Books I didn’t read in 2008

Another resolution for this year is to be more selective about what I put on my To Read list. I’ve heard way too many interviews with engaging raconteurs, only to find that they gave away all the interesting stuff in the interview. And yet it’s really hard to totally give up on authors that I’ve […]

Akemashite Omedetou

Or, “Happy New Year” in Japanese. Actually the literal meaning comes closer to saying “Congratulations on opening up another year.” After making it through such an interesting year as the last year, I think we’ve earned some congratulations. Here’s hoping you’re having a good New Year. And now, as has been said so often, I […]

Do it today

I’m now finishing the second two weeks of working from closed lists, as described in Do It Tomorrow, and I just got over the inevitable mistakes and stumbles. (Don’t worry, I promise not to report in every two weeks.) Now I’m even more amazed at how easy it was to get back on track.

Happy Turkey Day

I’ve written enough turkeys for a while. It’s a lot safer to just cook turkey today. And if you’re reading this on Thanksgiving, go eat your turkey. Shoo! In the meantime, what am I thankful for?

The obvious question

Ordinarily, I don’t like to write about things everyone else is writing about, but today I can’t ignore the election. So, the question everyone’s asking: You voted, right?

To be content-free or not to be content-free

Did I mention that my posts here may become more irregular? Or that sometimes I feel like I’ve jumped the rails? Well, the rails have rusted away under me. So I have a question for you.

Things I believe

While following the mild foo-fa-ra I seem to have raised, I’ve been thinking. If I don’t believe in god, what do I believe?

Let’s talk about cats

As you have guessed, I have cats. In fact, for most of my adult life, I have had a succession of pairs of cats. As a writer with cats, I really, really don’t want to turn into yet another writer who blathers about her cats. But a recent comment called me out. You see, I […]

Awwww

I missed a day. I didn’t manage to hit “Publish” before midnight, and I was too sleepy to notice. But them’s the rules. I missed a day. That’s how it works when you make a resolution. Eventually you trip. Mostly, I’m relieved that I don’t have a perfect record to maintain. It figured that I […]

Don’t write about an elephant

I wasn’t planning to write about politics here, but the most interesting thing I did today was vote in an all write-in election. A write-in campaign always seems so rebellious and democratic, since it’s usually mounted by a candidate who gets shut out of the ballot. I remember voting for Sal Albano (background toward the […]