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Book puff!

I’ve received the copy for my book jacket from the publishers, and I love it. (I am tempted to keep this around at work, where I am working on a project involving the very stuff I wrote about, in case … Continue reading

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ebooks on sale! LOTS of ’em!

For about two decades, I’ve owned an odd and appealing fantasy paperback called The Labyrinth Gate. Somehow it wasn’t until I saw a digital copy of it for sale at Amazon tofday that I realized it was by Kate Elliott. … Continue reading

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some annoyances, some happies, and some books

Obviously I survived my test on Saturday, but it was even less pleasant than expected. Getting up at 5:30 on a Saturday is never a good way to start a weekend. The drive wasn’t too bad (and was actually very … Continue reading

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The Second Mango: a commentary

A friend of mine had a book published last week. This is not going to be a review, but rather a comment; I liked it OK but I’m not the right audience to fall in love with it. I think … Continue reading

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the new normal

Work has been eating my life. Not that it’s been terribly stressful or that I’ve been working horribly long hours: there’s just this big chunk carved out of every day that I’ve had to myself for the last six months, … Continue reading

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Sirens, anyone?

So now that I have income again, I’m seriously thinking about attending Sirens, in October. I’d probably not be able to go until Friday afternoon (sigh, missing those 41 days of vacation I got in the Netherlands) so I can’t … Continue reading

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Author Questionnaires are not fun so I’m consoling myself with fantasy

Today I made the most boring book webpage ever – at present it has nothing but the title, my name, and a picture of me that may or may not be the one I’ll use on the book. (It’s not … Continue reading

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THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

If I’ve been quiet around here lately, it’s been partly because I was sitting on a big announcement until I was able to make it public. My book, to be called Fundamentals of Business Process Management, has been accepted by … Continue reading

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God is an Englishman?

I’ve been readin God is an Englishman, by R. Delderfield, and having a reaction that can best be summarized as “I like it but…” I think I’d like it better if I’d never read Middlemarch, and possibly also if I’d … Continue reading

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meanwhile, back at the townhouse

Life proceeds apace. I have been doing responsible things, like opening up an IRA I can roll all my 401(k) accounts from pervious jobs into, and applying for new jobs. (No nibbles yet. I have to say that I’m not … Continue reading

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