I’ve seen Cory’s post about comments moderation in several other places, but I wanted to post a link to it here because Fear of Trolls is a subject that’s come up a *lot* among women bloggers (and has been one of the most-attended panels at the Blogher conference, I’ve heard). Cory’s primary “troll whisperer” example […]
Ian asked me yesterday if diabetes hurts. The short answer to that is: if you don’t monitor it like an SOB, yeah, it hurts, and it eventually breaks you down and kills you. As does life. So. When my sugar runs high (above 180 or 200) for a few hours in a day, I have
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Numbers for the last four days: 926765 10665102 93108113 989490 For the record, getting these numbers back on track has been a fucking bitch. I’ve been forcing myself to get up before 9am (which I should have been doing anyway), which helps fight off the higher morning numbers – I take my meal insulin before
If I didn’t know just how much armed bands of revolutionaries really did affect crop yields, I might have had some qualms about this one. As it is: diversify, diversify, diversify. And don’t invest too much in peanuts.
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I spent a couple of hours at Walmart today scouring the shelves for hypoallergenic products. Before I moved out here to Dayton I’d never concerned myself with this shit before. Who were all of these people out there with “sensitive” skin? Did this mean the creams were less abrasive? Were there no crushed walnuts in
When men were men! And women were women! With varying degrees of success. I started reading The Godfather so I could take a look at the way Mario Puzo had rolled out the plot. The next book I’m working on is a sprawling family saga of revenge, rebellion, genocide, and female guerrilla fighters, and though
“There is nothing on the internet as interesting as the book you are supposed to be writing. Get back to work.” – David Lubar (via Shaken & Stirred)
I realize I haven’t posted any pics of my new diggs yet. Here’s my new room configuration and workspace: The map to the left of the desk is my GW world map. Sometimes actual WORK even gets done here. I even have line edits just SITTING on my desk WAITING to get input. Don’t knock
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