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The sounds of silence
Those of you who’ve been following me regularly may have gathered that I like audible books. I started listening to them at a time when I was spending two or more hours a day in the car and was under … Continue reading
Time for a long winter’s nap
I visited Hillary Jacques blog, today, where she described the descent of winter on her Alaskan town. And then she asked the question, “What is your winter like? Is it a season or a feeling? How do you escape?” Here … Continue reading
I can’t believe this happened to me (or “Nightmare Makeover”)
I didn’t get a blog written this weekend. I didn’t get my copyediting done either. It wasn’t my fault, though. See, I went out to check the mail yesterday afternoon, and I heard this noise behind me. The slow clomp-drag-clomp-drag … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Life
Tagged Halloween, Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes, zombies
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Halloween’s not all about being wicked…
This beautiful Halloween story came in from Catherine Hedge, who doesn’t yet have a blog. I decided to use it as a guest post. Reading her story and the comment from Merry Simmons, I start to feel that there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Life
Tagged Halloween, Halloween costume, nostalgia, Ray Bradbury
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Digitization of Us All (or “The End of Civilization”)
Last week, I droned on and on about how much I love using my iPad as an e-reader. I had good reasons, too. Admit it. And I’ll stand behind them for my own selfish reasons. But there’s a part of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Life
Tagged Art, digitize, e-books, IPad, Literature, music, Planet of the Apes
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I wanna be digital
Joe Konrath’s recent post, Digital Me, focuses on our collective love affair with home entertainment and its conversion to digital media. In particular, he talks about replacing much of his vast book collection with digital versions. I confess, ever since … Continue reading
Train Trip, Part IV: FAQs, Tips, and final thoughts
Now that I am a veteran train traveler (having ridden the train twice—there and back again), I thought I’d answer some questions that people have thrown my way. (1) What’s it like to sleep on a train? There are two … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Amtrak, Dining car, Empire Builder, Lounge car, Passenger car (rail), Train
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Train Trip, Part III (or “I wanna be uninhibited”)
Here’s a thing about trains: You are forced to be at least a little friendly. For example, if two of you are sitting at a table for four in the dining car, you can expect the Maître d’ to place … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Amtrak, Empire Builder, King Street Station (Seattle), Seattle, Train, train travel
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Train Ride, Part II (or “Ruminations on Space Age Foam Beds”)
I won’t lie to you. You will not get your best night sleep ever when riding coach on a train. Our car quieted down starting around 9:30pm. I read in the dark (the glowing iPad is useful in this circumstance) … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Amtrak, Amtrak Empire Builder, IPad, Larry Correia, passenger car, Train, Zastava
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Train Trip, Part I (or “I wanna be an Empire Builder”)
It’s 5:11pm. Jules and I are off on our big adventure – crossing half the continent in a train. The journey began at 12:30pm, when we boarded a Cantrail coach (bus) in Surrey. Less then ten minutes later, we hit … Continue reading
