No one thought it was weird that the 17 and coast highways were closed, there had been fires followed by an unexpected and heavy rain -- but really the road closures were part of a government and CDC action to isolate Santa Cruz. Folks were not terribly inconvenienced by the highway closures, since COVID meant no one was really travelling for ( Read more... )

This whole year has been like expecting apple jelly but getting habanero jelly instead...


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FOGcon values new writers and seeks to encourage their growth. The FOGcon writing contest aims to encourage student writers to engage with the Bay Area speculative fiction community and to explore the featured theme of this year’s FOGcon convention in their work. The contest is open to students currently enrolled in high school -or- a two-year or ( Read more... )

If you enjoy a good time-suck - and gosh, I know I do! - I've found the perfect ever hungry portal for you. It's called Pinterest. It's something like a lolcat, but it's about everything and often links back to the original article ( Read more... )

CONTEST! Time is running out!!

Student Writing ContestFOGcon values new writers and seeks to encourage their growth. The FOGcon writing contest aims to encourage student writers to engage with the Bay Area speculative fiction community and to explore the featured theme of this year’s FOGcon convention in their work ( Read more... )

....but at least this time I logged back into my account in just a single year instead of two!

Perhaps we can exponentiation the relogging back ins.
*peers over shoulder of post to see if it's likely*

"If you give a pig a pancake, she'll just want some syrup to go with it."

Thank you, Paul Simon.  This has got to be the longest running earworm I have ever had.  For the last two plus weeks, I have woken up with Simon's "Call Me Al" playing in my brain.  Not only does the song have pennywhistle, it's an infectious upbeat song.

I have thoughtfully provided link to video (with Chevy Chase) - and as a bonus, find the ( Read more... )

One problem with the swiped meme below, there's no action to take for the stuff you don't have. It seems like either I have it *and* use it, or I don't own it.  I guess that's a good thing, right flylady?

Also?  I use the meat hammer for crushing already shelled nuts and making crumb breading.

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