Thursday Airplanes. Yesterday while out on the balcony, I heard so many planes. I did a search about it on the internet, and I learned there’s a upcoming big and important joint exercise planned with us, Japan, and Australia, so maybe they were practicing. Today, I haven’t heard as many jets, but I’ve been inside… Continue reading January 30, 2025
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January 24, 2025
Friday We discovered another really good lunch place. Mosa’s Joint. It has a bar and indoor and outdoor seating, a huge menu, very fresh food, lovely salads and sandwiches, and even a meatloaf special. C had the chicken sandwich special. I had a Mahi-Mahi burritos. Both of us had side salads, plus I indulged in… Continue reading January 24, 2025
January 19, 2025
Sunday Håfa Adai is the traditional Chamorro greeting in Guam. It’s pronounced “half-a-day.” I’m back to keep this journal on my website. I remember the first “computer” journal I ever kept. It was way back in the mid-80s when I was in high school and taking a beginner computer class. I think we were using… Continue reading January 19, 2025
Monday Motivation: Distractions & Parrots
Mondays aren’t so horrible when you work for yourself. The challenge for me, always, is getting into and sticking with a routine that allows me to focus and be productive. Everything distracts me. Or I let everything distract me. If I’m feeling as if things are scattered and unfinished–my marketing plan for NIGHT MOVES this… Continue reading Monday Motivation: Distractions & Parrots
Book Review: YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang Part II
This is a continuation of my review Part 1. If you missed it, click HERE. Social Media is Bad Sauce As cringe-worthy as Kuang makes the publishing arena out to be in her amazing work of fiction, Yellowface, she holds another industry in even greater contempt. Social media. In case you aren’t aware, the platforms… Continue reading Book Review: YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang Part II
Writing Life: Heading Over the Rainbow
Writer’s Brain I don’t know about other writers, but if I spend too much time researching, reading, recharging, or goofing off rather than tapping away at my keyboard doing actual writing, I get as agitated and depressed as a Kansas farm girl watching her balloon-ride home drift away into the heavens. This is my state… Continue reading Writing Life: Heading Over the Rainbow