photos of them and videos of Falco and my spouse at agility trials. Yes, there are also links to my books and a couple of my quirky poems. But the dogs are probably the most entertaining things there. Take a look and feel free to leave a comment about anything. I moderate the comments, but only because I can.
The Killer Protocols Blog
Now, about the books. They are first-person narratives about a government assassin named Richard Paladin. He works for the Environmental Protection Agency. Warning, blurbs and links follow.
Killer Protocols
Richard Paladin works in the shadows eliminating terrorists, spies, and just general riff-raff who threaten the security of the United States. At least, he assumed that's who he'd be killing when he was hired into a secret department of the Environmental Protection Agency. But when one of his "clients" turns out to be a seemingly harmless Missouri housewife, then he's ordered to eliminate the owner of the local northern Virginia bar he frequents, he starts to ask himself a few questions-like what any of this has to do with the U.S. Government's reluctance to sign the Kyoto Protocol. Still, if he can run the gauntlet of spies and goons who keep cropping up unexpectedly, he might just be able to hold onto his job and keep doing what he loves-arranging fatal accidents and suicides. Because Richard Paladin hasn't got a clue what he would do for a living if he loses his job as a government killer.
UK readers can find the e-book here:
Killer Protocols at Amazon.uk
Clean Coal Killers
When terrorists threaten the U.S. power grid, it's time to send in Richard Paladin, America's top Environmental Protection Agent. At least, that's how Paladin's new boss, Frank, describes the assignment. But when Paladin starts digging through the personnel files at a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, he finds a lot more than the EPA bargained for-like a partner who's not playing straight with him, a security guard who appears more spook than goon, a stripper who's a little too interested in him, and an old flame he knows is a professional agent. And even though someone really is leaking security information about the plant, his fellow government thugs are more concerned with something else, something that smells a whole lot like corruption on a congressional scale. But Paladin's in Pennsylvania to do a job, and despite the distractions of temptresses and thugs, he damned sure plans to find the leak-and plug it.
UK readers can find the e-book here:
Clean Coal Killers at Amazon.uk
The Killer Trees
A logging company's employees have been turning up mysteriously dead. Terrorist tree huggers seem the likeliest culprits, and when what's at stake is a contract to fell a national forest in Oregon—and the President of the United States just happens to be good friends with that company's CEO—it's time to send in Richard Paladin, America's top Environmental Protection Agent. But Paladin may just face his toughest challenge yet, because his adversary displays all the talents of a professional killer. Add a haunted wood into the mix, and it's an assignment Paladin may need all his luck to survive.
UK readers can find the e-book here:
The Killer Trees at Amazon.uk
Nice to meet you all. I look forward to chatting and hope I haven't committed anything to relegate me to the sin bin!
David