BurningbirdI have to take Zoe in today to get her teeth cleaned. I hate having to do this. She’s an older cat and she’s had seizures in the past and I worry every time she’s under general anesthesia. However, as the vet said, this is something that can’t be put off. But I hate doing […]
The APress book deal is off, an event long time coming. We’re just working out the details now about the advance. The whys and wherefores aren’t important other than this necessitates some changes in my life. I’ve just signed with a book agent (please don’t ask me her name, the relationship is new) to help […]
First published April 2002 and so apropos today. When two year old pain can sound as fresh and relevant today as then, we as a people are failing our lessons. “I want silence more than anything. I want everyone to shut the hell up so we can all hear the crying. I want everyone to […]
I haven’t forgotten my promise to finish the LAMP series before the end of the month, as well as post photos of the books I’ve created. I have been working on both, truly, but personal and professional matters have taken much of my focus lately. Luckily, though, I am not suffering from Windows XP frostbite. In […]
Thanks to Phil Ringnalda, I found out about Blogger’s new look and feel, including the addition of comments. I have old Blogger accounts, and first thing I did was pick one of the templates, and re-build my Blogger pages. The user interface for the tool is improved, but I don’t completely understand this obsession with rounded corners; I […]