Every so often I read a book that makes me simultaneously hope that some day I will write to its caliber and despair that I will never be good enough to write something so amazing. House of the Scorpion is one such book. So are The Thirteenth Tale, and The Art of Racing in the [...]
News is there’s an organic milk shortage coming on. It’s harder to find and where you can find it…prices are rising! Guess what, if you care about your family, you should drink organic, so this is a problem for you. ( Before people called the author out on it in comments, the author had titled [...]
There’s a segment on Good Morning America right now about women who are planning their weddings before they are engaged – and in some cases before they are even dating someone. And I’m not talking about idle daydreaming, either. These women are buying their dresses, mocking up invites, practicing hairstyles, the whole nine yards. All [...]
Baby Caveman’s oneA year gone by too fast – whoa!Slow down, kid, slow down Baby Caveman is one todayHis party was last SaturdaySuch a fun little boygot all kinds of toysAnd so all day long we’ll play TweetYou might also like: And suddenly I find myself a farmer…Fast Five…Fast Five…Really Loves and Kinda BugsReally Loves and [...]
(Or, things I stole directly from Jamie Harrington.) Jamie mentioned on her blog today that she’d read years ago about picking a word at the beginning of each year and making that word yours for the year. Of course, you should probably pick a word with some meaning behind it, because, well, if you don’t [...]
Geek Father-in-law was, in fact, not a geek at all. He was a farmer. His grandfather raised sheep here in Star Valley; his father raised sheep for a time, but eventually switched to dairy farming instead. Geek Father-in-law eventually bought the farm, and ran it until this past April. This summer and fall friends, neighbors, [...]
(Just a note to let y’all know why I’ve been away from the blog for a while. Contests have not been forgotten; I will be contacting winners later today.) John Delbert Bateman (3.December.1949 – 27.December.2011) More than anything else, he was my dad. So much goes into that simple statement. My dad, John Delbert [...]
Busy day. Long day. Almost forgot to post winners day (even though Sarah told me to think ahead and pre-plan a post….with moving there is NO thinking ahead for me). But some of you are super observant and saw that the winners have already been posted in the Rafflecopter widget. So…. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Cari Albarelli gets [...]
Guys, sorry I’ve been so absentee lately. It turns out moving with a baby is a big project. But, let’s face it, the big giveaway post is the one you want to read anyway, so it’s okay that I’ve been gone. I couldn’t let today pass without a post, though, because Larkstorm released today (on [...]
Guys, Sarah Belliston is a rock star. I just finished reading the first 50ish pages of her YA fantasy Conduit and it pretty much rocks. But that’s not the only reason she is awesome. Sarah is especially awesome for organizing the12 Days of Christmas Giveaway & Blog Hop. Here’s how it works: 12 blogs. 12 [...]
