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The sun came out today. It was out yesterday too. This has been very important, because I’ve been in a fit of the blues lately. I think it may have had to do with the cold, and the dark. I’m hoping with slightly warmer weather, my mood will lift - as will my willingness ( Read more... )

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I love comfort food, and it’s been especially appropriate these last two weeks. Two blizzards in one week made me decide that I had a distinct craving for stew. Not just any stew. Beef stew. Good beef stew. So I yielded to the craving, and this time I outdid myself. Better ( Read more... )

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We are back from Farpoint, which was held this weekend in Timonium, Maryland just north of Baltimore.  It was a great time, and I’m going to put a more detailed review of the con, because it’s very small, but just excellent, but I had to take a moment to squee - just a bit ( Read more... )

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It is just so ironic, that the week I manage to get the podcast out about my goals for the year, that I’ve completely fall off the wagon.  So to be honest - here’s how my goals stand:

Weigh less - I’m off my eating plan and haven’t weighed myself in a week.  I’ve also been ( Read more... )

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In this episode, Sara and I talk about our goals for 2010, and our submission for The Boom Effect.  And MA has technical issues and loses the best part of the podcast.

Better show notes in a future episode

Promos:

The Balicon Podcast
The Empress Sword

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It occurs to me, as I contemplate my dinner options for tonight, that I really play fast and loose with recipes. Tonight was going to be macaroni and cheese and ham. This recipe has morphed considerably from the time it came into ours family. Twenty-eight years ago, when my ( Read more... )

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Okay, I know I could be cooking, but the Kid is doing the dishes, so I can start off with a clean kitchen. But overnight, an article on Boing Boing caught my attention.  It appears that Amazon has pulled all of Macmillian’s titles from it’s Kindle Store - because Macmillian ( Read more... )