everything ebook
After promoting the Kindle app in the last post, I also wrote a piece for Life as a Human about the Ebook Brown Wrapper Revolution (hint: guilty pleasures are gaining Continue Reading →
formerly Flotsam and Jetsam — Thoughts that float through my head like so much detritus
Head category for personal stuff and personal projects
After promoting the Kindle app in the last post, I also wrote a piece for Life as a Human about the Ebook Brown Wrapper Revolution (hint: guilty pleasures are gaining Continue Reading →
Three authors shaped much of my early learning, inspired me to read (and write) and fueled my imagination: Dr. Seuss, Richard Scarry, and Maurice Sendak. Most will probably remember Sendak Continue Reading →
Today is the first day in two weeks I haven’t woken myself up coughing or spent half the day with Halls lozenges in my mouth or under Nyquil’s spell. It Continue Reading →
Most days, I don’t think about death, not in a personal way at least, but I’m old enough now that people within a few years of my age are dying Continue Reading →
I discovered, while poking around my docs folders, a longish, rhymed poem-in-progress. As I read it I started to tweak things here and there and eventually added several new verses. Continue Reading →
On Friday, I realized I was not going to finish even the draft of my short story by our self-imposed deadline of the 21st so I cried uncle via Facebook. Continue Reading →
This weekend, I had a bit of a meltdown. You might have called it a freak-out, rage outburst, a blown gasket or something less kind. At any rate, I would Continue Reading →
“This!” Kiddo declared, her hands held out to frame her view of trees silhouetted in the evening sky, “This is why I love being a night owl!” We had Continue Reading →
As you may recall, Kiddo declared herself vegetarian (pescetarian) some time ago and has persisted. Mike would be content with a vegetarian diet if Kiddo were willing to broaden her Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, a friend asked what non-chocolate items people put in their kids’ Easter baskets. I recalled books, socks, colouring books, plush toys, LEGO and other stuff. Some years, Continue Reading →