Happy New Year’s Eve
2008 is almost gone. And I echo many when I say, “Yippee”. It’s been a tough year for many of us as we cling to the hope 2009 will be better. To that end, I lay claim to my horoscope for today. You are on the threshold of a major shift in your life as [...]
Contemplating New Internet Security
As much as Zone Alarm is my husbands Internet/Computer security system of choice… I’m about to rip my hair out. I did their 18 step process to find out if I had a Cisco VPN, clean uninstall the program, reinstall the program (after convincing them I had a product key so they WOULD help me). [...]
Novel Structure Question
What do you – the reader – prefer? Shorter, more numerous chapters or fewer, longer chapters when reading a book?
Computer Help Needed with Vista
Okay, so I’ve had one topic the last couple of days… But now I really need help. Does anyone know why online games would not load and cause Firefox to crash in a Vista Premium Home Edition – 32 bit computer? I’ve been able to get ONE game (Zuma) to load on PopCap Games. But [...]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Here’s wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This is my first post on my new computer. My parents bought it. My husband approved it, and kept it a secret for a month. I love my family. My family rocks. So here’s a wonderful 2009 full of prosperity and [...]
To Boldly Leave Us Behind
I am saddened by the news that Majel Barrett Roddenberry has passed away. She was a neat lady. A Star Trek icon, and will be sorely missed.
Gigantic Soapbox Rant Commences
Just be warned I just saw this on CNN.Com – Commentary: Why we need an obesity tax by New York Governor David Paterson Let’s just say the screaming and ripping out of hair commenced when I read parts like… That is why, in the state budget I presented last Tuesday, I proposed a tax on [...]
Can I Please Win the Lottery????
Because I have this wonderful amount of fiction floating around my brain, and I want to work on that — not worry about making a living.
Things that make me say, “Hmmmm…”
I saw this PC Magazine Link today, and had to read it. I’m not sure I completely agree with it, but it’s thought provoking. According to this guy, in his title – Print is Dead. Long live Print. Apparently PC Magazine has or is discontinuing their print magazine and going completely online with an agreement [...]
YA Reading Musings
I’ve read a couple of decent YA novels in the recent past. One I got at a library sale, and it ended up being somewhere down in the series – so I should give it a better shot by reading the first couple of books. The second was Inkheart by Cordelia Funke (soon to be [...]