• On cops and McKinney, Texas

    I posted this on Facebook, and then decided to repost here. I’m deeply upset over the video of what happened in Mckinney, Texas. So I’m talking it out. I can’t tell you what the context of what happened in McKinney,…

  • Finally from RT

    I finally am loading up pictures from RT. Here goes:    <—-This is me with Rachel Caine at the Random Penguin Party. There’s a number of pictures from the party.             This is Melanie Fletcher…

  • Sunday and the quiet

    The quiet is nice. The man took the kidlets away to fish so I could have peace and quiet. School gets out this next week for both of them, so soon I will get no relief. I love my kids,…

  • Book Review: Run You Down, Julia Dahl

    I received this book from NetGalley. I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. Trying to convert back to reading from TV watching, frankly. It’s been glorious. Anyhow, Julia Dahl’s Run You Down caught my eye, so I requested it…

  • Book Review: After the Storm by Linda Castillo

    Caveat: Book received from NetGalley This is a really good book. Apparently it’s the latest in an ongoing series about Kate Burkholder, Chief of Police of Painters Mill in Pennsylvania. While it’s clear there’s history, After the Storm reads as…

  • Book review: Last Shot by Eve Gaddy

    I gave this book five stars. I received this book from NetGalley. I so thoroughly enjoyed this Last Shot by Eve Gaddy. I couldn’t put it down, in fact. It’s a romance with a mystery. Nick is a homicide cop…

  • days pass

    This weekend we took my dad to the emergency room to get his foot checked out. He’d had an infection that wasn’t getting better. So they did an ultrasound and no clots. Gave him more antibiotics and he seems to…