While the computer isn’t exactly the work I do, it’s close enough that I’m shutting them down for the long weekend.
I hope everybody enjoys their last big summer hurrah! (Well, for us that’s Columbus Day because we get a four-day weekend and ATVing in the fall rocks, but that’s…whatever.)
See you Tuesday!

Is it wrong to vote for Obama to keep Michelle? I like her. Too bad we can’t have an Obama/Obama ticket.
So, last week I sent out the Partial of Doom. One thing editors make very clear is their dislike of having to use the Jaws of Life to open submissions. I packaged the PoD […]

The kids are at school. The dog keeps trying to sniff them out and, when she can’t find them, casts decidedly accusing glances in my direction. I shudder to think what she fears I’ve done with them.
Now that the house is empty of all but furry domesticated creatures during the day, I’m going to try […]

My MiniBella unfortunately had some matting issues due to my inexperience with Shih Tsu hair and her inexperience with sitting still for more than 1.2 seconds, so we had to start from scratch. She’s a little older and is calming down and I’ve learned patience with the comb (hello, I have boys), so hopefully this […]

The Assassination of Jesse James with Brad Pitt was horrible. Not as bad as No Country for Old Men, but a huge disappointment.
In the last month or so, I’ve seen three different characters’ homes described as a Craftsman. A what? Is that a house that Sears built? I assume it’s a style, like a […]

I mud runs!

Not exactly a black-tie affair.

The husband making laundry.

One of the favorite photos I took—a red RZR launching into the pit.
(14 more mud run photos here, including the one of the guy who rode his through sitting backward on his wheeler.)

Why?
Well, number one, I enjoy having my kids home. They’re both fairly independent and they get along about 70% of the time. For another 20% the tall kid will get annoyed, don his iPod earbuds and disappear into his room. The other 10% requires maternal intervention, which is usually pretty effective. I just like their […]

But the polka-dotted tan lines on my foot from wearing Crocs all summer have been amusing me, so I figured I’d share.

Real blog entry hopefully forthcoming.

I’m girding my loins to do something brave. No, I don’t know what exactly that means, either. Sounds painful. But it’s time to suck it up and stick my neck out. Like Marie Antoinette, only awaiting the rejection rather than the guillotine.
As a side note, can you imagine lying (or laying) stretched out, under […]

Dear Author has a post up today called What is Wrong With the C Review? and in lieu of any other blog content, here was my contribution:
I see a C as the low side of meh, and no author shoots for that. There are way too many books in the marketplace for a C to […]