by CJ | Apr 21, 2010 | Journal
…and it involves some ideas I’ve accumulated over the years. Getting facts and dates straight in a narrative matters. You bet readers notice. Maps. Floor plans. You need these things. I keep a nice little Laurel Burch book OSG gave me some time ago which...
by CJ | Apr 21, 2010 | Journal
It’s the annual algae soup festival—we’re having to wash the filter twice a day, and the koi don’t tend to eat that kind of algae. First thing I have to do is change out the UV light bulb in the anti-algae UV filter. That could be expired, and...
by CJ | Apr 21, 2010 | Journal
It’s the annual algae soup festival—we’re having to wash the filter twice a day, and the koi don’t tend to eat that kind of algae. First thing I have to do is change out the UV light bulb in the anti-algae UV filter. That could be expired, and...
by CJ | Apr 21, 2010 | Journal
We are getting a heavy burst of automated spam from these two origins. If you are a member from either of these regions, please send me an e-mail or post a comment, so I can be sure what I’m doing when I trigger anti-spam operations. Those who have already...
by CJ | Apr 20, 2010 | Journal
Jane got out and ran the Mantis. I stayed in and wrote. Then we headed for the rink. I felt way much better than I have…3-turn is effortless again and I’m not having the dizziness issues. Then we got the notion how to cut those pesky bridge supports that...
by CJ | Apr 18, 2010 | Journal
with the Mantis. That’s what I’m good for before I flag. We have a sidewalk snaking down mid-lawn from the front porch. I have about 15 wide on the side I’m on, and I’m using the Mantis to get through the peatlike root mat left from the...
by CJ | Apr 16, 2010 | Journal
He has the same backlist problems as everybody is having, and has e-books. I’ll be putting his link on the sidebar, but meanwhile I’ve invited him to introduce himself and say something about how he’s going about the same kind of...
by CJ | Apr 16, 2010 | Journal
He has the same backlist problems as everybody is having, and has e-books. I’ll be putting his link on the sidebar, but meanwhile I’ve invited him to introduce himself and say something about how he’s going about the same kind of...
by CJ | Apr 15, 2010 | Journal
Didn’t fall down today. Not too sore, considering. But Jane and I are both tired of starving ourselves and still not losing weight. So we are undertaking a new weight loss push. I hate walking. I hate walking with a passion. But Jane loses weight best when she...
by CJ | Apr 14, 2010 | Journal
—boomf. I tossed the current pair of jeans-that-fit into the wash, and substituted the light rayon baggy track pants that look like hell. Worse, I tried to skate in them. Funny thing. You wear tight jeans on the ice, you get a sense of support for your muscles....
by CJ | Apr 13, 2010 | Journal
…detected one scummy spammer. Got ‘er. Deleted. Dead ‘un. I’m not sure I wouldn’t have figured it out from her initial post, eh? So much for the efficacy of the spamfilter.
by CJ | Apr 12, 2010 | Journal
But the Muck Vac I got for the pool doesn’t work. Serious disappointment. I don’t know if I can get them to take it back but it’s a POS. It’s like trying to clean a beach with a toothbrush, re the power that thing doesn’t have. We skated...
