A New Smile for RJ
This is a shameless plug for my friend, RJ. Here is the email that his better half, my friend, Tigger, posted this morning: "As some of you may or may not know RJ was kicked by a horse back when he was 18. 1 month after getting his braces off. It destroyed his mouth and the doctors and dentist were not the best when trying to get his mouth put back together. Anyway, 1-800 dentist is doing a

Say Goodnight, Gracie
While my chest is still purple from the encounter with Byte, I thought it would be a good time to introduce the newest zoo member, Gracie.  She comes from the magnificent Bracken's Bird Farm in Redlands, CA, where they discounted her because one of her toes is not perfect. I think she is just fine precisely the way she is.  Don't you agree? Gracie is a grey cockatiel and is the new mate for

The Byting
It was really cute when I heard the story of how the gecko named Byte bit someone I knew. It was less cute when I learned that she still has a scar on her nose. I made a mental note at that time never to pick up the gecko and hold it in front of my face. I never thought that letting it ride around on my shoulder would be dangerous. I guess I should have thought twice when it slipped down my shirt

Randomly Cheesecaky
I've been distracted lately, preparing to teach my first college English class. I thought I would come up for air long enough to say thank you for all the lovely comments (I am saying lovely a lot lately, but it's a good word, so I'll keep doing it, thank you) and then I saw Stephanie gave me an award, and I will pass this on soon (I will!) but first, thank you to Stephanie for this award: Now

Goldenrod
Excuse me, please, for not blogging much lately, but I have a good reason, or at least, a few of them.  I started another new book, one others will read in the future, not one already published.  Yeah, I have a new child.  Her name is Goldenrod and she is 6,300 words old.  She's taking those first non-expositional steps and I feel I can trust her not to fall down the staircase without watching