I don't have a smartphone, I have a dumbphone. I've had it for like 10 years. It doesn't do apps. It doesn't need wallpaper. It doesn't have a camera. I could text with it, but what a pain in the ass. Once, I tried to use it to access the internet. It did not go well. I pay $19.99 for three months worth of service. It makes phone calls. And it's for emergencies - like when my car battery dies while I'm out at the lake, or when I forget the grocery list, or when I witness something I might need to let the police know about. Or if something happens that someone might need to let me know about when I am not at home. I also use it when the landline is out, but I have to walk out to the road because the signal in the house sucks.
Sometimes when the world gets particularly heinous, I go to Pinterest and look at the pretty pictures I've pinned. So there's that.
Last night, I had thought about going fishing this morning, but it's all weathery out there with more weathery stuff throughout the morning. Rolling boomers in the sky. Don't need to go fishing bad enough to risk getting zapped.
Isn't the English language an awesome thing? I write 'weathery' and even though it's not a word, you know exactly what I mean. Same thing with writerly. And who hasn't heard a book described as 'unputdownable'? With English, you can throw parts of words together and make a new word that other English speakers can still understand.
I need to clean the coffee maker. It's been getting progressively slower and this morning it's spitting and sputtering like the percussion section of a spastic symphony. I do not need it to die right now. Time to run vinegar through it again. But first, time to drink more of its awesome elixir.
The other day, I did my weekly Wallyworld trip and wouldn't you know it, I forgot to buy a beverage for the trip home. It's too hot to drive without a beverage, so I stopped at the feed store - cuz even though I didn't need feed, they carry a limited selection of beverages. I got Orange Crush. Anyway, while I was there, my favorite in-person reader friend (FIPRF) was training a new cashier and while the new gal was ringing me up, my friend nods at me and says "She's a writer, you know. You've probably read some of her books." At which point, I about fell over laughing. The new girl was thoroughly confused, but we explained it all and I gave her some swag. Maybe I'll have a new reader soon. FIPRF really does try to generate new readers for me when she gets a chance. She's awesome.
And that it for me today. What's the this n that skinny for you today?
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Thursday, August 22, 2019
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Thursday This n That
Firstly, Unequal is on sale starting today. I really wish more people would read it. It's kind of awesome and I do love it so.
On a different note, Kira has fleas. How does an inside cat get fleas? We assume somehow or other the little bastards came in on our clothes and then decided to make a home on the cat. I have not yet actually seen a flea, but she's got flea dirt. (Little black specks that dissolve and turn red when you get them wet because they're actually blood that the flea has pooped out. Ew.) Anyway, I have flea stuff on order and it should be at our local Wallyworld by tonight which means I'll get it tomorrow. Actually, I already had flea/tick spray for cats in the house, but as I was applying it, the bottle got knocked off the counter and the spray nozzle broke. Bugger. This other stuff will work better anyway. After we start the treatment, we'll clean the hell out of the house. All in all, she doesn't seem overly put out by it. Her neck's itchy where I found the flea dirt, but she's not constantly scratching at herself.
This too shall pass.
It's so freakin' hot right now. And so humid. Argh. Everything we have to do had better be done in the morning or it ain't getting done. And even then, I'm sweating. Blerg. Poor Hubs had to change his shirt mid-mow because he was soaked. Every walk I take is total sweat-city. Gross.
This'll pass, too. I can't wait for fall to arrive.
Right now, I'm reading this book about a half-human/half-fairy who's never left fairyland until her full-fairy sister is stolen. It's kind of paranormal suspense/mystery and kind of UF with a hint of romance set in London. So far, so good.
Speaking of cats, the fiber thing is working. (Wallyworld version of Benefiber.) I sprinkle about 1/8th teaspoon of it on her food every morning and she's pooping like a champion. No more constipated kitty. Yay.
I've been using Pinterest a lot. I still have only three followers, but that's okay. I'm finding lots of pretty things to look at - art and birds and horses - and some good quotes to help inspire me. I'm not sure how much its helping my book sales yet, but I did sell a couple books and get some page reads out of the blue (DE and FG, so far), so maybe that's where the readers found those books. Yay.
