I haven’t posted in a while – first, I was in wedding last weekend and things were just really busy, and then right in the middle of the weekend (and the wedding), I got sick. Really sick. So I’ve (more…)
Found this interesting article about a joint effort in California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their state. Both Schwarzeneggar and the Democrat-led California legislature are working together (more…)
Many thanks to Edward Bulwer-Lytton for the inspiration for my new tagline.
Bythepen has long been my handle online; it’s only fitting it be applied to my blog as well.
Welcome to my new home. Not too far from the old, just down the block and all that. (For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, today I moved from my test blog to this nice new permanent blog, and (more…)
They’re replacing the siding on my house. I’m really glad to finally get this done, but while they’re doing it – what a pain. I can’t wait until it’s over. I took everything off my walls (inside) (more…)
I’m watching a documentary on PBS called “Fire and Iceâ€? about the “Winter Warâ€?, a war between the USSR and Finland in 1940. Wow. I never learned anything about this in school. Or if I did, it (more…)
Laurell K. Hamilton is one of my favorite authors. I’m currently reading Seduced by Moonlight
and enjoying it a lot. I first discovered her books with A Kiss of Shadows
, which led me to try the Anita (more…)
Signed up for a bunch of writing dares today – Unfinished Business at the end of the month, this weekend’s marathon. And of course I’m in the middle of the July/August Dare. I’m also planning on (more…)