My best-laid plans for the day were thwarted by phone calls, work, a chainsaw and a friend. This isn’t necessarily bad; it just means that my to-do list will remain unchecked for another day. Since this morning was foggy and again sub-40, I decided to do some Wii Fit. And then the phone rang. And…
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Another 40: Day 1
I’m back! Did you miss me? I know that I missed this. My body/brain balance needs a little bit of attention after a month of limited exercise and lots of writing. Some changes since last time: I’m not tracking calories or eating habits this time around. I’m mostly concerned with things that make me feel…
Bringing Back the 40 Days
I’m bringing back the 40 Days challenge. Why? Because at the end of the year, as clients throw urgent projects my way and the holidays spiral out of control, what I need most is a little time for myself each day for brain and body. That time may involve exercise or it might just mean…
Live a Little
As a freelancer, the one thing I lack in my life is human interaction. I like to spend two afternoons each week at my local Peet’s Coffee & Tea just to hear other people’s voices. It’s also a good place to generate topics for blog posts. The other day, I saw two women waiting for…
Stan’s Leap
A couple of years ago, I edited an early version of Stan’s Leap, a novel by Tom Duerig. The book is finally available in print, and since my experience with it is several revisions removed from the final version, I’m looking forward to reading it in its final form. If you’ve read the book, let…
My Conflicted Relationship with Kindle
I said I wasn’t going to do it. I wasn’t going to make the leap to Kindle, no matter how many people raved about it. I was going to be a traditionalist, darn it, and I was going to read real books on real paper. But then they dropped the price to $299, and I…
Kindle
Ever since its initial release, I’ve been deeply intrigued by the Kindle. The people who have them swear by them, and I had finally convinced myself that the benefits of being able to carry an entire library on the plane far exceeded my reservations about the conversion. But then it hit me: for me, books…
Trying to Find the Silver Lining
I’m having oral surgery tomorrow morning. The waiver makes the process seem so appealing — possible loss of feeling in the lower half of my face, possible fractured jaw, chance of nasty infection, possible permanent loss of taste, permanent uncontrollable drooling or maybe death from anesthesia. They’ve recommended that I don’t work for three days….