Shortly after my husband was diagnosed with cancer, I went to some writer buddies of mine for advice on how to deal with it in my public persona as a writer. I got answers ranging from, “Say nothing – folks want funny from you and cancer ain’t funny,” to, “Tell them everything. You’re human. Your [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 30, 2009
June Contest!!
Football season may still be a few months away, but Maggie’s dad is watching re-runs on cable. If you’d rather be reading, though, June’s contest is for you!
You can win two Samhain ebooks of your choice. That’s right, two books! All by answering a simple question.
In Let’s Dish, what is Maggie’s dad’s favorite football team?
Email [...]
May 28, 2009
Just Call Me Shorty
It finally happened. I knew it would. It was, after all, inevitable. It’ll happen again, too. Has to.
Yes, one of my kids is finally taller than me.
Not that it takes much – I’m only 5′4″ and change. But this morning – the last day of school – the husband insisted we measure the kids with [...]
May 23, 2009
Well, at least the laptop works now…
Miss me? I’ve been gone awhile, haven’t I? Sorry about that – life threw us a massive curve ball.
Long story short, a little more than a week ago, my husband was diagnosed with leukemia. Multiple Myeloma, to be exact. It’s a very long, drawn-out story that actually started about six months ago with some health [...]
May 12, 2009
If I Could Turn Back Time
Yup, the title’s from a Cher song. I generally don’t like Cher’s music, but that one wasn’t bad. My status on Twitter/Facebook this morning is from Phantom of the Opera, so apparently I am waxing musical this morning.
But this blog title comes from something I got to thinking about while my brain chewed away at [...]
May 11, 2009
Still Computerless After All These Years
Okay, maybe it only feels like years. But it’s been over a week that I’ve been dealing with a limping laptop. After contacting Acer tech support, they took me through a gazillion senseless emails that had me jumping from one foot to the next. I was able to “restore” the drive, so I am actually [...]
May 5, 2009
It’s dead, Jim.
Laptop gave me blue screen of death, so updates will be few and far between until I can get it replaced. Just bought it in November, but the hard drive has failed. I’ll check in as I can get on the kids’ computer, but no one hold your breath.
Now… let’s see how Acer customer service [...]
