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Apple has proposed a massive doughnut-shaped campus for their new world headquarters. Nicknamed the "spaceship," this monument to computing (and crazy) was slated to cost about $3 billion initially, but apparently the budget has ballooned to $5 billion.
With cost overruns over $2 billion, Apple has delayed the project and asked architects to find a way to cut $1 billion from the price tag. Look, a billion dollars is a LOT to trim from a budget. Even with this massive scale, that's 20 percent of the price tag. We have some suggestions on what they might consider dropping.
Fitness Center
Who are they kidding? Sure, the sales force might need a fitness center so they can sculpt their rock-hard abs before going into the field to sell stylish computer technology. They are like the pharmaceutical reps of the computing world. But just a small gym for the sales sluts is more than enough. The programmers need to remain soft and doughy.
We all know that tech companies prefer their nerds locked deep inside windowless rooms where they can focus on work and keep their skin that lovely shade of pasty white. Having a view of the outside world only makes them pine for a life beyond code...a life that involves the sun and maybe even a girl. Shut down these dreams. Give them vitamin D milk if they start to develop deficiencies, but no windows. The name of them alone reminds them of the competition. That should be enough reason.
Why do you need them? For monitors or computers? Very funny, Apple. Since all work is now done on iPads and iPhones, there is no need for bulky desks. Just spread some beanbags around a giant room the way they do in pretend tech offices in movies and on TV shows. Nothing says comfortable like trying to type in a beanbag chair! Add a lava lamp for ambience. They are cheaper than incandescent lights.
There is no need for healthy cooked meals. Simply line a large room with vending machines. Fill them with Cheetos, energy drinks, sodas and candy. You just saved on a kitchen, staff, tables and even food. The vendors will kill to get in there. Done and done!
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We have to believe that working holograms of Steve Jobs will hover like specters around the building demanding better work and preaching the gospel of the Apple. We've got to believe those things are expensive, never mind the supercomputer used to house the consciousness of Jobs himself -- that's not Hal in there! Let the man rest in peace. God knows he's done enough already.
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Meghan Trainor has cancelled her show at the Minnesota State Fair on September 1st.
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A couple from St. Cloud got engaged at the Great Minnesota Get Together and the best part is that it was all caught on tape!
Chad and Jen from the Get Up & Go Show caught up with Actress Rachael Leigh Cook (She's All That) to chat about her hit TV series "Preception" on TNT and of course the Minnesota State Fair.
Well, traditionally the the Minnesota State Fair signals the end of summer and that's something I don't want to talk about! But...if I were going to talk about it I would say the State fair has one of the best musical line-ups they've had in years playing the Grandstand.

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New World Order Empire list of crimes.
CIA puppet Obama makes Bin Laden CIA Puppet look like a Novice.
The Damage Done Under the Bush Clinton Obama Presidencies to America Rivals what Hitler Did to Germany in WWII.
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Monica Gate
- Redefining Adultery as Acceptable Behavior to American people.
Hurricane Katrina
- Taking away peoples Guns while Holding the helpless people prisoner for days in sports stadium without water, food and lights to measure the apathy and reaction of the American people to Government Tyranny.
FED Reserve Bankers
- Devaluing Dollar Raising Prices of Everything, while they purchase the World for themselves.
Guantanamo Bay detention camp - USA Still holding many foreign men without Trial, many years after black bagging them.
9/11/2001 Terror Attacks
- Regardless of who was behind the attacks, The Federal and NYC Governments Destroyed Evidence, Endangered peoples Health in the Clean up, and Covered up Evidence of Controlled Demolitions of 267 floors of World Trade Center Buildings being destroyed at freefall speed.
Iraq - WAR
, Occupation Permanent Embassy base with Contractors destabilized region.
Afghanistan - War
, Occupation, Drug Trade, Destabilizing Region and staging for NWO takeover of Middle East.
- Supply Route for NWO Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, many US Drone attacks against a foreign nation and invasion by Seal Team 6 to Fake Kill the Framed Master Mind of the 9/11/2001 Terror Attacks before killing the Seals who pretended to Kill Osama Bin laden.
- Mubarak was ousted on Feb 11 2011 after 18 days of protests bringing Muslim Brotherhood to power with support of Obama and gift of Four F16 fighters.
– "Operation Odyssey Dawn" March 19 2011 Obama put USA under NATO command forces in attack on Lybia.
TSA - Used to condition public to unreasonable searches and seizures.
Big Brother Obama Care
- Destroyer of Health, Doctors and medical system reach of the poor, Uses the IRS to terrorize people and drive more businesses under while gathering data on citizens to use on them to take their GUNS and restrict their employment based on drug and mental health.
Fast and Furious
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Bailouts of Companies - Covering up AIG 9/11/2001 WTC Insurance Fraud, Moving Jobs overseas, Supporting failing industry.
Bailouts of Banks
- Fed Reserve Selectively giving money to Foreign Banks, and Big Banks while forcing the little banks to fail consolidating Money and Power.
