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Friday Vapor Trails
By the time you read this, I may be under sedation, which given the number of hassles I’ve had this month could be a blessing. Nothing like forced nap time for the busy freelancer, eh? Since I’m not going to be around, I’m leaving you some dribs and drabs of fun, trivial things. Hey, it’s…
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Kicking Bad Habits
If I had back all the time I spent on Facebook, I’d probably get an extra week or two of my life back. It’s my diversion. It’s also my time sink. When I’m on deadline, it’s my nemesis. And curses to the person who decided to tie Bejeweled Blitz to Facebook! There goes another good…
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The Consulting Fee
Don’t hold your breath, but I think I finished the massive project du jour yesterday. I’ll go over it once more today, but I’ve reviewed it four times now, applied Styles, created my TOC, and otherwise prepared it for PDF and delivery. Amen. But now…. nothing today. That’s fine because after that, I need a…
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Lori and the Lost Cause
Yesterday was fruitful for a Monday, especially a Monday the day after a weekend in which I put yet another 500+ miles on the car. He helped drive, so maybe that’s why neither of us felt drained when we got home. I managed a huge portion of the large project du jour, plus a smaller…
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Me and My Shadow
I’m just back from western PA where I spent a weekend among the kilted. It never ceases to amaze me how heritage, hobby, or one commonality can bring people from such disparate backgrounds together under one banner. In this case, it was the MacBean banner (for him). I met a distant relative (a Leslie) who…
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Know Thy Program
Yesterday was one of those maddening, frustrating days of fighting with my software just to get one little thing accomplished. At issue – formatting. I’m working on an insanely large document, formatting the entire mess into something worthy of publication. I was cruising along beautifully when suddenly, something just stopped working. I’m making columns. In…
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Bypassing the Trap
First, I’d like to pass along my condolences to Devon Ellington, whose beloved cat Elsa passed on after a long, happy life. If you read Devon’s blog, you’ve gotten to know Elsa and also know her health struggles of late. My prayers to you and to Elsa, Devon. Carol Tice has a very interesting post…
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The Game Plan
Did we really have a long weekend? It seems like yesterday I was thrust back into work. Like walking downhill only to stumble and roll out of control. That was yesterday. I saw it coming. We’d gone to a meditation retreat over the weekend. It was going too blissfully. Still, I got a good deal…
