Archive for October, 2008
Vocab Fun Update
I was cruising along in the Vocab Fun project, in the fast lane on an open highway, then–WHAM!–I hit rush hour. Or maybe it’s an accident. I can’t tell. Suddenly, I’m creeping along, if I’m moving at all, unable to see what’s ahead and not sure I’m where I want to be on the road. [...]
Nothing in Particular
I recently watched the movie, Catch and Release. The main female character is “Gray,” played by Jennifer Garner. That same day, I cracked open a new novel (which you’ll hear about on Sunday) with a male secondary character named “Gray.” I don’t know anyone named Gray. ***** My mp3 player is less than a year [...]
Garden Update
What’s left of the garden is now living inside. As you know, we’ve had snow several times, and it’s regularly freezing at night. I’m still eating giant salads daily, though, using the last of the lettuce that I have stored in the fridge. I’ve had fresh lettuce from July-September, into October. I think I can [...]
A Crooked Kind of Perfect and Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature
What’s on my nightstand? A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban. It was love at first sight when I discovered this title and added it to my Recommended Reading list. I love that title. I love the thoughts and images it conjures. It’s an accurate reflection of my life, and I suspect that’s true [...]
Weekend Site-Seeing (Big Time Fun!)
Okay, you’ve been very supportive of my (completely justified) Orphan Works rants (not sure where that stands at the moment, but I’ll send letters again tomorrow if I don’t hear something). In return, I’ve got a smack-dibbety good time for you today. The Children’s Book Council will host its fifth annual Extreme Trivia Challenge on [...]
Today’s the Day–Do it Again
Even if you’ve e-mailed or called recently. Please do it again now. FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP According to our sources THE HOUSE WILL TRY TO PASS THE ORPHAN WORKS BILL TODAY 10.3.08 If this Bill is only meant to help libraries and museums, why did they draft it behind closed doors? Why have the doors [...]
Orphan Works…Again
Have you called or e-mailed your Congressperson? Have you done both? Can you do it again? This affects all of us. Have you ever uploaded a picture to a Web site? How about to Flickr? When you upload an image to Flickr and many other photo-sharing sites, the “metadata”–i.e., identifying information–is stripped from the image [...]
Needlework Show Puzzle Contest Winners
I hate to cover up Saturday’s post, but I hate to let the blog sit idle, too. I hope you will go read it if you haven’t already. As usual, Funk & Weber Designs hosted a puzzle contest during The Needlework Show, Sept. 24-29. And the winners are… Camille, from Haslet, TX Christina, from Morro [...]
