My ass…
Yesterday morning- 1 inch over night, after a low of 29.
Five thirty yesterday afternoon- 4-5 inch total, high of 33 and still snowing…
Calling for a tenth of an inch of ice last night to add on top of this mess. And supposedly a high of 50 today. SMDH…
It’s a book, or at least a paperback. Going through final edits on it now.
Found a couple of things that need fixing, so it’s going to be delayed a little longer. Sorry!
And thank you to all those who’ve bought the Kindle edition! Honest reviews are appreciated!
And I’m off to a good start… sigh…
First post of the year didn’t post! Dammit…
Now go forth and screw up those checks for the next month…
Back to regular posting tomorrow, now that I’m back from Christmas with the kids!
Wishing each of you the best for 2019, may it be a better year for all of us!!!
LTUE is held in Provo, UT in February every year, this year it’ll take place from 14-16 February.
A little background- Life, the Universe, & Everything: The Marion K. “Doc” Smith Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy originated at Brigham Young University and has grown and changed a lot over the last thirty years. LTUE is a three-day academic symposium on all aspects of science fiction and fantasy. Comprised of panels, presentations and papers on writing, art, literature, film, gaming and other facets of speculative fiction, LTUE is a place to learn all about life, the universe, and everything else you love.
Looks like I’ll be on a few panels this year, if anybody is interested, schedule HERE…
A couple of these should be rather ‘interesting’ considering whom else is on the panels. It’s also a chance to catch up with friends, other authors, and it’s a learning experience for me every year. With over 200 panels, it’s always a hard choice as to which to attend… sigh…
Wish I could clone myself, as there are at least five panels that are scheduled against other panels that I want to see.
Butt…
An hour of this, then an hour of more ‘sedate’ driving through Napa Valley…
All that so that PP and I could watch my grandson play basketball for Sierra JC, so another hour and a half sitting on hard wood bleachers!
He started as a freshman, scored 18 points, got 2 blocks, 1 steal, and 6 or 8 assists. I didn’t count the rebounds… LOL
And this one is a breakaway. He is #5 in Black
One of his ‘stutter’ shots… 🙂 He is #5 in Black
Then it was 2 hours back up to the house, and I did a lot of standing up… LOL
Stopped at Mel’s Diner for lunch after the cluster### of a trip out here, and he got a burger in a Camaro basket, which he played with more than eating the burger… LOL
Kaya on the other hand, didn’t even wake up… LOL She didn’t know I was here until about dinner… And she was grumpy because she’d gotten TOO MUCH sleep, sigh.
But a late Christmas has been celebrated, gifts given and received, and now the kids are tearing around the house on their little push scooters, chasing the dogs and being chased by the dogs. And the dogs are chewing my shoelaces, or nipping at my fingers when I try to keep them off the shoes… Sigh…
The dominance games between the pups are interesting too- In the house, Koda seems to be the aggressor, but put them outside and it’s Karl that’s getting her down. I don’t know how this is going to end, but it’ll be interesting… LOL 
And now, I’m off to see my older grandson play basketball.
Vito’s replacement(s)…
Koda and Karl, Koda is the black one, Karl is the tan one.
And those suckers have some SHARP little puppy teeth!!!
Light posting and commenting, since I’m out with the kids and grandkids for a few days for a delayed Christmas.
‘One’ grand was glad to see me… And one, not so much… Matter of fact, she slept the entire time! LOL
Remember this…
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.
We should’ve known… ONLY women would be able to drag a fat-ass man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.
Now go try to find the replacement batteries the kids need for the toys, and look in the fridge to find what’s left from yesterday’s dinner to munch on today… 🙂
Flash mob- Take five minutes and enjoy it!
‘Tis the season…
I’m sure the kids had you up at oh dark thirty…
A Christmas tree with a ‘twist’…
A closer look at the ‘starfish’ and it turns out they are REAL starfish! 🙂 Very nicely preserved, but the real deal!!!
If you’re wondering where this is, it was a tree in a hotel in Okinawa a couple of years ago And it’s a neat way to ‘use’ the local environment. This is a helluva lot nicer than my scrawny little tree I dust off and put up every year…LOL
I hope your Christmas tree is as pretty and the packages underneath are all real!