We're in the process of moving out of an apartment and into our new home. After living on a 10-acre gentleman's farm for ten years it's been tough living in an apartment for the past two years, and we're thrilled to be moving into a house again.
Our extended family (including our son, my "little" brother, and our one-eyed cat) will have plenty of room to roam.
Online service will be sketchy for the next few days, but we will check our emails when we can.
July 17, 2006
July 13, 2006
Free Writing Classes through Barnes & Noble
Free writing classes are now available through http://university.barnesandnoble.com/index.asp?z=y"Barnes & Noble University® is home to some of the best and most varied educational content on the Internet. Dozens of courses and reading groups are offered every month, each taught by an expert in the field, often a bestselling author.Our courses and reading groups operate on the easy-to-use Barnes & Noble University Message Boards, which offer around-the-clock learning and exploration. And they're FREE! Browse our latest offering, and enroll today."Choose a signin, choose your course(s), start learning!
July 08, 2006
Chat With Author J. Thomas Callahan
On Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 at 10 PM Eastern US, I will be interviewing author J. Thomas Callahan:
Where: http://writerschatroom.com
J. Thomas Callahan is a probation officer in Arizona and a former police officer and corporate security manager. With a career spanning more than twenty-five years in the criminal justice field, he has extensive training and experience in dealing with almost every type of crime and offender. He has a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University and a Master’s of Public Administration from Arizona State University.
He is the author of three novels; psychosexual crime dramas Vengeance by Proxy and Reflection of Justice of the Clint Wells Detective Series penned under the nom de plume of J. Thomas Callahan, and one science fiction novel, A Different World: 1961, penned under Jerome T. Callahan, Jr.
Where: http://writerschatroom.com
J. Thomas Callahan is a probation officer in Arizona and a former police officer and corporate security manager. With a career spanning more than twenty-five years in the criminal justice field, he has extensive training and experience in dealing with almost every type of crime and offender. He has a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University and a Master’s of Public Administration from Arizona State University.
He is the author of three novels; psychosexual crime dramas Vengeance by Proxy and Reflection of Justice of the Clint Wells Detective Series penned under the nom de plume of J. Thomas Callahan, and one science fiction novel, A Different World: 1961, penned under Jerome T. Callahan, Jr.
July 05, 2006
Back from the Brink & Home from the Hospital
I got home from the hospital today, after a seven-day stay. I’m better, but still have a ways to go in the ‘getting well’ department.
It all started with a couple of months of complaining to my Ear/Nose/Throat doctor about headaches and dizziness following an ear infection. He finally ordered an MRI of my head and put me on antibiotics.
The MRI showed I had mastoiditis, which is an infection in a part of the temporal bone, which is a bone in the skull—a left-over from the ear infection. After taking the antibiotics for a week I was twice as ill as I had been the week before. When my temperature shot to 102.7 we headed for the emergency room.
After 20 minutes in the ER we were advised I wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon, and besides the mastoiditis I was already being treated for viral meningitis and most likely had pneumonia too. I definitely had the meningitis headache.
Over the course of the last week my fever has spiked to over 103 twice, over 104 twice, and over 105 twice. I discovered one can experience a heady out-of-body experience during a 105.4 fever spike. I especially liked being packed in ice and used for a pin cusion. I’ve had so many IV’s my veins will now open on request and insert that little plastic tube for you if you show the right medical credentials.
We had a couple of other scares when, first, I “lost” oxygen. I “awoke” at one point to find six nurses standing over me calling my name. Seems my oxygen level had reached “0”. They managed to get my O2 level up to a reasonable 93% about the time my blood pressure started falling. Fortunately, my blood pressure is normally very low, so the climb back to what is normal for me didn’t take much. Yeah, that’s easy to say now!
I’m still facing surgery for the mastoid problem, but that will have to wait until all of the pneumonia is out of my system. Needless to say, I’ve found a new ENT.
I’ll be back to writing in the next couple of days, hopefully. Until then, please say a prayer for us, if you’re so inclined.
It all started with a couple of months of complaining to my Ear/Nose/Throat doctor about headaches and dizziness following an ear infection. He finally ordered an MRI of my head and put me on antibiotics.
The MRI showed I had mastoiditis, which is an infection in a part of the temporal bone, which is a bone in the skull—a left-over from the ear infection. After taking the antibiotics for a week I was twice as ill as I had been the week before. When my temperature shot to 102.7 we headed for the emergency room.
After 20 minutes in the ER we were advised I wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon, and besides the mastoiditis I was already being treated for viral meningitis and most likely had pneumonia too. I definitely had the meningitis headache.
Over the course of the last week my fever has spiked to over 103 twice, over 104 twice, and over 105 twice. I discovered one can experience a heady out-of-body experience during a 105.4 fever spike. I especially liked being packed in ice and used for a pin cusion. I’ve had so many IV’s my veins will now open on request and insert that little plastic tube for you if you show the right medical credentials.
We had a couple of other scares when, first, I “lost” oxygen. I “awoke” at one point to find six nurses standing over me calling my name. Seems my oxygen level had reached “0”. They managed to get my O2 level up to a reasonable 93% about the time my blood pressure started falling. Fortunately, my blood pressure is normally very low, so the climb back to what is normal for me didn’t take much. Yeah, that’s easy to say now!
I’m still facing surgery for the mastoid problem, but that will have to wait until all of the pneumonia is out of my system. Needless to say, I’ve found a new ENT.
I’ll be back to writing in the next couple of days, hopefully. Until then, please say a prayer for us, if you’re so inclined.
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