Category: bodega

Finished that dang chapter 30 last night just after midnight. I’d write a section, then site with B on the couch and sip champagne and watch a little bit of Trollope’s “How We Live Now” with David Suchet as un-Hercule Poirotesque as could be, the dash back into my office and tap out the next…

Lots of bad news today. Personal, life-or-death, bad juju kind of bad news. Not to me personally or my immediates, but still not good. I feel so jangly. Every where I turn there is a tree falling across a road. Pushed the closet door closed, it wouldn’t close. Towel hanging on the doorknob caught in…

Don’t know what I did but suddenly happy mac was question-mark-the-diskette-ian and i don’t seem to have a “startup cd” for this system. i used the os x install cd which forced a new installation (possibly a step down from an update i dimly recall installing?). but it worked, here i am, back again, furiously…

Filed b’s fed and state taxes electronically tonight. It will be nice to get that refund direct-deposited. Still need to work out my more complicated finances (I’m waaay late in sending out my 1099-MISC’s, put it that way!). Still, it feels good to accomplish something. Decided to stop waiting and downloaded movabletype to my Mac.…

Spent four hours yesterday in a car to and from Sacramento (not too hot till late) with good company, though, my agent. We were there to give a talk called “Writing the Successful Book Proposal” – I’ll make the powerpoint file available if there’s any interest. We had only 50 minutes so we had to…

As a fan of divination and a nonfundamentalist skeptic, I enjoy and am creeped out by some of the most timeworn parlor tricks. Here’s what the Kalabarians have to say about some of the names I’ve answered to: Christian Your name of Christian gives you the ability to be creative along practical lines of endeavour.…