Monthly Archives: April 2006

Squirrels are so ordinary you might not even notice them. Assuming you live somewhere there are squirrels. Where aren’t they?  Desert, Jungle, Antartica? In Oakmont, Pittsburgh actually, they’re everywhere.  We had one venture down our chimney and visit for a … Continue reading →

check this site out…Anna Genoese is an editor at Tor. http://alg.livejournal.com/ I happened by Anna’s site and saw she was looking for paranormal romance. She asked not to copy and paste her request, so you have to go to her … Continue reading →

Anyone in any religion has the same opportunity to go loco and create a spiritual situation that is anything but. However, hands down, the religious phenomenon that has skeeved me most, is child preachers. They look scary possessed, by anything … Continue reading →

Him: How much weight you lose, huh? Her: 67.2 pounds Him: (running hand through his hair) Man, you must’ve been hulkin’ fat. Her: (nodding, eyes wide.  no comment) Overheard in Giant Eagle–Oakmont, PA Okay, give me something my fellow bloggers.

I had a wonderful two hours tonight as I joined Sisters in Crime and attended a meeting at Oakmont’s Mystery Lover’s Bookshop.  Nancy Martin (author of Have your Cake and Eat Him, Too and four other Blackbird sister mysteries) so kindly invited me to … Continue reading →

Jake was a hit at the inlaws dinner table with this one. It was funny.  Much funnier than the knock-knock joke he ordered us to consider while he went to the bathroom. Right to the point. No sub-text to get … Continue reading →