They Built Excitement

Posted by on Apr 27, 2009 in dish | 0 comments I’d been expecting this news all weekend, but it was still sad to read that the Pontiac division of GM will be closing as part of its restructuring. This is a little like when they shaved off Oldsmobile a couple of years ago, but closer to the bone: my first car I ever bought for myself was a Pontiac. A midnight blue 1986 Pontiac Sunbird SE 2-door coupe, to be exact. Man, was I proud of...
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Year Without Shopping

Posted by on Apr 22, 2009 in dish | 3 comments My friend Desiree is pretty much every average woman’s nightmare. She’s highly intelligent, has a fierce sense of honor, never gains an ounce, and is a walking clothes hanger. Literally. Desiree loves fashion and shopping.Despite all these flaws (virtues?), she’s engaging and thoughtful, so even though you could hate her, you don’t. This year, Desiree has launched a...
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Tigger vs. Eeyore

Posted by on Apr 20, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Normal me:Today me:My sisters would find this whole discussion trés interessant, since they are both self-confessed Eeyores, ready with an “Oh, bother!” at many of life’s travails. I, on the other hand, tend to be that annoying optimist who looks for the pony at the bottom of the pile of manure. You know, bouncy trouncy flouncy pouncy fun-fun-fun-fun-fun!!Except for lately....
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#writerfail

Posted by on Apr 16, 2009 in dish | 7 comments As a writer still camped on the canyon rim across from PublishedLand, I’m very lucky to have landed a fabulous agent. A combination of research, timing, and luck managed to part the clouds and let the angels sing for me, and I assume that any writer still looking for an agent would be serious about making the right match. That means researching what they represent, reading their contracted...
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Guest Blogging Today!

Posted by on Apr 13, 2009 in dish | 1 comment I’m guest blogging today at my friend Terry Odell’s Terry’s Place…hop on over and check it out! Terry is a writer of romantic suspense and lives in what I have to say is one of the coolest decorating schemes I’ve experienced. Two words: marine biology. Very, very interesting and gracious woman. Hop on over and give her some love, will ya?
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Dreams Never Die

Posted by on Apr 13, 2009 in dish | 1 comment I couldn’t retrace the circuitous route that led me to this gem if you paid me, but trust me, the view is worth it. Susan Boyle, a 47-year-old spinster from West Lothian, Scotland, will convince you that dreams can bloom in the unlikeliest of places. Miss Boyle sang “I Dreamed a Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent, and there’s nothing I can say that’ll do it...
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