Was it a hoax? It’s kind of looking that way, isn’t it? Would a six year old manifest anxiety over lying by being nauseous? Could happen. If it was a scheme, how sad. People can be so pathetic in their obsession for notoriety. If it truly was as presented, it’s still a sad commentary [...]
Continue reading about Friday Potpourri: Oct 16 (On Friday for Once)
Wow. An Eleven day disappearance. Where have I been? WRITING. In fact, as I type this entry late Thursday evening, my back is giving me loud complaints from the days sitting at the keyboard. So what am I writing? Other blogs, homework (I am now studying the Constitution), a review of Michael Moore’s SICKO for [...]
You know that old saying, “…but life got in the way”? Does that really make sense? How can your own life get in your way? Someone probably thought it was a clever way of saying that those things we need to do to survive sometimes infringe on those things we do for enjoyment. The truth [...]
I’ve detoured my path! The blog tour continues today at Alyssa’s Area, blog of Quake Press teen author Alyssa Montgomery! PLEASE stop by and find out what’s up with my next middle grade mystery, OLD ENOUGH! Fun times!
Oh and by the way, my MYSTERY CAKE turned out SO GOOD! Yummo, as Rachael Ray would say! [...]
…while I bake a cake.
As I write this on Tuesday night, I realize I have no time to interview the talented and easy-going Jack McKenzie, so will reschedule with him after his hockey game next week. Because tonight I am baking a MYSTERY CAKE for my Wednesday blog stop, Vintage Cookbooks with Amy Alessio!
Why is [...]
I’m reminded of Dorothy, when she first lands in Oz, and she keeps hearing little giggles here and there. The Munchkins are all around her, but not visible. These are the readers.
So we are all eating too much. Do you know many people who are content with their size, their weight? I don’t seem to. Outside of my son, who has the metabolism of a hummingbird, most of my friends and acquaintances grumble constantly about ill-fitting clothes, out-of-control appetites, stress eating, and the caloric expense of [...]
I took a day off to let the memories of the weekend mellow a little. This was my fourth annual Relay For Life and each year proves a little different. Not only does it grow, it changes personality as past organizers move on and new blood takes hold.
Our local event boasted 140 teams this year [...]

