Monthly Archives: December 2008

I’ve been reprieved from having to drive for hours during the height of the howling Nor’easter snow storm that is about to hit. Three months ago, my dad got tickets for a production of A Christmas Carol down in Worcester, … Continue reading →

I’ve had another of those weird cases of life imitating my art, this time with Mortal Touch. In the first chapter of Mortal Touch, Veronica comes into Regan’s store to invite her to a private corporate party for which she … Continue reading →

It turned out that the wires across my driveway weren’t power lines at all. The power line from the street runs underground. I discovered this when I heard a chainsaw out front and saw my incredibly nice next door neighbor … Continue reading →

You know what they say…”if you want to hear the gods laugh, tell them your plans.” This whole week is pretty much a lost cause, and if I was backlogged before, I’m really behind now. I shouldn’t complain, though: I’m … Continue reading →

I’m still without power, and it’s much colder today. 🙁 But mostly, I’m worried about my dad. He absolutely won’t budge from his house, and all he has is the fireplace. He tried to get his generator going, and apparently … Continue reading →

We’ve had a monster ice storm. Right now, I’m stuck in my house because the wires to my house are down across my driveway with a tree down on top of them. I can handle the tree, but I’m not … Continue reading →

And I thought Thursday was a bad day? Yesterday, I got up, turned on the computer–and it wouldn’t boot. The first screen, with the Dell logo and the BIOS information, came on. There is a progress bar across the bottom, … Continue reading →

Today is the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.