If you were following me on Facebook you know I attended Libertycon 29 this past weekend. I had a blast. Even though it was a bit outside my normal stomping grounds, I found no shortage of folks to talk with— no small thing for an introverted cave-dweller such as myself. Read more…
I will be the Writer GOH at the local Cleveland Concoction. The con is March 13th though the 15th. If you register before March 3rd, you have the chance to sign up for a VIP Brunch with me on Sunday morning. Hope to see you all there.
I’ve returned from RadCon after a slightly longer than intended return trip. First me and John Dalmas were stuck in Minneapolis for 7 hours while our original flight crew went awol in the snow somewhere in Detroit, and the replacements showed up just in time to be just over their Read more…
One thing that eludes Statists of all stripes is the fact that the more discretion the State has to act, the more prone it is to manifest the baser aspects of human nature. When the State is free to act as it will, it becomes as petty, vindictive, stupid and Read more…
Well, I’m getting the chance to practice what I preach. I’ve said that the most important part of being a writer is actually writing, butt in chair, day in and day out. Right now it would be very easy for me to slack off. I have one proposal and a Read more…
Unfortunately, Truffles has begun taking a turn for the worse. Again, she can no longer walk, and still no firm diagnosis. The steps outside were really becoming an issue, especially since I’m going to cons and such and Michelle can’t lift Truffles all by herself. So, now we have the Read more…
As a follow-up to the post where I built a bunch of raised boxes for the veggie garden. Here’s the garden today: And here are some planters with herbs, and some homemade earth boxes I made last year.
Spent this weekend building raised beds in the back for a vegetable garden. Spent most of Saturday building these, three boxes 8x4x2 and three 4x4x2. And Truffles is much more mobile now, and she can hang out outside now.
If you’ve followed my blog, you’ve seen me talk about our dog Truffles. Back during the summer, she was stricken with something, no one has yet diagnosed what, that weakened her until she was unable to walk. At first we thought it was neurological, but she was never completely paralyzed. Read more…
Well finally got to updating the counters for the WIP. And I am now feeling the main issue that faces every writer with a day job, time. There just isn’t enough of it. Once you take time for commuting, writing, taking care of the animals and the day job itself, Read more…