Why I own a Mac

“Three malfunctioning laptops later, our esteemed colleague is back where he started: shopping for a new computer. This time, he wants one without Vista.
“….He returned to the retailer and this time asked for his money back. He says he might try buying his first Mac with the refund.
“‘There’s only so much I’m willing to put [...]

Our trip to the 16th century

We went to the St. Louis Renaissance Faire on Memorial Day. (You can tell it was authentic because they spelled “faire” with an “e.”) It was out in Wentzville, which for those who don’t know St. Louis is the equivalent of the boonies. Yes, there’s still an outlet mall 15 miles beyond it, but when [...]

50,174

That would be the word count I reached in the first draft this past weekend. I was quite pleased! It felt like breaking the warp barrier, only without the streaking stars and Captain Picard.
ADDENDUM: Many thanks must go to a Bitch for spending her Sunday morning/afternoon at our local purveyor of coffee and fine baked [...]

Excuse me while I have a Bridget Jones moment

I know it’s not fashionable, and Ms. Fielding’s character is not exactly au courant, but by jingy, this is my truth (one that I think Joel will probably sympathize with) and I’m just going to foist it off on you lot.
It will probably cause Mr. Byrnes to double over in shock when I say this [...]

And then there were three

That is, ideas for three more books I want to write. And I’m only halfway through the first draft of the first book. Beau asked me if I thought I could work on more than one at a time. Honestly? No. I have written a few short stories while I’ve been working on this book, [...]

A: My dream last night

Q: What do you get when you cross The Omen, Carrie, Westboro Baptist Church, and Barbra Streisand?

Some folks say there ain’t no bears in Arkansas

New York gets lions in front of its library, we have bears in front of our derelict opera house to scare away the interlopers….

Juror 1219

…was not happy. As we voted on each charge the first time around, she kept drawing circles obsessively on a piece of scrap paper and shaking her head. A heavyset, older African-American woman with a tightly cropped, reddish afro, she kept her face tightly clenched and didn’t look up or raise her hand as the [...]

I wonder what it means

…when you have a dream in which your doctor (which is interesting in itself because at the moment I don’t have a regular doctor) tells you that you have type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and a heart condition, and you respond, “But I’m a vegetarian! And I run!”
It could possibly be your stomach telling [...]

“It bended my mind. My mind is bended.”

If you slow down Kylie Minogue, who does she sound like? The answer will shock you.