*  Yesterday, the kids were awesome and took out the trash.  I was sweeping up the floor when I noticed they’d forgotten to put liners in the cans. “Hey, Zoomboy– come here and put a bag in the trashcan, could you?” He pads into the kitchen and reaches for the box with the bags in… Read More

Earworm first: Weird Moment:  At the gym, getting out of the pool and heading for the jacuzzi, cause, 65 degrees, need heat!  Anyway, there is an elderly woman sitting on the steps of the pool. She is wearing her bra and her underwear and holding her brightly striped orange and black swimsuit in her hands…. Read More

A. One of the girls at my McDonald’s noticed my ticket to the Marvel show on Saturday– which rocked, btw.  Anyway, she told me that she liked superheroes. On impulse I pulled out my my knitting pouch and showed her Batman and Superman, macking each other hard. She was shocked, titillated, and, I could tell,… Read More

I live my life with two small dogs. I used to think I was all about the cats, and while Steve the Cat is still my boon companion in the bathroom, and still very possessive of me when it comes time to be fed, the dogs have evolved into… Giant furry pain in the ass… Read More

*  I’m working on Quickening right now– in fact, more than halfway done, and we’ve met some old friends by this time.  I doubt this scene will be in the final cut– in fact, you may see bits and pieces of it scattered throughout–but it was humming so hard in my head I had to… Read More

This morning we went to see Mate run the Rockin’ Shamrock race in Sacramento. We waved to him as he ran by, and then watched the marathon comfortably from here. All marathons should be watched from inside a coffee shop. We went shopping after our coffee, and while we waited for Mate to finish. The… Read More

Archer Okay– so Mate was catching up on his Archer backlog, and I was subjected to another unwilling round of the world’s crassest, most misogynistic, racist, ignorant dumbass ever to be animated lovingly by someone who got a huge boner from ripply muscles, dimples, and stunning blue eyes. It was hilarious. Archer is pure, unadulterated… Read More

ZB made a STUNNING discovery. His cheese has trivia on it. Yeah, I know– I’m not sure how the world turned without this feature beforehand, but now I’m getting my daily quiz on cows and dairyland and my life is complete. Also? I went searching for a website designer, because, well, my last website designer… Read More

So, I’ve mentioned the Tales of the Curious Cookbook project that I’m working on with authors R.J. Scott, Mary Calmes, Marie Sexton, and Amber Kell, and I’m so excited to announce that R.J.’s novella and my own are up for pre-sale on the Dreamspinner page! Here’s the blurb for my own– Food for Thought: Description:… Read More

*  The dogs were the vanguard of the attack. The littlest is still stinky, she still shits in the bedroom, and she’s still endearingly cute.  The biggest one is still less than 13 lbs, and he still adores me. All is well. *  Mate was exhausted.  If you saw a car swerving a little over… Read More