Personal Miscellany
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COOL LINKS
I am Shmool: Memoirs of a Dark Cat
Dennis Rea, guitarist, composer, author
Urban Bourbon
Rebecca Agiewich's Sparkly Sparkly blog
Lisa Cach, author
Carol Pucci, travel journalist
Al Dente food blog
G.E. Anderson's Weblog
John Fleming's Art and Architecture
Bob Stefko Photography
Widows & Orphans blog by the Cranky Editor
I am Shmool: Memoirs of a Dark Cat
Dennis Rea, guitarist, composer, author
Urban Bourbon
Rebecca Agiewich's Sparkly Sparkly blog
Lisa Cach, author
Carol Pucci, travel journalist
Al Dente food blog
G.E. Anderson's Weblog
John Fleming's Art and Architecture
Bob Stefko Photography
Widows & Orphans blog by the Cranky Editor
JUNE 2009
SURGERY REPORT
It's been six weeks since my anterior cervical discectomy, and I'm
nearly recovered. Nearly, because I can still bring on pain by
overdoing it. As in throwing the ball repeatedly for border collie
Nugget. It felt great to get my arm back...until my neck and shoulder
started to scream.
Nonetheless, the surgery was very successful, and the hospital stay
perversely pleasant. I am also now the home for a small slice of
cadaver bone, which was used in the fusing of the disc. Hmm... a
horror screenplay might be next on the writing block.
I'm in the process of getting a copy of my post-surgery x-ray emailed
to me. I'll see if I can post it. The screws used to install the plate are
big enough to fuse a bookcase together.
Here's what the scar looked like after a few weeks.
SURGERY REPORT
It's been six weeks since my anterior cervical discectomy, and I'm
nearly recovered. Nearly, because I can still bring on pain by
overdoing it. As in throwing the ball repeatedly for border collie
Nugget. It felt great to get my arm back...until my neck and shoulder
started to scream.
Nonetheless, the surgery was very successful, and the hospital stay
perversely pleasant. I am also now the home for a small slice of
cadaver bone, which was used in the fusing of the disc. Hmm... a
horror screenplay might be next on the writing block.
I'm in the process of getting a copy of my post-surgery x-ray emailed
to me. I'll see if I can post it. The screws used to install the plate are
big enough to fuse a bookcase together.
Here's what the scar looked like after a few weeks.
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VEGGIES 2009
My latest garden pics, plus the progression of The Great Potato
Bin Experiment.
My latest garden pics, plus the progression of The Great Potato
Bin Experiment.
AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EDITORIAL NEEDS
I'm back to work and looking for editorial projects to do from home.
Right now I'm localizing copy for UK English and doing an edit pass on
a fantasy novel. But I've time for more!
I'm back to work and looking for editorial projects to do from home.
Right now I'm localizing copy for UK English and doing an edit pass on
a fantasy novel. But I've time for more!
CRITIQUE GROUP
Wow! Both Laurie and Christine have agents eagerly waiting to read
their revised manuscripts, and the rest of us continue to make good
progress. The chapters of Maiden's Veil that I've submitted to the
group have gotten the final seal of approval, and I'm nearly ready to
hand off the next batch. Stay tuned!
Sometimes we need to do a little research... like comparing the
merits of various regional wines. The pic below will show how
studious we can be:
Wow! Both Laurie and Christine have agents eagerly waiting to read
their revised manuscripts, and the rest of us continue to make good
progress. The chapters of Maiden's Veil that I've submitted to the
group have gotten the final seal of approval, and I'm nearly ready to
hand off the next batch. Stay tuned!
Sometimes we need to do a little research... like comparing the
merits of various regional wines. The pic below will show how
studious we can be:
Photos from our 2008
Scotland trip
Scotland trip
Left: Potato bin awaiting delivery; center: plants at about 5 weeks; right: plants at about 8 weeks.
Top to bottom: Lucy,
Nugget, and Max
Nugget, and Max
