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Angie’s book release
The whole night was lovely. My wife and I stayed behind the table all night and collected money. We couldn’t really visit with anyone, but we had a lot of fun just hanging out together.
A return of snow
The temperature is warm for November and this morning we had a heavy fall of snow. It is light and stick—perfect for snowballs and snowmen. We also had a visitor today. Although Mars the cat wasn’t happen at the start, he quickly switched to picking fights or completely
Picking up the boy
We drove up this weekend to pick up the boy during his fall break. There was a heavy fog for most of the trip, at time making visibility quite challenging. We had lunch while before we went home and I saw this mural collage at the top of some stairs.
Laura’s Graduation
I don’t usually go to any of my student’s graduations, usually due to scheduling, but Laura invited me, so I decided to go. Afterward, Kate and I went out for ramen and it was delicious.
Shadows and leaves
An odd day. A sad day. I found out that an old acquaintance had passed away. I wouldn’t have known if someone from those days hadn’t reached out to let me know. We had grown apart, going through each our own thing. But still, when someone you knew
Pause
I'm caught up on my work. I have a few small items, but for the most part, I'm feeling less stressed. However, the very fact that I've stated this out loud is enough to suspect that some rogue asteroid is circling outside my orbit and will rush in at the
Back pain
Yesterday, after moving my weights to count how many Counios and Gane books I had, I threw out my back. Not a surprise, since I had been feeling hints that it was ready to go all week. I kept moving for the rest of the day, but by nighttime, I
Trying a new thing
I've been posting a picture a day on this website for the past few days. I haven't put up an official link until I know it sticks. I'll try for a week, then a month, and then aim for a year It feels like the old days of writing this
9 Years
I've been writing novels with Angie for nine years as of today. We go back further if we count writing screenplays and even further if we include me helping her with her high school plays. That's a long partnership. I've put up resistance for quite a bit of it. Not
5 a.m.
I'm an early-morning person. It started when I wanted to be a writer. I had kids, and they'd stay up late but usually sleep in. If I wanted to write, the morning was my opportunity. I first tried getting up 30 minutes early, then 1 hour. Somewhere, I settled into