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If you ever consider getting me a present – and why wouldn’t you? – this periodic table of the elements blanket would be just perfect! How is this only $30? And if you’re really in the mood to get me a present, consider this lovely atomic necklace! Yeah, I’m subtle! (ThinkGeek) To everyone who keeps asking...
HAPPY CANADA DAY! And is there anything more Canadian than visiting the States on a long weekend? Raymond and I are still camping at Farragut State Park near Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, until Thursday. If you donate for an e-book – and thank you in advance! – I will send it to you when I get...
Raymond and I are going camping at Farragut State Park near Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, until Thursday. I will be checking my e-mail when we get to wifi spots, and if you donate for an e-book, I’ll send it at that time. The point of getting away from it all is to get away from it...
In this post, I’m still around, Royce poses this question: I’m a Game of Thrones geek myself, and also a home-brewer. A few weeks ago I created a new beer recipe that was my interpretation of what would be brewed at the wall for Jon Snow and the rest of the Night’s Watch. It was a...
The question was posed to me in the What interests you? post – what is your background? So I thought I’d take a moment to answer that as best I can…I graduated from university with a degree in English and Canadian studies with the intention of teaching. It was the middle of the recession and...