Month: July 2007

I’ve been doing some Potter catch-up this week. I started reading the sixth book (about which I remembered very little except the obvious bit at the end). As I read into the first few chapters it became apparent that I didn’t remember much about The Order of the Phoenix either (a book I had found… Continue reading Potter

Dutch Wonderland is an ‘only in America’ kind of place. For one thing, the Dutch in Dutch Country (from which the Wonderland takes its name) never were Dutch. They were Deutch, German. This may be why Dutch Wonderland is fronted by a turreted castle. It doesn’t explain the purple dragon, though. Dutch Wonderland is in… Continue reading Dutch Wonderland

OK, so I’m late to the Scissor Sisters party, but I have finally discovered them thanks to…you guessed it, Doctor Who. Who could resist a boppy little ditty that runs “I can’t decide whether you should live or die”? Not me. But what I hadn’t realized is how much of a disco baby I was.… Continue reading Scissor Sisters

We had pretty much decided not to venture out to the community fireworks last night, for many reasons. 1, The fireworks didn’t start until after 9 pm and our kids really need to be asleep by then. 2, There was a thunderstorm forecast, and lastly, but definitely not least, 3, We were under a tornado… Continue reading Phoenixville Borough Bozos

I had thought that, since all the posters for our town’s Fourth of July fireworks had a rain date marked, there was no way in Hades the display would go on. Everyone forecast lightning from 4 PM onwards. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch (not as serious as a “get in the basement… Continue reading Firewords (100 Words Version)

A stormy Independence Day for us. No fireworks for us, I fear. Not sure the I want to stand near someone exploding contrails to the thunderclouds. A & K are out at the hardware store and G is rolling around on our bed. In a basket. Listening to the radio. Just heard the phrase “Britain’s… Continue reading Happenings

Well, I worked on my “Valerie” story and got it finished. It chewed up the whole morning and meant I only mentally surfaced in the early afternoon, which is not the best time for anyone in this house. But we survived. I’m pleased with my story. I wish I knew more readers who enjoys that… Continue reading My Writing

I’ve been wanting to create an awesome site for knitters for some time, something like Boardgame Geek, but less ugly and more user friendly. But I just didn’t know how. Now someone has. Whoopee. Except that it’s only being beta tested and I’m at the end of the queue. D’oh!

There is speculation that Russell T Davies will leave Dr Who after the fourth season, which I could totally understand. Someone who gets into that kind of job isn’t the do-one-thing-until-you-die type, especially when you consider the topics he’s done before. I imagine the restrictions of a 7 pm show might chafe after a while,… Continue reading Obsession II

A girl I went to school with wrote a hugely successful chick-lit novel, sold the movie rights, became a millionaire and a national celebrity after only a few years toiling in a dead-end job and turning (back) to writing in desperation. She told the press that she had bought “one of those ‘how to write… Continue reading Writers Inspiration II — The Wrong Books