Monthly Archives: March 2011

Puppeh Update

Let the cute begin! Rosie at 11 weeks.                   Tennant at 22 weeks

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Losing My Temper

You know that old saying about redheads having fiery tempers? It’s actually pretty rare for me to really pop off in a social setting. When I do go off, it tends to involve a lot of yelling, explicatives, and on … Continue reading

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Book Signings and Jackasses

Last night, I did something a bit outside my comfort zone. I tend to avoid fancons, conventions, and author outings. Not that I mind crowds, or even that I am intimidated by authors. It’s more a matter of always having … Continue reading

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Food Culture

An enormously popular author (John Scalzi) recently mentioned almost putting down a book he ended up loving (Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss) because the characters ate stew. Stew… the well-trodden staple of every generic fantasy diet. Stew is … Continue reading

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My Sister, My Aunt, My Friend

As you may have heard if you read this blog regularly, I recently lost my sister Kate after a grave, unexpected illness. I call her my sister because that’s what she called me. She insisted to everyone she met in … Continue reading

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