Indelible Christmas Songs
In November of 1991, about a month before I got married, I started working a seasonal job at Toys R Us in Hull, England. I had graduated with my Theology degree back in July,...
Tagged: misc
Christmas Past: Decorating the House
A few weeks ago while channel-hopping, I happened upon an interview Conan O’Brien was conducting with an American actress who is married to a Brit. I don’t remember names, but I remember Conan...
Saturday Links
First, a shout out to my SecondBorn, Rebekah, who drew the “Links” picture above. Rebekah loves all things Asian, and has a particular love for the Japanese. She loves Nintendo (particularly Zelda–she’s working her...
Déjà Vu: The Victorian Yorkshire Pudding Experiment
Today is Déjà Vu Blogfest day, so there will be no Friday Fives on the blog today. Everyone taking part in this blogfest (click on the link to see who’s participating) is posting their...
Another Day, Another Milestone! [Updated]
Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated 20 years of marriage. Today, we celebrate my oldest child’s 18th birthday. My little Sarah is no longer legally a child. She can vote. She can sign contracts....
Not RTW… but 20 Years of Marriage!
I’m not sure if YA Highway is doing a Road Trip Wednesday today. So there’ll not be a RTW today on the blog. But that’s okay, because today my wife and I are celebrating...
Saturday Links
(Ha ha! Zelda humor!) I’ve come across some interesting posts around the blogs this past week, and I thought I would just take a few moments to share them with you: Veronica Roth (author...
Writing Status Update
I haven’t done one of these for a while, and I have a few minutes to spare, so here goes. The Novel: This is still doing the query rounds. I’ve had form rejections, but...
The Graham Cracker Question
This is a bit of an odd post, but since I made a promise, it must be done. Let me explain. Some weeks ago, EmmaMaree, who is Scottish and hence not in the US,...
The Déjà Vu Blogfest
I tried linking to this on my sidebar, but it was messing up the formatting of the rest of the blog. So I’m just posting this as an article, and hopefully at least my...
