January 02, 2006

Ending it Right/Beginning Anew

The end of 2005 started 2006 off just right:

Both my son and my little brother--who is nearly young enough to be my son and six feet tall--were home. They both drive big rigs, they're both owner-operators, and they both officially live here with us. Unofficially, our place is "the bed and breakfast". They aren't here often. Not nearly often enough. But, they both made it home for New Year's Eve!

On December 28th I moderated the chat at The Writer's Chatroom. Our guest for the evening was one of my favorite authors, Mr. Earl Emerson. His mystery/suspense novels will keep you turning the pages while trying not to chew your fingernails right down to the nubs. Not falling off the edge of your chair is a bonus. This Seattle Fire Department lieutenant is a superb writer! I was allowed to moderate the chat because he's from my beloved Washington state, and I'm such a fan of his. What an honor! You may purchase his books at The Writer's Chatroom.

I've had the time lately to catch up on some much needed housekeeping; to include updating my website and my resume. My website is now outfitted with hot links to some of my favorite sites. I'm hoping some of my writer friends don't take offense at some of the tags tied to their sites; like Audrey Shaffer's..."Audrey's attempts to get a life"...

I have my calendar updated for January, my task list firmly planted in an Excel spreadsheet, and my last writing paycheck of the year in the bank. Life doesn't get much better than that.

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