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Wave Without A Shore

He's not happy. He's complaining how much time he spent on us. But hey, we want what we want. And if his company isn't paying him for his time, that's between him and his company.

He's not happy. He's complaining how much time he spent on us. But hey, we want what we want. And if his company isn't paying him for his time, that's between him and his company.

We have a flood, fire, or a computer calamity... In this case we are both nearing the end of our respective books and it's my computer... We called Dell; after days of fixes, from loading new USB drivers (the problem is 'dancing' up and down a set of USB's) to...

Woke up this morning to the big waterfall doing the surge and stop it does when water level is low... ran out to see that the little filter is leaking bigtime...clogged. Ah, me, first filter-pass of the season. I'll add more water and haul out the filter pads from the...

it was great. 80 mile round trip, with beautiful scenery (Priest Lake is still frozen and there is snow along the roadsides) and one of the best hamburgers I've ever had up there in the town. Ardy's Cafe, if you're in the neighborhood. Bacon cheeseburger with avocado....

it was great. 80 mile round trip, with beautiful scenery (Priest Lake is still frozen and there is snow along the roadsides) and one of the best hamburgers I've ever had up there in the town. Ardy's Cafe, if you're in the neighborhood. Bacon cheeseburger with avocado....

This is when it's raining styrofoam. Or snowing little cubes of very light spongy stuff. This is what we had, when we've been mid-50's. We will be again this weekend, but the pond skinned over with ice in great wrinkles this morning, and we had a real downpour of...

Jane really can't take loud shrill noises. Me, I was lead flute in a marching band and briefly, while our piccolo player was out of commission, I also played piccolo. Stars and Stripes Forever, anyone? So when it comes to leaf blowers, Jane can't be around them. But I...

Of course what comes out when I do get to writing that short story or three will be whatever happens to trigger one of the bits and bobs bubbling along in the tidepools of a writer's brain, or whether some unguessed monster will rise out of the deeper water... It will...

...for my bedroom. I've only lived here since 2007---and for the first time in, oh, since 2000, I actually have bedroom curtains. This is epic. If you recall, I got a double rod, put a severely tailored glass valance on the back one, and table runners with tassel...

...for my bedroom. I've only lived here since 2007---and for the first time in, oh, since 2000, I actually have bedroom curtains. This is epic. If you recall, I got a double rod, put a severely tailored glass valance on the back one, and table runners with tassel...

An Ilisidi story. I can't do it immediately. Right now I'm at a delicate spot near the end of the current book! But one of these weeks! So we will get this done!