Monthly Archives: February 2012

Day 60 (Month 2-29)

Last day of the month…again. Well, this month we didn’t do as well as we did in January, but progress is still being made. Just more slowly. Hoping to amend that somewhat today. As I said yesterday, I am going … Continue reading

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Day 59 (Month 2 – 28)

Newell needed me to go with him this morning — as sometimes happens if he slept badly. It means I got a great lunch and a nice dinner, but nothing done.   I did come to a conclusion though. Some areas … Continue reading

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Day 58 (Month 2 – 27)

Okay. We are going to get back to work today. No more horsing around because the house looks better. It still isn’t done, and I’ve been slacking. That isn’t going to get it finished, is it? Going to follow the … Continue reading

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RieView — Random Realities by Melanie Fletcher — 5 Stars

I picked up Random Realities for my Kindle because Melanie Fletcher is a friend of mine, but oh, am I glad she is. This collection of stories runs the gamut from pastoral to parody, and every story is a gem. … Continue reading

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Always Look on the Bright Side of Life…

I love the philosophy of that silly song. If things aren’t going your way, look for a way to capitalize on your strengths. I still haven’t figured out what I can do that might bring me in some extra cash … Continue reading

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Day 56 (Month 2 – 25)

Just a head’s up — I am finding the Day XXX titles annoying and hard to keep accurate, so I may wind up rethinking that title convention as we head into month 3… I promised something fun today, so we … Continue reading

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Day 55 (Month 2 – 24)

Dishes done. Day started… Today is going to be another day where the results won’t be extremely obvious, but they will be important. I need to clean up this computer and see if it helps the performance any. There is no … Continue reading

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Day 54 (Month 2 – 23)

I needed a focus day, with fewer distractions, to finish sorting out the Kindle. It was definitely work! And it took almost all day to do it. But I now have no books that aren’t in at least one collection. … Continue reading

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Day 53 (Month 2 – 22)

Just read a great post called “Beware the Bags” over on Liz’s blog. It made me think about all the bags around my house. I am trying to get rid of as many plastic bags as possible, but the canvas ones…I … Continue reading

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Petting a Peeve

Just finished a story in How the West Was Wicked and I just had to come and make a comment to all you writers, editors, and proofreaders out there. This is not an isolated instance of the peeve I am about … Continue reading

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