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This has been an incredibly busy and fruitful week in lots of amazing ways, but let me tell you about the latest in my new job hunting adventure. As many know, I am branching out, looking for something less demanding than teaching special education. I am writing, editing and launching books as well as being…

It sickens and saddens my heart to hear of any group that believes that by murdering groups of people they can make a political point and back it up with influence and fear. It never proves anything but that they are monsters, with no respect for life, not even their own. Killing to make a…

It was an old respected company, but they had many positions to fill seeing as how they were opening a number of new offices. Instead of the usual one to one interview, or even as a candidate facing a team, this was eight candidates or applicants sitting in a room for a presentation. The presenter…

I think I blogged about the solar power system we are having installed at my folks house. Well last night a help wanted advertisement for that company came across my desk. I applied, sending in my resume. Today I had the first interview over the phone. Wednesday I have another interview. Sometimes opportunity knocks down…

Our plan for the day was to watch my very talented niece sing and dance her way across a stage. Instead we coped with 8+ inches of heavy, wet, sticky snow. Driving was impossible, as too many people found out. Fortunately we were able to hunker down and stay put. My parents ventured forth in…

I keep filling out applications. Some interesting opportunities are around. One of them is working for a company that produces and sells educational supplies. I applied for development positions. There are jobs, don’t get me wrong, but I want to work close to home. No more than 30 minutes by car, so in an emergency…

I believe I may have mentioned that we own a few books. Well today, thanks in large part to our friend Jack Walsh who painted downstairs, and my dad who donated the boards to get us started, I began setting up the library. It is a long drawn out process, but to begin is a…

I do a lot of reading. My taste spans many different genres but yesterday I bought a book, the 17th in that series. I have read them all but this one is Cross Breed by Lora Leigh. It is fantasy romance with genetically modified ‘breeds’ of differing kinds. Naturally I read it, all 300 some…

As people spring clean their houses, many of them drag out unwanted items and pile them by the road, making a feast of possibilities for veteran scroungers. Shawn and I have always made use of such opportunities, just as I dig through our things and drag out our own pile of unwanted items. It is…

I was hoping Jo, my editor, would have a packet for me leading towards the release of book 7, The Hunter, but it looks like her work may be still stalled. Instead, I spent a good portion of the day outside. When I wasn’t outside I was with my dad. We are having fun planning…