Because I Can’t Keep My Mouth Shut

A terrible tragedy hit the Travoltas this week this week when they lost their 16-year-old son Jett. There is a lot of speculation going on right now, and the general public will never fully understand what happened. Nor should we. It’s none of our business. And I would like to put forth my condolences to [...]

Further Proof that E-Books are Here to Stay

Interesting article today at CNN about Amazon’s Kindle. I want one, by the way – too bad they’re so bloody expensive.
While I realize that paper-bound books will never go away (hey – I want my trade paper release as much as I want my e-book), more and more momentum builds everyday for e-books. What better [...]

My Father the Hero

While everyone and their dog is out there blogging about politics, I’ve been keeping my head down and my nose clean. You see, I think I’m the last living Republican fiction writer, though I’m quick to point out I’m a moderate. I’m also quick to point out that this election for me will be the [...]

I Normally Don’t Talk Politics, But…

Does it scare anyone else that this guy has gotten to be number 2 in the Republican primary polls? Yikes! Our number one choice screwed around on his wife and his kids are hardly speaking to him. Talk about being candidateless. None of the dems thrill me, either. In fact, most of them on both [...]

What the *BLEEP*

Okay, I don’t do the political thing here. Why not? Because this is a semi-professional blog. Semi. And being even semi-professional, this is kind of like work. And you don’t talk politics at work. It’s tacky. You don’t swear at work.  It lacks class. And the last person I would have expected to forget that [...]

Priceless

So far this morning, I have spent about an hour correcting others’ grammar, syntax, punctuation and the like. Spelling I leave to MS Word since I couldn’t spell my way out of a paper bag, but the rest tends to fall into my corner.
I decided to take a break and read some news, so I [...]

Generation X Meets Generation iPod

I’m an old lady.
Not in age, unless you listen to a 13-year-old, but in attitude. These kids today just irritate the crap out of me, and I think they need to just grow the hell up.
So what am I going off about today? iPods and latte. Yup. Even these simple things can send me into  [...]

DUH!

REPORT: Bratz dolls and other sexualized images are hurting girls’ psyche.
Really. I’m shocked.

It Finally Happened. I Turned Into Tipper Gore.

I consider myself fairly liberal when it comes to people’s sexual practices.  I believe that homosexual love does exist and that, even though I don’t swing that way, there’s a place for it in the world. I believe what consenting adults do in their own bedrooms is generally none of my business as long as [...]

If You’re of a Certain Age, Thank Your Local Chemist

I belong to several groups for writers, mostly online. Almost every one of them has among its membership an inordinate amount of mothers. Not that it’s a bad thing to be a mother, but guaranteed if you get more than about one or two in a room, there’s gonna be an argument.
I don’t know if [...]