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Saturday, September 4, 2010

Gone, but not forgotten:

Old friends, some can be found on Facebook. It's been more than a year, maybe two, since we've enjoyed comments and quips from our Brit friend, Dave C. Caught up with him on Facebook yesterday -- the writing on his wall said he just finished swimming a mile, first time he'd been swimming in years.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 3, 2010

The Sweetest Words a Writer Can Read:

"Please send the whole manuscript." A week or so ago I sent the query email, according to publisher's guidelines. A synopsis of the story, its genre and the first 3 chapters. The novel in question is "My Disco Ball is Broken" -- I've shared bits of it here on Blogit, the story of Herb, Louise and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Feminism 101: 21st Century Version

Equal pay for equal work, no sexual harassment on the job, shared labor at home, a right to equal treatment under the law -- American values all, and almost the norm. Let a boss try stuff to the contrary, and s/he could get sued. Exceptions make the news. But where an individual couple is concerned,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Don't tell my kids, but

I'm heading for a 6-month follow-up mammogram/ultrasound on Friday. I hate that ultrasound exam -- always leaves me feeling slightly bruised. I left myself a big fat note in February -- on last month's calendar -- reminding me to call Doc for orders, I wanted to ignore it, let it go, but that's not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Death by Toothpick...

Ewww! It was Wikipedia and I was following up on a note on something I'd seen on an email I deleted in haste. Something about the Sherwood Anderson Short Fiction contest. I forgot to note what magazine or college press was sponsoring it, so I started a search for it by looking up "Sherwood Anderson"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 30, 2010

My Author of the Week.

RATING: Want to read a quirky and interesting story written by a guy who knows how to nuance? Then you'll love Surveillance by Jonathan Raban. It came out a couple years ago, but I only found it last week at Carnegie's used book shop at the library. This is a 4-star novel, the character portraits... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 29, 2010

The Potassium Question. and Words

Which is best, Beet Greens or Bananas? From the standpoint of potassium intake, which many people don't think about, beet greens are superior. According to a table in CSPI's September Health Letter, a half cup of cooked beet greens has 14 percent of our minimum daily potassium requirement, while a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Computer Breach Confirmed -- and -- Pentagon acknowledges

These two phrases are not my idea of a happy headline. Catchy. But not happy. So, hearkening back to research for my novel "Waltzing With Zombies" which deals with computer tricksters and firewalls etc., when I saw this little bombshell on one of the back pages of Thursday's paper, I read it, then... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 27, 2010

How to know a newspaper editor doesn't like you...

In 1980 when I was a J-student, working part time as a beat reporter, I covered local township board meetings. Roger E., the board chairman, was up to his political ears in a storm of controversy over some issue I've long since forgotten. There was this obnoxious woman among the radical opposition... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

At a sidewalk cafe in Paris,

That's where I'd like to be: sipping a cup of coffee and watching fashionable people wander up the Rue de Francais. Maybe there's room at that little bistro where Hemingway and his chums used to gather and talk about the meaning of life. Come to think of it, that's what Blogit is like this morning.... Sign in to see full entry.

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