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First of all, you have to imagine the “economy bedroom” on Amtrak Superliner cars. The seats are wide and quite roomy, but that is all there is in the roomette, two seats that face each other, window on one side, door to hallway on the other. If we both sit straight upright, our knees touch. [...]
Today we look at the second step to establishing a daily writing practice. NaNoWriMo is a good start; keep the momentum going after November. Find Part I here. Day 2: Set a daily goal Writing is a journey. Some wanderers are comfortable setting out with nothing but a sack lunch and change of clothes, willing [...]
Tomorrow begins NaNoWriMo, that magical one month a year when aspiring writers commit the time and effort every day to actually write. For thirty days, people commit to putting 1,667 words per day into some tangible form. At the end of the month, voila! a novel! I don’t know how many of those who start [...]
Summer is always a slow time at 2FishWeb. People spend time outdoors during the good weather, clients take vacations, and in the South, life slows down to conserve energy while the days are at their hottest. Having learned this from past years, this year I had a number of projects ready to develop as time [...]
Yesterday I sat down several times to write about procrastination. Every time I settled in, something else popped up to claim my attention. The timer on the dryer sounded. On my way to the laundry room, I had to stop and clean the kitchen and start the dishwasher. My newly-retired husband needed help retrieving his [...]
This picture was taken very early on the morning of March 19, 2011, the last leg of our epic journey around the US by train, at the Atlanta station. It’s appropriate today because this is another “last morning” for us. Today, my husband retires from 32 years with our local county government. Starting tomorrow, we [...]
Like everyone else, I struggle with the balance between spending time and money. Having been raised in a family where money was definitely at a premium, I’ve always opted to do it myself when possible. I don’t remove dead trees or replace roofs or fix plumbing, but if it’s something I can do, I’ve always [...]
It ripped the roof off the house and plumbing out of the wall, but left the bath towel hanging on the bar… and his shoes, untouched, on the floor. Pleasant Grove, Alabama: April 27, 2011
On Monday, I told you how to change your blog’s main username from “admin” to something else, to make it more difficult for a hacker to guess your username and password. (If he knows the username, half his work is done.) Let’s take the next step in making it tough for someone to hack into [...]