Okay, I'm about tapped out this morning. Not enough coffee in my blood stream yet. Have a great day and drop some this n thats of your own if you feel the urge.
Peace out.
On a different note, Kira has fleas. How does an inside cat get fleas? We assume somehow or other the little bastards came in on our clothes and then decided to make a home on the cat. I have not yet actually seen a flea, but she's got flea dirt. (Little black specks that dissolve and turn red when you get them wet because they're actually blood that the flea has pooped out. Ew.) Anyway, I have flea stuff on order and it should be at our local Wallyworld by tonight which means I'll get it tomorrow. Actually, I already had flea/tick spray for cats in the house, but as I was applying it, the bottle got knocked off the counter and the spray nozzle broke. Bugger. This other stuff will work better anyway. After we start the treatment, we'll clean the hell out of the house. All in all, she doesn't seem overly put out by it. Her neck's itchy where I found the flea dirt, but she's not constantly scratching at herself.
This too shall pass.
It's so freakin' hot right now. And so humid. Argh. Everything we have to do had better be done in the morning or it ain't getting done. And even then, I'm sweating. Blerg. Poor Hubs had to change his shirt mid-mow because he was soaked. Every walk I take is total sweat-city. Gross.
This'll pass, too. I can't wait for fall to arrive.
Right now, I'm reading this book about a half-human/half-fairy who's never left fairyland until her full-fairy sister is stolen. It's kind of paranormal suspense/mystery and kind of UF with a hint of romance set in London. So far, so good.
Speaking of cats, the fiber thing is working. (Wallyworld version of Benefiber.) I sprinkle about 1/8th teaspoon of it on her food every morning and she's pooping like a champion. No more constipated kitty. Yay.
I've been using Pinterest a lot. I still have only three followers, but that's okay. I'm finding lots of pretty things to look at - art and birds and horses - and some good quotes to help inspire me. I'm not sure how much its helping my book sales yet, but I did sell a couple books and get some page reads out of the blue (DE and FG, so far), so maybe that's where the readers found those books. Yay.
Okay, I'm about tapped out this morning. Not enough coffee in my blood stream yet. Have a great day and drop some this n thats of your own if you feel the urge.
Peace out.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Sunday Update - Week 30
Mornin', Folks. I totally forgot to write this up last night and schedule it, so you're getting 'first thing in the morning, not enough coffee to think or type' me. Hi.
I already said I started Cinder Ugly. And I did write some more words on it this week. But it was kind of patheticful. I need to stop thinking about whether the beginning works and just keep forging ahead. I can fix the beginning later, but I can't fix blank pages.
I'm marketing my little fingers off. Today and tomorrow are the final days of July Sales Month and AD and NC are still on sale. There'll be some kind of sale next month, but I'm not sure what. A 4th anniversary of Wish in One Hand maybe. As for how this all went, I'll be doing a post on OTB about it - maybe Wednesday, but probably Friday.
As for reading, I read two books and DNF'd three. Then I spent the rest of the week reading a paperback thriller by a well known SF author. I decided this morning to DNF that. I can't tell where it's going and I don't have any characters I care enough about to keep reading. 200+ pages in and all that time wasted, but I guess it better than wasting time reading the other 300+ pages.
I tried Pinterest this week and I've been pinning like crazy. But I have no followers, so basically I'm amusing myself. I also tried Parler. Meh. And I've been more active on MeWe, which may be the way to go once I gain followers there. I'm working on it.
On the baking front, I went a little crazy. I made oatmeal cookies, oatmeal muffins, and granola bars. All winners. The granola bar recipe is below - underneath the asterisks. I'd post the muffin recipe, but I haven't typed it up yet and it's too early to do it now.
In activity news, I did 5 our of 7 days. Four days of 'hard target walk*' in a row and then the fifth day I did the loop+ walk. Last Sunday and yesterday were days off. The weight didn't change, of course, because I still am not decreasing my food intake. Food is so good, though. Wah.
