How did it get to be Thursday already?
My ad got approved for Ereader News Today for the 27th. So, the genie books will be on sale early August 25th thru the night of the 31st. WIOH - 99c, the others $1.99. We'll see if a discount prior to Labor Day does me any good. My only problem is UWC's Kindle thingie ends on the 24th, so whether it will be a Kindle Countdown Deal or just discounted on its own remains to be seen. No accounting for when ENT gives me a date.
When I've been making burgers lately, I've been toasting the buns and then buttering them before I put the patty on. Lemme tell ya... yum.
Every time I think the world as gone about as nuts as it can go, it says 'hold my beer' and leaps off the diving board into a whole new depth of loony.
We had a turtle in the yard the other day. Awesome. And bummer. When the turtles start coming into the yard again, it means the bug spray is wearing off. Love the turtles. Hate the ticks more.
If you're into bladed weapons (or forging, I guess), you really need to watch Forged in Fire. Doug Marcaida testing weapons is a thing of beauty.
I made enchiladas the other day. I usually put seasoned chicken and rice in them, but I was totally lazy and rice can be such a pain in the buns, so I substituted Ramen noodles for rice. I boiled the noodles for 3 minutes, drained them, and dumped them in with the seasoned chicken. Stirred until they were all seasoned, too, then stuff the mix into tortillas. Rolled 'em up, laid 'em in a baking dish, and covered them with green enchilada sauce. Yummers.
I believe I've mentioned before how much I love food.
Gah, I can't wait for summer to be over.
And that's it for me. What's it for you?
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Thursday, August 8, 2019
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Thursday This n That
Rain rain rain... Ugh. Lusty month of May my aunt's fanny. Drippy month of May is more like it. Almost 6 inches already this month. Blerg.
And according to last night's radar, we've got another round of crap headed our way today. Oh, joy.
The other day while I was out for a walk, I saw a turtle. Not unusual as all that, except the turtles I usually see are box turtles. I think this one was a cooter, but I've never seen a cooter outside the water, so you got me. I think it was laying eggs about 8 feet off the road where the neighbor's yard meets the woods. Or it was about to lay eggs. All I know is it was sitting over a hole filled with water. I may have disturbed it because it was gone when I walked back. Either I disturbed it or it wasn't laying eggs after all and decided it wanted to take a walk, too. Or the ground is so wet here, she didn't want to lay eggs in a flooded hole.
I've been trying to walk more often, but with all this rain, it's kind of hard to get out there. I should use the exercise bike... or as I called it the other day, the coat holder... more often. Or at all. Yeah, we aren't exactly exercise equipment people. Not sure what I was thinking when I bought it.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie crumbled over vanilla ice cream with caramel drizzled over it all. Jus' sayin'.
I kind of collect old writing books, I guess. At this point, I only have three. And that was after buying one at the thrift store last week. Three makes a collection, right?
It's hard work trying to find new to me, underappreciated authors to read and write reviews about. It's become kind of a mission. I know good books are out there because I've found a bunch of them. Some weeks, though, are better than others. And if I get disheartened, I can always go back to an old favorite author and refresh myself.
That's all I've got for you today. What have you got for me?
And according to last night's radar, we've got another round of crap headed our way today. Oh, joy.
The other day while I was out for a walk, I saw a turtle. Not unusual as all that, except the turtles I usually see are box turtles. I think this one was a cooter, but I've never seen a cooter outside the water, so you got me. I think it was laying eggs about 8 feet off the road where the neighbor's yard meets the woods. Or it was about to lay eggs. All I know is it was sitting over a hole filled with water. I may have disturbed it because it was gone when I walked back. Either I disturbed it or it wasn't laying eggs after all and decided it wanted to take a walk, too. Or the ground is so wet here, she didn't want to lay eggs in a flooded hole.
I've been trying to walk more often, but with all this rain, it's kind of hard to get out there. I should use the exercise bike... or as I called it the other day, the coat holder... more often. Or at all. Yeah, we aren't exactly exercise equipment people. Not sure what I was thinking when I bought it.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie crumbled over vanilla ice cream with caramel drizzled over it all. Jus' sayin'.
I kind of collect old writing books, I guess. At this point, I only have three. And that was after buying one at the thrift store last week. Three makes a collection, right?
It's hard work trying to find new to me, underappreciated authors to read and write reviews about. It's become kind of a mission. I know good books are out there because I've found a bunch of them. Some weeks, though, are better than others. And if I get disheartened, I can always go back to an old favorite author and refresh myself.
That's all I've got for you today. What have you got for me?
