I have type 2 diabetes. I’ve had it for about 7 years. There was a point, soon after I was diagnosed, when I was able to control it with food and exercise. I lost pretty much weight. My a1c (the diabetes blood test) was pretty much normal. I was pretty arrogant about it. I always […]
Snowy Evening
January 22, 2012 by
In celebration of the first significant snowfall since October at The Palatial Horvath Estate, I thought I would share one of my favorite snow poems, “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. The thing I love best about Frost’s poems is that on the surface they sound all folksy and wholesome, but […]
Goals, Dreams, and Remembering My Father
January 19, 2012 by
I was thinking about my father as I drove into work today, and it made me feel kind of melancholy. We’re coming up on the third anniversary of his death, so he’s been in my thoughts more than normal, I guess. The reason I was feeling melancholy was not because he died. He’d suffered for […]
What’s In A Name?
January 17, 2012 by
I’ve been listening to the audio books of “The Bride Quartet” by Nora Roberts over the last couple of days. It’s been a long time since La Nora has written a series of straight-up contemporary romances without mystery, suspense, or woo-woo stuff, so I was listening to learn. I have various reactions to the books […]
A Few Things About Cats
January 12, 2012 by
Cats: Do not help with the household chores. Occasionally use the rug as toilet paper – especially if the rug is light in color. Watch to see where you habitually walk with bare feet. Then they cough up a hairball in that exact spot. Enjoy nibbling on a houseplant now and again. Then their stomachs […]
On Reviews and Responses
January 10, 2012 by
Yet another broohaha in Romancelandia over reviews and the author’s response to said reviews has prompted me to examine my own responses to the reviews I’ve gotten on my book. I would prefer not to be stupid as I pick my way through the minefield which is publishing. Sometimes it’s hard to know the right […]
