Serenity… refocus – seek joy – thrive

And I was, really, when I wrote this title last night. But I’ve been “politically involved” for approximately one day and already I am tired of it. Sigh. I think, possibly, it’s because it seems to me that to get to the Teabag Republicans we have to go through all the perpetually disappointed Democrats first. [...]

For one reason or another — work, research, just wasting time — I do a lot of wandering about on the internet. Occasionally I come across interesting or useful sites or information, so I decided that I’m going to start collecting it on WordPress “Pages.” Not all of it will be useful or interesting to [...]

What a story! And this is only part of it. Go, as they say, read the whole thing. (via) Badass of the Week: Hideaki Akaiwa. Regardless of how he came across this equipment (borrowing, stealing, buying, beating up a Yakuza SCUBA diving demolitions expert, etc.) Hideaki threw on his underwater survival gear, rushed into the [...]

Well, kind of. Because of my changed circumstances (living in interesting times is highly overrated, by the way!) I’ve been looking for various ways to increase my income. Anyway, one of the things I came across today was this payperpost.com, which apparently pays you to write reviews of products and such on your blog. From [...]

Just got a knock on my door. Seems the owner of the apartments were I live has not been paying her bills – so it was just foreclosed on. Didn’t get the official notice to move yet but apparently it’s on its way, according to the realtor guy. Sigh. Sometimes life gives you cherries and [...]

flurries, here in Central California. But don’t worry. We are well-stocked with food, and I have all the electronics charging up in case we lose power. [photo courtesy freefoto.com (that's a flurry, isn't it?)]

So, how’s this book writing thing going, you wonder? Or maybe you don’t but I’m going to tell you anyway. I think—maybe—it’s going okay. See, this is how it’s gone so far. I rattled off a scene that was sort of in my head, to send to the person who offered to mentor me. Once [...]

How incredible has this story been? Like many, I’ve been watching it on pins and needles and hope. And now it’s at an end. And a beginning: AP – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak steps down CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s powerful military tried to defuse outrage over President Hosni Mubarak’s refusal to step down, assuring it [...]

Oh, you’ve heard that one before, you say? I know! But this time I am actually sitting down each day at the computer and tapping the keys. And writing a book. Fiction! I am having so much fun I can’t stand it, and I have been asking myself– why were you so afraid of this [...]

Red. That is the short answer I give whenever someone asks that question. But if you look through my home or my wardrobe there is hardly anything red to see. Oh, maybe a splash here, and you can catch a glimpse there, but nothing to indicate that, of all the colors, red is the one [...]