Warhammer 40k Space Marine

Remember I said my son builds costumes? Here's a video of the completed project. Geekalicious! Warhammer Space Marine I want to just say a few comments about the filming of this video. First, my husband set up the camera and didn't tell the kids. My daughter is in the...

Dog People

I was a cat person. Dogs were too demanding, noisy, and needy. Cats, on the other hand—just throw out some food, pet them occasionally,  they’ll keep the mice down (except if old and lazy, see previous blog A Better Rat Trap) and add to quality of life with  purring...

The Name Police

A rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet. Was Shakespeare right? Methinks not. I have been accused of reading too much into names. I always notice them, and roll them about on my tongue, and repeat the especially silly or noteworthy ones to my family, with...

The Debatable Value of Twitter

Some of you may know I hired a consultant to help me “build a platform” (recommended by agent) for my writing. I wasn't sure what a platform was, let alone how to build one (other than whining to my ohsohandyhubby) so I hired the awesome Peter Liu,...

Garage Saleing

Something about garage sales, the opportunity to get something cheap, always has me bringing home something like a second blender missing a blade or two. Why? You might ask. And the answer would be, because I could afford it and it was there. Between me and my husband...

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