Today’s menu

For dinner tonight:
Cassoulet made from leftover duck confit, homemade bread, rice pudding with house-made butterscotch.
Now, if only I had a beer…

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Fat and Flabby Prose Woes

I sat down to write for the first time in a few weeks and did the first few pages of the new (and as yet unnamed) manuscript. Am moderately pleased by the outcome, which is nice because usually I hate writing the opening scene. In fact, I’d rather do just about anything than [...]

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First bloom of spring

Spent last weekend prepping the *ahem* “garden” and this weekend saw the first bloom of spring in a potted crocus. And if that wasn’t sign enough of spring coming, I heard the sound of a tiny outboard motor while on my walk at Summit Park yesterday. When I turned toward the noise I [...]

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Winner!

Congrats to JC who’s won the Lolcat caption contest with “Reedng… it makes teef hurt”.  And thanks to Rod, for being a good sport and sending that action shot.
That is all.

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Contest closing!

Just a reminder that the contest is closing tomorrow morning about nineish. If you want to win that copy of Twenty and you haven’t yet posted your lolcat caption, now is the time!

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File under ‘A’ for ‘Awesome’

“Passing legislation on how to encourage homosexual activity… always brings about earthquakes.”
All I can say is that I learned about the theory of plate tectonics in High School and I don’t remember gay sex having anything to do with continental shelf formation.  Damn.  Sometimes I wish I’d paid more attention in school.

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Total lunar eclipse

If you’re on the west coast look out your window now now now! The moon is red and ringed with silver. Gorgeous.
Edit:  The husband had the camera set up this pm for the taking of the photos.  If any of them are good (I’m sure there will be at least one), I’ll try [...]

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Histrionics

In response to the growing number of professional and proto-professional authors (like yours truly) who are coming out as fanfic writers, and in particular with reference to an unauthorized, professional fanific novel set in Firefly, Boing Boing talks about imagination.
Read this article. Seriously. If you ever wondered why you think Gram would [...]

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Urban Farming

Having food poisoning seems to have changed the way I view my food supply.
Immediately after work I went down to the local DIY place and spared no expense on pots, soil and seeds. I actually got more than I could comfortably carry, and was sweating by the time I huffed in the front door. [...]

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Election Fever

The big election is on the horizon. No, I’m not talking about the Pakistan elections, no, I’m not talking about the American election. I’m talking about the SFWA election. Get the skinny at Scalzi.

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