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Sure Things

Every January I set out to do a few projects, you know, the clean up and clear out kind of things. Other than preparing for taxes, everything else is linked together by one word: giving. It didn’t start out that way, just wanted to get a fresh start for the new year, but maybe that’s why I don’t mind taking on my “sure thing” projects.

It's officially Autumn...

It’s officially Autumn…

and I’m looking forward to, amongst other things, the joys of colder weather coming down the pike. For when I go outside, I’ll bring out the thick sweaters, long coats, and hats. Knowing me, I’ll be spending more time inside, and that means limitless cups of hot chocolate or apple cider while I’m curled up on the couch reading. That’s not all I’m looking forward to, a few of the other things are:

Laughter is the best medicine!

Life has presented me with a few months of horrible ugliness, but laughing has helped me maintain looking at things in a positive way. The cutie is my first line of defense, he has ways of making me giggle through tears, and sometimes I find it in other places.

Where?

New eReader is Released!

Fuppitsu, a Korean company, has been quietly working on a ereader and today it was released for the Far Eastern market with a release date for the US being June and September for Europe. According to the company spokesman, their targeted price point of under 130,000 South Korean Wons [100 US Dollars] has been achieved. The device is 6×9 color touch screen and is less than an eighth of an inch thick, weighing less than a pound total. It will be available either backlit or with a light included. It has an SD card slot, wifi and bluetooth enabled, a keyboard that plugs into the base, as well as a point to plug in earphones for audio. Battery life is extensive and extendable and will include a folder/storage system. The best news, in my opinion, is that the device is capable of opening any format currently available – and without the document losing any of its format.

The Blank Slate

It’s the beginning of a new year, everyone is listing their resolutions, and promising themselves they’ll stick to them, no matter how unrealistic they may be. Not me. I don’t do the resolution thing. However, there is something I have promised to do each year and I do it. No matter how many tears are spilt, hair is pulled out in frustration, or hands hurt by slapping them on a counter. I do it.

What am I talking about?

Get ready, Bonfire Night is almost here!

Don’t know what Bonfire Night is all about? Well, I think it’s rather interesting so I thought I’d share some of it with you.

Summer, then and now

As a kid, summer was all about surf, sand and sun. We were let out of school before Memorial Day and not back until after Labor Day. It was all good fun and I wouldn’t trade that time for anything.

History has been made!

Did you hear the news? A woman, Danica Patrick, has won an Indycar race! WON, as in first place! In a major auto racing event!

That’s such great news…why?

Conventions!

These events are a big deal for whoever is involved. Sometimes they are seen as a jolly and other times it’s all work. No matter which end of the spectrum it falls on, even if you go to the same convention year after year, there is one thing you can count on – it will be a unique experience.

Zandia by Tilly Greene now in paperback!

With trepidation, Sui Erom left Zandia for Earth in search of better choices. One day Xer Rieh and the speedball team come to town, reminding her what she’s missing from home. Will love prevail, or will Sui settle for warm memories?

Only Sui can decide.