Monthly Archives: May 2006

Funny scammer. Make me laugh.

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Kirsten

Via Dawno’s blog, the outrage Barbara Bauer triggered today has spread like wildfire around the blogosphere: Barbara Bauer hit number 5 in the top Technorati searches! lol Click the link to see a screen shot :-) Scroll down to today’s … Continue reading →

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Taking action!

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Kirsten

Here’s a link to the top 20 worst literary agents. None of these agencies has a significant track record of sales to commercial (advance-paying) publishers, and most have virtually no documented and verified sales at all (book placements claimed by … Continue reading →

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Absolute Write taken offline

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Kirsten

Via Miss Snark: the Absolute Write website has been pulled. Making Light has the story. Absolute Write was an excellent resource for writers: it publicized the activies of scam agents. It’s not clear precisely why the site was taken down. … Continue reading →

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Question of the day

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Kirsten

On Instapundit, Glenn Reynolds, blogging on the Congressional response to the Jefferson investigation, asks Really, are the Congressional Republicans trying to throw the 2006 race? Ya know, it sure looks that way, doesn’t it. Technorati Tags: William Jefferson

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Lactic acid reflux

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Kirsten

If you’ve ever been sore a day or so after a workout, you’ve probably “known” that the cause of the pain was a build-up of lactic acid in your muscles. After all, that’s what “they” always told us. Well, turns … Continue reading →

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Draft one, done

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Kirsten

Completed the first draft of my current work-in-progress yesterday. Surprisingly emotional moment for me, which I hope means the book’s ending will have an emotional impact on readers. It’s short, at 57K, but one of the items that I backburnered … Continue reading →

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Worlds within worlds

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Kirsten

I’m fascinated by the question of whether there really is a line between one’s inner and outer experience. How much of what we “objectively” experience is “in reality” ha ha ha a projection of our inner lives? I’m not going … Continue reading →

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Republican spending

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Kirsten

This drives me nuts: . . . total federal spending has . . . grown 67 percent since the Republican revolution of 1994 — from $1.5 trillion in 1995 to almost $2.5 trillion last year . . . Over the … Continue reading →

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Proud parent

Posted on May 20, 2006 by Kirsten

My daughter is taking Suzuki piano and this morning she did her Book 1 recital — she performed all the pieces in Book 1. Afterward, her teacher told me that she was “outstanding.” “She couldn’t have done better.” I’m in … Continue reading →

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But is a bark ever just a bark?

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Kirsten

In England, that country’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is now offering a course in barking for dog owners, reports Nicola Woolcock for the London Times. The course doesn’t teach people to bark. It teaches people how … Continue reading →

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