The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
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The Merylverse
Two nights ago I dreamed I met Barack and Michelle Obama, who were vain, needy, and dying that I would like them. Last night I dreamed I was waiting to hear Ronald Reagan speak (in person). The speech was phenomenal. … Continue reading
Ode to a tooth
Oh molar mine, you’ve been here long But your inside’s no longer strong Resorption hit, and there is war Between the cells of this molar And so today I must soon go Remove the tooth I once did know I … Continue reading
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Thoughts before getting my tooth pulled
You think if I run screaming from the office like I did once at the doctor’s when I was a kid, I could get away without having the tooth pulled? Think if I tell the nurse “It didn’t work last … Continue reading
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What I’ve been up to
Writing and working. I’m overdue with book two, so I’m playing catch-up. It MUST get done before the Christmas rush. Also, doctors. Alas, my tooth cannot be saved, so as of next Monday, I will have an odd number of … Continue reading
Life intrudes
Not the dental stuff. That’s not over, but today I’ve gone nearly the whole day without having to take any Advil, so things are better there. But I’m in a pretty time-consuming class through most of the work day, then … Continue reading
The war between the cells
So apparently, the cells in my tooth are at war with one another. My tooth wants to stay the way it is, but cells (both external and internal) are trying to turn them into something else. It’s called resorption, and … Continue reading
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One more day
One more day of annoying dental stuff. Tomorrow I get a root canal on the tooth that’s been bothering me, and the pain will be all gone as soon as that heals up. I cannot believe I’m looking forward to … Continue reading
Still not up to posting
The oral surgery set me back last week, and now (sigh) there’s an infection. Antibiotics and painkillers are not conducive to blogging.
Not a very productive day
Jaw hurts from the surgery. It did not help that last night, I thought I was removing a piece of chicken stuck in between my teeth and it turned out to be one of my stitches. Hoping tomorrow will be … Continue reading
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Better living through chemistry
I’m having oral surgery in about an hour. I have an unnatural fear of dentists to begin with, due to my childhood dentist being my great-uncle who though that I didn’t need to bother with Novocaine for the little cavities. … Continue reading
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12 miles west, 12 years later
Driving to the doctor’s this morning, Richmond’s morning talk radio host ended his program with audioclips from 9/11, and then the Star Spangled Banner, because that’s what Jimmy Barrett does every morning–ends his show with the national anthem. Of course … Continue reading
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I’ve had better days
But at least this one didn’t need a visit to the emergency room. I’ll try to get back to posting soon. This time it’s not Tig. He’s fine.
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The weeks from hell continue
So the week from hell has turned into the WEEKS from hell. Things are just not too happy in my life right now. Work issues, non-work issues, and now my poor Tig had to have major surgery and is currently … Continue reading
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The week from hell
Kindly note that yes, I’m saying “week” and it’s only Wednesday. My week has been that bad. Mostly work-related and Verizon-related, nothing personal, I’m happy to say. But my week has sucked, and so, no post today.
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I hate Verizon
Ohmigod, do I hate Verizon. Every single time I have to deal with them–EVERY SINGLE TIME–they double my blood pressur, fuck everything up, and take hours out of my day when it’s just something simple that could be fixed in … Continue reading
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