I just received my first review for One Real Man! 🙂 Oh, happy dancing! Click this link and scroll down to blog #162. And thanks, Merri! … Read the rest »

I know a lot of people hope they’ll get a white Christmas, and I’ll admit I find beauty in a rolling landscape dusted in white and shades of gray. I even like the crunch of snow underfoot and that ethereal glow that comes off a snowscape at night.

BUT, bah-humbug! I don’t like it when the snow is mid-calf (and higher in drifts). I don’t like the butt-cold wind either that seems to blow right through my old house. I don’t like shoveling snow mountains (so I don’t do it). 🙂

I posted a couple of pictures of our new … Read the rest »

Like paranormal romance? Then check out Lori Devoti’s latest novel.

Publisher: Silhouette Nocturne
ISBN: 978-0373617791
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: January 2008

4 1/2 Stars, Romantic Times Magazine!

Kol Hildr had spent the last century battling hellhounds and warlocks who sought to usurp his portal’s magic. A mighty shape-shifter with the ability to change into wolf form, Kol made accessing the powerful gateway nearly impossible—unless you were a witch of Kelly Shane’s talents. She had a score to settle and would do anything to close the portal that led to her unearthly prison. Though an alliance with her compromised Kol’s … Read the rest »

Like so many in the Midwest, our my county was hit by an ice storm this week. It started off as just a thin layer of ice, and it wasn’t too bad to get around. Then the rain came.

The temps were around 30 when it started and there was a fair amount of ponding on surfaces, namely driveways and sidewalks and roadways. Miserable crap to deal with, for when those ponds froze, look out.

But the worst problem as always was the ice piling up on the trees and powerlines. The weatherman kept saying this wasn’t going to be … Read the rest »

This year, I’m lobbing the lumps of coal at my IP. For this year, they have consistently provided me with : intermittent internet service, disconnected me at whim, reduced the measely kbs I was getting by on to a typical 25,000 receiving on a good day, and provided a laundry list of worthless excuses why my service is total crap.

They are the only “game” in Whoville. My IP sucks, knows it, and doesn’t give a flying fart. I am considering switching to yahell dialup. Or even AOL. God help me, it’s that bad. Yes, there is no DSL in … Read the rest »