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Thursday This n That
We spent a large part of Tuesday prepping for the big storm. It was pretty wild there for a bit, but the things we prepped were not needed. I hope they're never needed, but it's nice to have everything in place in case the big, bad wolf ever does blow the house down. I suspect this prepping comes from 9 years of living in Kansas-lite (ie eastern CO) where tornadoes were a very real possibility. Here? Not so much, but even a slim chance isn't one I want to take. One funny thing - my prep kit from CO still had snack bars in it. Snack bars that had expired in 2012. Eww. So, I guess I need to pick up some emergency rations for the kit. Other than that, we're good.
I hung oranges out yesterday. Here's hoping the orioles come before the ants do. ;o)
I read something this morning about how a series based on a popular book series somehow made one of the central characters different than they were written. Made him more SJW* acceptable, I guess. This. This is why I don't want any of my books made into movies or television shows. Reminds me of a time when an author friend was in talks to have her series made into a TV show and they wanted to change a couple characters and make them a lesbian couple. If she'd wanted them to be lesbians, she would've written them that way in the first place. I know as a reader this sudden change of a character's persona would totally piss me off. So, as a writer, I'll be happy to have Hollywood keep their damn hands off my stories. (Not that there's any risk of them touching my books any time soon. LOL)
For the past week or so, I've been intending to make pizza but stuff keeps derailing my intentions. Mainly, the afternoon passes and I forget to make the dough until it's too late to make the dough and have dinner ready on time. Derp.
Hubs and I drove out to the lake to take a look around and see how the water level is doing. The lake's up two feet since the storms and still rising. The water's brown and detritus is starting to float down it. I still should've brought the fishing poles, but it's just as well I didn't because my back was feeling a little squonky. But the park appears to be open. I mean, the gates were open and the park host RV was there but the 'closed for season' signs were still up. We drove around in there and then back out again. I can't wait until I can fish in there again.
It's that time of year again when the turtles are moving around and finding themselves sitting in the road. Please try not to hit them. On our drive to the lake, we saw someone had hit a big ol' snapping turtle. Come on, people, it's not like something that big is that hard to see and all you had to do was drive so it was centered under your car and slow down a little. If I'm on a road where I can safely stop, I'll do so and get them out of the road. Poor buggers don't know any better. All they're looking for is a warm sunny spot and the soft shoulders on road are perfect to lay their eggs. Give 'em a break.
The eagles have migrated north, but now the summer birds are arriving. =o)
Oh, well, I guess I should go do something else for a while. Have a great day. And if you're inclined, drop a comment with whatever this-n-thats might be on your radar.
*SJW = Social Justice Warrior
I hung oranges out yesterday. Here's hoping the orioles come before the ants do. ;o)
I read something this morning about how a series based on a popular book series somehow made one of the central characters different than they were written. Made him more SJW* acceptable, I guess. This. This is why I don't want any of my books made into movies or television shows. Reminds me of a time when an author friend was in talks to have her series made into a TV show and they wanted to change a couple characters and make them a lesbian couple. If she'd wanted them to be lesbians, she would've written them that way in the first place. I know as a reader this sudden change of a character's persona would totally piss me off. So, as a writer, I'll be happy to have Hollywood keep their damn hands off my stories. (Not that there's any risk of them touching my books any time soon. LOL)
For the past week or so, I've been intending to make pizza but stuff keeps derailing my intentions. Mainly, the afternoon passes and I forget to make the dough until it's too late to make the dough and have dinner ready on time. Derp.
Hubs and I drove out to the lake to take a look around and see how the water level is doing. The lake's up two feet since the storms and still rising. The water's brown and detritus is starting to float down it. I still should've brought the fishing poles, but it's just as well I didn't because my back was feeling a little squonky. But the park appears to be open. I mean, the gates were open and the park host RV was there but the 'closed for season' signs were still up. We drove around in there and then back out again. I can't wait until I can fish in there again.
It's that time of year again when the turtles are moving around and finding themselves sitting in the road. Please try not to hit them. On our drive to the lake, we saw someone had hit a big ol' snapping turtle. Come on, people, it's not like something that big is that hard to see and all you had to do was drive so it was centered under your car and slow down a little. If I'm on a road where I can safely stop, I'll do so and get them out of the road. Poor buggers don't know any better. All they're looking for is a warm sunny spot and the soft shoulders on road are perfect to lay their eggs. Give 'em a break.
The eagles have migrated north, but now the summer birds are arriving. =o)
Oh, well, I guess I should go do something else for a while. Have a great day. And if you're inclined, drop a comment with whatever this-n-thats might be on your radar.
*SJW = Social Justice Warrior
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