Author Archives: Gwaetgar

My dad’s Open House was a fabulous success! The food was a huge hit. Not all the invitees could make it, so we had about forty people altogether–most of them my dad’s friends and therefore a lot older than I … Continue reading →

I didn’t know what I was letting myself in for–or, I did, but I didn’t think about it. When my dad said that he wanted to host a holiday Open House for the first time since mom passed away, I … Continue reading →

Pepperell, at least my neighborhood, got 10 to 11 inches of snow–I measured it. We’re getting a little rain now, not much. I went out and shoveled as soon as the snowflakes stopped. The snow itself is wet and heavy, … Continue reading →

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 13:04 It’s election day! And you know what that means…THE ROBO-CALLS STOP!!! Yayyyyyyyy! Off to vote, for the one candidate who didn’t call me! # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

We didn’t get the forecast 3 to 7 inches, by a long shot, but it’s the first “sticky” snow of the season. And…holiday lights, we haz dem! It’s been years since I put lights up outside my house. Ages and … Continue reading →

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 17:16 Thoughts on Kindle & ebooks from India: is.gd/5e8G6 If ebook mkt takes off in China & India, pubs who are digital will be winners # 17:19 “Will 2010 be the breakout year for … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, I’d gotten a payment for a job, and I thought I’d buy myself some DVDs I’d wanted for a long time. This wouldn’t be a wholly frivolous purchase because almost all of them were titles I have … Continue reading →

As my friends may recall, I have a violent aversion to nostalgia. I simply don’t look back on the past in general or my past in particular with any longing or idealizing whatsoever. Mostly, I’m glad it’s over and done … Continue reading →

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 13:22 MWA blacklists, er, delists Harlequin from its “approved publisher” list, Harlequin CEO responds at length: is.gd/5dlnV (blog) # 13:24 The Atlantic, once a major short fiction market who stopped pubbing fic in 2005, … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous updates, for those who are following along… You might remember when I packed up the non-functioning MyPowerALL(tm) device and shipped it back to the manufacturer, Tekkeon, with a letter which I also published, unlocked in this journal, on October … Continue reading →