by CJ | Aug 22, 2009 | Journal
I did not want to use an algicide, but the soup was thick and we had hair algae on the bottom. Nastiness. I feared the pond might go oxygen-short if we let it get worse. So I bit the bullet and did it. I keep running out to be sure the fish are ok, but we are getting...
by CJ | Aug 21, 2009 | Journal
A quiet day. Laundry backed up for weeks—got done. I don’t know if our pond sunshield is working but it’s no worse. We woke up last night to thunder and lightning, unusual for Spokane, but when you have a day of 99 degree heat and 68% humidity (I...
by CJ | Aug 20, 2009 | Journal
Glug. I’m having to clean the pond filter 2x a day, each time extracting about 5 lbs of algae. Next year I’m going to investigate what’s safe to partially reduce this. Lynn sent us a letter last night: she’s still having troubles, but now knows...
by CJ | Aug 20, 2009 | Journal
Glug. I’m having to clean the pond filter 2x a day, each time extracting about 5 lbs of algae. Next year I’m going to investigate what’s safe to partially reduce this. Lynn sent us a letter last night: she’s still having troubles, but now knows...
by CJ | Aug 19, 2009 | Journal
The actual launch of Closed Circle is getting close enough I’m going to spend time this evening actually assembling several e-books, notably Faery in Shadow and The Writing Life: A Writer’s Journal vol 1-3. Those will be the first out. Rusalka is ready,...
by CJ | Aug 18, 2009 | Journal
I watered 4 sections of the back garden, 20 minutes a section, topped off the pond, cleaned the pond filter, adjusted the tank temp; wrote; did a little genealogy (recreation); and attempted for the 4th or 5th time that incredibly impossible form they want me to fill...
by CJ | Aug 17, 2009 | Journal
And it looks good. She estimates about 20 more hours hammering away at the thing, and she’s got some serious business to attend in the next few days that will divert her attention, but she’s seeing the finish line very close. Maybe this next week, friends!...
by CJ | Aug 17, 2009 | Journal
I did get some writing done, amid all the chaos, Lynn’s been working on Joomla! through two serious personal crises and says she’s really close to testing; we got the bug fixed and I ousted 2 spammers from our midst. If your user name is ILoseWeightAskMe,...
by CJ | Aug 17, 2009 | Journal
Writing for Fun and Profit I talk about outlining a book, and it immediately conjures images of Mr. Smith’s English 101. Not so. A book outline is ‘more like guidelines,’ and in response to a question, I actually created an outline for the Great...
by CJ | Aug 17, 2009 | Journal
Writing for Fun and Profit I talk about outlining a book, and it immediately conjures images of Mr. Smith’s English 101. Not so. A book outline is ‘more like guidelines,’ and in response to a question, I actually created an outline for the Great...
by CJ | Aug 17, 2009 | Journal
You guys were not in danger, I hope, of picking something up: it was a file on the installation on our server. We used the patch (available on WordPress) and all should be well. If you at any time have a password request involving something called Magic, we can tell...
by CJ | Aug 17, 2009 | Journal
You guys were not in danger, I hope, of picking something up: it was a file on the installation on our server. We used the patch (available on WordPress) and all should be well. If you at any time have a password request involving something called Magic, we can tell...
