Fanfiction is a topic of debate for many writers and readers alike, perhaps more so after the writing and subsequent publication of 50 Shades of Grey. The feelings that writers have on the matter are often a very mixed bag, though on the whole, according to their official policies… Read the rest...
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Noodle was, when we got her, a very mean cat.Most kittens are cute and fluffy and sweet, but oh, no. Not Noodle. She was cute, fluffy, and mean.
Noodle will be two years old in early April. She is a tortoiseshell tabby, an American short-hair mongrel. “Mongrel” is a… Read the rest...
One of my rare non-flower photos, this one is a favorite of mine because it’s so humorous. Well, the circumstances leading up to it were humorous.I went to the Memphis Zoo with a neighbor and her son not long before they moved away, a spur of the moment decision. It… Read the rest...
I’ve been around the internet long enough to be familiar with the importance of cats. The internet loves cats, which is why it was no surprise that when Monopoly was looking to the internet for a new piece to use in the board game, the proposed cat won by a… Read the rest...
I spend a lot of time photographing flowers. There’s something wonderful about capturing them, preserving something that’s so ephemeral. Here one day and gone tomorrow, but the pictures will always be here. Or until I suffer a major hard drive crash after forgetting to back them up, anyway.These yellow… Read the rest...
Stars have always played an important part in my relationship with my husband.When we first began courting, he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, putting a 14 to 15 hour time difference between us, depending on whether or not Daylight Savings was being observed here in the United States.
He first… Read the rest...
When I was a child, pink was my favorite color. Then when I was older, about 10 or so, I no longer liked it at all. I spent many years hating pink, but that changed suddenly when I was about 19. I don’t know what precipitated the change, but I… Read the rest...