I can't think of anything else to say about last week. How did your week go?
* Hard target walk - wherein I walk straight out on the paved road at the same pace regardless of incline until I can't walk any farther, then I walk back at the same pace. Each time, I try to go a bit farther than the last. I did 1.4 miles in 25 minutes the last time. The goal is to reach the farm - .8 miles away - and then make that a regular walk. Hubs goes all the way out to the highway, which is 1.2 miles out, 2.4 round trip. I'm not that ambitious. Oh, and the walk I call loop+ is 1.1 miles during which I have an approx. 100 foot change in elevation** - up and down and up again. It's a corker and I can't do that at one pace.
** Just discovered that by using Google Maps, and their walking direction thingie, you can see both distance and elevation changes of the walk you're taking.
Recipe:
3 cups quick oats
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 9x13" pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir together oats, coconut, walnuts, and fruit until well combined. Stir in melted butter. add condensed milk and stir (with your hands works best) until thoroughly combined. Dump into prepared pan. Wash hands and spray them with cooking spray. Press mixture evenly in pan until flat. Bake 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars. Cool until you can safely handle them, then move to cooling rack or paper towels and cool completely before serving or storing.
I already said I started Cinder Ugly. And I did write some more words on it this week. But it was kind of patheticful. I need to stop thinking about whether the beginning works and just keep forging ahead. I can fix the beginning later, but I can't fix blank pages.
I'm marketing my little fingers off. Today and tomorrow are the final days of July Sales Month and AD and NC are still on sale. There'll be some kind of sale next month, but I'm not sure what. A 4th anniversary of Wish in One Hand maybe. As for how this all went, I'll be doing a post on OTB about it - maybe Wednesday, but probably Friday.
As for reading, I read two books and DNF'd three. Then I spent the rest of the week reading a paperback thriller by a well known SF author. I decided this morning to DNF that. I can't tell where it's going and I don't have any characters I care enough about to keep reading. 200+ pages in and all that time wasted, but I guess it better than wasting time reading the other 300+ pages.
I tried Pinterest this week and I've been pinning like crazy. But I have no followers, so basically I'm amusing myself. I also tried Parler. Meh. And I've been more active on MeWe, which may be the way to go once I gain followers there. I'm working on it.
On the baking front, I went a little crazy. I made oatmeal cookies, oatmeal muffins, and granola bars. All winners. The granola bar recipe is below - underneath the asterisks. I'd post the muffin recipe, but I haven't typed it up yet and it's too early to do it now.
In activity news, I did 5 our of 7 days. Four days of 'hard target walk*' in a row and then the fifth day I did the loop+ walk. Last Sunday and yesterday were days off. The weight didn't change, of course, because I still am not decreasing my food intake. Food is so good, though. Wah.
I can't think of anything else to say about last week. How did your week go?
* Hard target walk - wherein I walk straight out on the paved road at the same pace regardless of incline until I can't walk any farther, then I walk back at the same pace. Each time, I try to go a bit farther than the last. I did 1.4 miles in 25 minutes the last time. The goal is to reach the farm - .8 miles away - and then make that a regular walk. Hubs goes all the way out to the highway, which is 1.2 miles out, 2.4 round trip. I'm not that ambitious. Oh, and the walk I call loop+ is 1.1 miles during which I have an approx. 100 foot change in elevation** - up and down and up again. It's a corker and I can't do that at one pace.
** Just discovered that by using Google Maps, and their walking direction thingie, you can see both distance and elevation changes of the walk you're taking.
Recipe:
Yummy and Easy Chewy Granola Bars
3 cups quick oats
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup dried fruit (cranberries,
cherries, golden raisins, etc.)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 T butter (melted)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 9x13" pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir together oats, coconut, walnuts, and fruit until well combined. Stir in melted butter. add condensed milk and stir (with your hands works best) until thoroughly combined. Dump into prepared pan. Wash hands and spray them with cooking spray. Press mixture evenly in pan until flat. Bake 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars. Cool until you can safely handle them, then move to cooling rack or paper towels and cool completely before serving or storing.
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