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Canada’s Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve, Theft, and ‘Hot Syrup’ Jokes
maple syrup theft Yes, that’s right, Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve. Recently $20 million of maple syrup was stolen. Well, it’s been found. Photo credit: elPadawan
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Animal Clothes Hangers
animal clothes hanger Animal clothes hangers. I SO want one! Thanks to swiss-miss.com for the link. To read the original article, click here: Animal clothes hangers.
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How To Turn Your iPhone Into A Cat Toy: The Bobine
The Bobine It looks great! My cats would love it. To read more about The Bobine, click here: A super bendy phone cable and tripod in one.
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Don’t Let The Bedbugs Bite
Penelope Trunk I love everything about Penelope Trunk’s blog: her writing style, her frankness, and the many quirky, bizarrely interesting, facts she shares. Today she talked about bedbugs. Did you...
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Lucid Dreaming: What It Is And How To Do It
Spiral Staircase A few years ago I read one of Stephen LaBerge‘s books on lucid dreaming and tried his methods to induce lucid dreams. I had a lucid dream or two but then I got cats and each morning...
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Google Data Centers & the Warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark
Google Data Center, photo by Connie Zhou/Google Remember the last scene of the first Indian Jones movie? The shot of the enormously gargantuan warehouse whose isles seemed to stretch into infinity?...
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How To Get Honest Book Reviews For Your Novel
"Loki assists the gods, and sometimes causes problems for them." by MythicSeaBass under CC BY 2.0 Great post by Tonya Kappes: How To Get Reviews For Your Novel. Thanks to Brenda M. Collins...
View ArticleDisney Is Acquiring Lucasfilm Ltd. & The Star Wars Franchise
I never saw that coming! DISNEY TO ACQUIRE LUCASFILM LTD. Thanks to Jacqueline Lichtenberg for mentioning this story.
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NaNoWriMo, Dreams, And A Few Pom Poms.
Sorry for not positing in the last few days. It’s no excuse, but NaNoWriMo is being very territorial and claiming all my spare time (what spare time?). It’s like I’ve entered a shadowy netherworld...
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Mailto Links
A friend of mine just asked me how to embed a “mailto” link in a post. Here is the code: <a href=”mailto:someone@example.com?Subject=Subject%20line”> Click here if you’d like to send mail to...
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Andre Alice Norton & George R.R. Martin
Last week’s interview with George R.R. Martin over at Rolling Stone magazine was fascinating. Today I found out there was more! Here is what GRRM had to say about Tolkien: On discovering J.R.R....
View ArticleDescription of a murder victim, by Robert Galbraith
“A chilly light filled the interior of the tent. Two men were crouching beside the body, ready to move it, at last, into a body bag. Her head had bled a little into the snow. The face was crushed and...
View ArticleThe Package – Intro
I began “The Package” years ago after re-reading The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. After turning the last page I wrote a short scene that started in the middle of violent action. The scene was only...
View ArticleThe Package (Part One)
Summary of Part One of The Package: Violet is not having a good day. It started out fine, she’s delivering a ‘package.’ This is no ordinary package, though. They never are. She needs directions so...
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How To Turn Your iPhone Into A Cat Toy: The Bobine
It looks great! My cats would love it. To read more about The Bobine, click here: A super bendy phone cable and tripod in one.
View ArticleDon’t Let The Bedbugs Bite
I love everything about Penelope Trunk’s blog: her writing style, her frankness, and the many quirky, bizarrely interesting, facts she shares. Today she talked about bedbugs. Did you know that even...
View ArticleWriting Prompt: Your Least Favorite Teacher
Who was your least favorite teacher and why? What were his character flaws, his ticks, his irritating mannerisms? Did he have a catchphrase?If you were all-powerful what would you have done to...
View ArticleWriting Prompt: you should’a seen ‘im, the guy was HUGE!
You catch someone in the act of stealing your new car. He’s 6″6′ tall and his muscles have muscles. You have an important meeting you absolutely can’t miss; if you do, you’ll be fired. What do you do?...
View ArticleWriting Prompt: Write About Your Pets
Write about one of your pets. Many people have dogs, cats, hamsters or even mice as pets, but I once knew someone who had a pet fly!Challenge: Write from your pet’s perspective.(Dedicated to the lucky...
View ArticleWriting Prompt: A Story In Three Sentences
Write a story in three sentences. First sentence –> Beginning Second sentence –> Middle Third sentence –> End If you can’t think of anything to write about, here is a link to a random subject...
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