Settling Down to Business

It has been nine months since I posted on my writing blog, and I’ve been missing in action on other social networks as well—2018 was incredibly busy for me. I drove to Texas from California…
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Writing Advice and Musings of a Lifelong Writer/Editor
It has been nine months since I posted on my writing blog, and I’ve been missing in action on other social networks as well—2018 was incredibly busy for me. I drove to Texas from California…
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I’m enjoying the pleasant, breezy spring weather in Texas, with a huge debt of gratitude to my sister Joan and her terrific husband David for giving me a home away from home and a place…
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Finally, I departed on my road trip to Texas, which I began planning ten years ago. When I was a kid, my whacko mother told me that I had a half-sister, but she died of…
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Dear Twitter Admins: Thanks for reviewing my request to be a “verified” Twitter user. I was disappointed that I am “not eligible” to be verified, especially after I saw today’s news: “On Tuesday, Twitter gave its…
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Last night, I was hard at work getting rid of most of the stuff cluttering my office and my life. The next round of freebies to be given away on Craigslist was some software I…
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At long last, after putting it off for an eternity, my massive driveway is finished! It’s more like a road than a driveway lol — 100 feet long, 1,800 pounds of steel rebar, 40 tons…
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I’m one step closer to having the building projects on my “To Do” list done so that I can head off on a journey to Texas and meet my long-lost half-sister. I just finished building…
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Early this morning, before the sun came up and as I was getting ready to sleep (I’m a night owl), I heard a loud bang and squealing brakes on the street in front of my…
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Ugh. It’s time for new glasses, and since I hate all my current pics, it’s time for new pics too. I’ve been a recluse lately and don’t know how others perceive me anymore. :/ Do…
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Had to take my cat to the vet today. He had a bad infection in his blind eye and his one remaining tooth, both caused by the FIV virus he’s had since a kitten. The…
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