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Yes, it’s that time of year again, boys and girls, the time when all of we would-be writers put aside sanity for the sake of a 30 day dash to 50,000 words:  National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).  This is the marathon of novel-writing, to produce a readable 50,000 word story in a single month.  Some [...]

I promised to tell her story, so I’ll try.
Hannah is the name (the real name) of a girl who was very, very close to me.  She had a long and horrible history of sexual, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of those who were supposed to protect her from those very things.  She grew [...]

It’s about my all-natural antidepressant:  Chai.  No, not the incredible spiced tea treat (of which I am a devout fan) but rather the tea’s namesake, my cocker spaniel.
I’ve never been a big TV watcher.  I just don’t care much for it.  I’d rather read or listen to an audiobook or music or (gasp) have some [...]

So the economy is crap. Don’t ask me what that means in the long run; I’m not financier. I’m not even very good at balancing my checkbook. However, I’ve got some theories, I have a laptop and I have a blog, so here goes:
George W. Bush, Jr. is a very, very bad president. He’s lousy [...]

In mid-September, I bought a 2.16 GHz C2D MacBook. It seemed to be everything I’d wanted. Fast, responsive, versatile, light, portable awesome in an Apple case — until three months later, almost to the day, when the hard drive failed for no apparent reason.
My MacBook has been gently cared for from the time [...]