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Damn Thin Mints
So, since Feb. 28th, I've been doing a decent job of watching what I eat. I've lost about 13 pounds since then and I'm very proud of that. But I know it's only the first few steps and I need to keep consistent. So, I'm adding working out to the mix. So today, I'm en route to the gym and my wife texts me telling me to go pick up our daughter. (My ( Read more... ) -
March Is Awesome
Okay, I think long time followers of this blog and my twitter feed know I am a college sports fan, in particular the teams of Syracuse University. Well, as usual, our basketball team is kicking arse. Well between conference tournaments and the Big Dance itself looming before us, I was reminded one of the reasons why I love this time of year: GUS ( Read more... ) -
Sigh, My Hero
The man is one of my literary heroes...
Now he is one of my heroes as an educator. Thank you George, for understanding....
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Feeling Desperate
I need something good to happen today. I don't know why, could be the two long days in a row after Monday's snow day. It could be that it's Ash Wednesday and I'm craving me some bacon. It could be that my classroom is a near hopeless mess and I have "Meet the Teacher" night tonight. I just can't say for sure ( Read more... ) -
Author Entitlement
Our written works are remarkably important to us as writers. They are, speaking metaphorically, our children. We love them, we care for them, we defend them, we send them off into the world hoping they are ready and, when we have to, we aren't afraid to kill them. I understand that. The thing that baffles me is the blatant lack of understanding of ( Read more... ) -
Handle Your S**t, Stone
Despite the fact that I am a 37 year old married father that has reached a relative level of success in my life, I still get very, very uncomfortable when I am genuinely complimented by someone, especially at my day job as a teacher. I think it might be my own self esteem issues burrowing back up that are at the root of this, but I can't say for ( Read more... ) -
Tipping Point or Tipping The Scales...whichever you prefer.
It seems there is a small...okay 2 people, but still...motif about fitness/healthiness going on here on LiveJournal. matociquala chronicled her fitness/health history in reaction to the always brilliant Tobias Buckell recapping his fitness efforts on his blog. Now it's no secret to regular readers of my blog that I have struggled with weight loss for a long ( Read more... ) -
Into The Wild
Winter's Discord is, once again, out in the wild. Under submission with a literary agent. It is now a 130k epic fantasy as opposed to an 83k YA fantasy. Now comes the worst part...waiting.
Said agent told me to give them at least 4 weeks on it. He's told be before that his response is going to be "a while" and it was a lot shorter than what I ( Read more... ) -
Anachronism Now
Against the good words of advice from someone concerning Winter's Discord, I've found this latest draft is rampant with anachronistic little bits that I really, really like. The latest:- My pseudo-medieval melee has become some weird hybrid of American football, poker and Angry Bird.
- A blatant allusion to Syracuse University head basketball coach's ( Read more... )
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