I wrote seven thousand words on my novel today. Seven thousand! I feel great. Apart from the slight ringing in my ears. (Is it possible to break your brain?) More importantly I learned a lot. But I’m going to have to get away from the computer, so you’ll have to wait to hear about my… Continue reading Novelling Demon
Month: November 2011
Tick that Box
So I voted this morning. I’ve only done that twice in my life before, and the last time was at some point in the early 1990s when I was still a student 1. With all the hoopla over recent elections in the US (hanging chads, anyone?) I was under the impression that everyone had these… Continue reading Tick that Box
Everything I Need To Know About Economics I Learned In Kindergarten
So I’m sitting here listening to people on the radio rant about Class Warfare In America. Uh-huh. I know about class. I may carry a US passport, but they didn’t take away my British one, and that’s where I grew up. Class is not about income. Class is about hierarchy and exclusion. If you’re not… Continue reading Everything I Need To Know About Economics I Learned In Kindergarten
Thursday Morning
Wow, winter has come quickly. I mean, it’s November and we’ve had snow already, and its not that I’m surprised at having to scrape frost off my windscreen at 7:55AM, it’s just that that it’s so sudden. October spent a good part of its time this year pretending to be August (or at least early… Continue reading Thursday Morning