*  This is Helm’s Peep.  Seriously, enough said!  *dies* *  On all those crime dramas, why don’t serial killers ever come back with a hangover and some advil?  Why does it always have to be with a vengeance? *  And why are they so pissed off on television anyway?  I mean hell, they’re getting serious… Read More

Okay– I’ve been editing, so I admit, I don’t have much to chat about.  Or, I do, but a lot of it is behind the scenes. And it’s weird, how much your behind the scenes stuff can just mertilize your regular day, you know? Some of my former professional legal bullshit has resurfaced, and I… Read More

Me:  C’mon puppy, let’s go pee-pee!  Time to go pee-pee in the potty! Dog: It’s 23 degrees out here, you sadistic bitch!  Besides–you know I already whizzed in your laundry! *** Mate:  Did you go do aqua aerobics today. Me:  Yes.  I’ve been assured my metal is in the mail.  (Still hasn’t been sent.  The… Read More

Sorry– Time is totally leaping by me in bounds like a startled deer. I think part of it was that I was getting sick yesterday.  I skipped my workout (because nothing says “get sicker” like going swimming when it’s 35 degrees outside) and slept.  For two hours. The cat kept giving me full body tackle… Read More

Seriously– catching up takes so much time! Anyway– I’ve got a bullet point post of things, and then I’m going to go to bed early.  I HAVE been staying up late, but today I took a two hour nap, realized that working until one a.m. was counter productive when you have to be up at… Read More

So, a scattershot of things this morning, right? *  These are the small dog’s basic commands: For walkies– “C’mon Johnnie, let’s go pottie!”  (If you say it like the song, it rhymes!) To heel– “C’mon!” To play– “Get the thing!  The thing!  The glorious thing!  Get it!  Get it!  Getitgetitgetitgetit!” To go to sleep– “Okay,… Read More

Yeah.  We never really got New Years. Mate and I have been to a couple of parties, thrown by friends, and when we were young, we worked through the New Year a couple of times.  We’ve had people over to watch movies, watch the ball drop, and go home, and we’ve always let the kids… Read More

Okay, one of the benefits and drawbacks of a puppy is that you can’t really sleep in too long.  The puppy will wake up and need to be walked, because just like I have to stumble to the bathroom, he’s got to do the piddle, and that’s my job to make sure he’s got a… Read More

*  Okay, so I know the ENTIRE WORLD has better things to do, and my own kitchen is dirty and it needs to be clean and I have knitting with a two day deadline and so many other things to worry about just like the ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD but that doesn’t stop me… Read More

 So, yes, the family posts were nice but I’ve got some book business to natter on and on about!  Under the Rushes is out tomorrow, and, well, a little nervous. Yes, yes, I’m always nervous.  But there’s a sliding scale of nervous going on here.  Turkey in the Snow was about a four on the richter scale… Read More