Monthly Archives: April 2015

Another SCBWI event

On Saturday, my friend Jennifer and I went to another writers meeting, this time in Napa County: Sat. April 25, 2 – 4pm, Napa County Meeting, Author Hillary Homzie, Submitting to Agents and Editors Date/Time Date(s) – 04/25/2015 2:00 pm … Continue reading

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Monkey Music (an earworm story)

Well here’s an interesting “earworm” story: One of my favorite bands has always been Steely Dan.  The other day, as I was listening to one of their albums (on CD) in the car, a song came on that triggered a … Continue reading

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Suburban Ducks

Now here’s something you don’t see every day:  After shopping for groceries at Safeway yesterday, right before I got to my car, I saw this: Now I wonder why on earth these Mallards would want to sit in a parking … Continue reading

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and now for something completely different…

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig Here is a book that is, of course, a Classic; one that just about everyone has heard of – but one that I realized I had never read.  I … Continue reading

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BOING! (It’s April)

SPRING HAS SPRUNG! I was hard-pressed to create another 31-point-plan so soon after arriving back from vacation; so many things to do:  unpacking, laundry, grocery shopping, appointments, work – endless busyness.  And the only thing that kept coming to mind … Continue reading

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