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Funniest. SVU. Ever.

Had a good time yesterday participating in the interactive, day-long interview featuring editors and authors from Tesseracts Thirteen at Bitten By Books. It’s all still up there if you care to peruse it. I’m no fan of Kathy Griffin. For … Continue reading

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Angola calling

Come on over to Bitten By Books and ask a question of the authors from Tesseracts Thirteen. Many of us will be there answering questions off and on throughout the day, evening and into tomorrow. There are numerous chances to … Continue reading

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Time passages

If it seems like the days are getting shorter–they are. I know that’s counterintuitive since we’re moving from the shortest day of the year toward the longest, so we actually have more daylight each day. However, last weekend’s earthquake in … Continue reading

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Sid the kid

I get very nervous watching sporting events, especially ones like the Canada-US Olympic hockey game yesterday afternoon. I can barely stand to watch at times. Making matters worse in yesterday’s game, there were no commercial breaks during the periods, which … Continue reading

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Curling gold? Check. Hockey? Lots of checking, I expect.

Dark Arts Books has released the cover of When the Night Comes Down and is now taking pre-orders for the book, which will launch during World  Horror in a few weeks (10 p.m. to midnight on Friday). Here’s what they … Continue reading

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Who won? Who won?

I had to go out last night so I didn’t get to see the women’s hockey gold medal match. Got home just in time to see the medal presentation. When I turned the TV on, the medals were being given … Continue reading

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Go Canada!

I watched the last few ends of the tie-breaker in men’s curling last night. Sweden beat the Scottish team in the 11th, on the last stone. Then I discovered that the Canada/Russia hockey game was already well into the first … Continue reading

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Shoveling out from the storm of ’10

When I left work at 5 p.m. yesterday it was like driving in a blizzard. These great, huge flakes were coming down and splattering against my windshield like bugs. You could actually hear them hitting the ground. It was awesome! … Continue reading

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Surprise income

The snow is reportedly headed our way. Austin is already getting it, and it’s sticking to the ground and trees there. At best we’ll only get an inch or two, but that’s novel for this part of the world. I … Continue reading

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The groundhog gets a raise this year

Snow? Seriously? In Texas in late February? A cold front is arriving today and it could bring significant snow to within a few dozen miles of here. Two to four inches in some places. Though we may only get cold … Continue reading

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