QE Quantitative Easing
- Injecting Billions of Dollars through Banks and Speculators into the Stock Market to fake recovery and taking Control of commercial and private property through Foreclosure and direct purchases.
Mortgage Fraud
- Government control of MERS Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems used to cloud titles and steal peoples homes.
Cash for Clunkers
- Removing EMP resistant vehicles
Coal fired Electrical Plants Shut down - Fed EPA used to shut down 200+ Power Plants Raising Energy Costs Weaken Power grid.
Sep 2009 Obama chaired the United Nations Security Council
violating US Constitution Section 9
Feb 2011 Supreme Court Upholds Liability Shield For Vaccine Makers
- Ensuring the Eugenics program killing continues.
- Sections 1021 & 1022 of the NDAA 2012 bill that legalize black bag kidnapping of American citizens
Sandy Hook
- used to further Anti-Gun Laws and gun Registration agenda.
DHS readying for War against Americans
- Buying Billions of Bullets and Armor.
- Murder of people against CIA arms running from Libya to Syria.
Drone Wars
- Getting the American Public used to the Presidential Kill Teams first hitting Foreigners then Americans with Judge Dredd type "Law" Enforcement.
NSA Gate
- Getting Americans used to having no Right to privacy in any form of communication further showing that the NWO has no Regard for the Bill of Rights and using the Media to further daemonize whistleblowers fighting NWO Corruption and abuse of power.
Government Assistance - Promoted by Obama Admin setting record dependency while setting up for riots when they shut it off.
Common Core
- Sets State Standards for Education - Establishes student Conformity, Personal and family Data Collection.
Media Gate
- The NWO controlled press will not Cover at all or if they do they will not Dwell on any of these scandals or policies that are Negative against the Obama NWO Agenda, unless it is part of the plan.
Obama Kill List expands
- Whoever Obama accuses as Terrorist open season for Government Assassination worldwide.
Boston Bombing Police State Lockdown
- Police/Government can't find TWO suspects so they Lock Down Whole Cities.
Monsanto protection Act
- HR 933 Signed by Obama -bars federal courts from halting sale or planting GMO seeds even if harm proven.
Extermination Program: Fluoride, Vaccines, Artificial Sweeteners, RX Drugs, GMO Frankenfoods, chemicals in (cleaners, makeups, deodorants, sunscreen, pesticides, herbicides), Chemtrails, Microwaves, Radiation from pones, smartmeters, are all part of the Eugenics Program to Slow Kill the American / World people.
Add Diet Soda, Soda, cigarettes and Alcohol and you have the icing on the cake of the New World Order Eugenics program.
King James Bible Matt 07:15-19 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
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|Reviews for TCOT Midlife Crisis
| Marti chapter 2 . 9/12/2012
You are a really good writer! M
| LoveofVelma chapter 2 . 9/12/2012
Oh, so good! and true to the characters as I remember them so many years ago and yet with your own twist. Great story and I'd love to hear what happens on their 'fishing' trip.
| delia cerrano chapter 2 . 9/12/2012
That was a great TV show & book series. I often wondered whast was between them now I know. Good job!
| tengland2 chapter 2 . 9/12/2012
Certainly enjoyed that fight. They needed to get it all out in the open. Finally back where they belong-together.
| Salysha chapter 2 . 9/12/2012
I must be going blind. I could've sworn there was only one chapter when the story had the Complete tag. Never fear, I am here!
The ending was sexy. Della read about this mysterious act in the book? Somehow, the image is hilarious, but seriously, how else were you gonna pick up anything those days? I approve. You have to be pretty elegant at finding the right kind of... books... though. I still think extra-marital sex is a no-no, but then again, this takes place so long after the series that times have moved on. The pill was approved by FDA... when? 1960? So yeah, time has elapsed. Maybe just the fact that they had been lovers already sparked my suspicious eye squint. They do love to moralize in the original works.
Pondering aside, the ending was pretty damn hot. "She made him feel like a king" is gorgeous! With the fight, I'm thinking that yeah, Perry's used to bulldozing his way through everything and Della outright supports him, but what happens when the balance is upset and the either one wants more? Or wants out...? You end up with a heart-breaking standstill, just like in this fic.
With the first chapter, sympathies were on Perry's side; now, Della is the one your heart goes out to. Nice shifting, and good playing on the reader's feelings! I liked the first chapter for the contemplative mood, but I liked the second chapter for the conclusion and happy end (ahem, that wasn't intent- never mind).
| StartWriting chapter 2 . 9/12/2012
This was great. I loved the way you explained their falling apart without wanting it to happen, the way they finally yelled, the way they were assuming around eachother, and then the romance. It's the best. Thanks again!
| E. Wallace chapter 2 . 9/11/2012
Sometimes it just takes a good argument to clear the air and this one was very well done.
Oh and Perry and Della as fishing bums? I can totally see them doing that for a couple of months before opening a new law firm.
| E. Wallace chapter 1 . 9/11/2012
Very subtle that in the shower he thinks he hears her voice then later finds out that he actually did.
I love the fact that Perry Mason, the man who wheedled all sorts of information out of recalcitrant witnesses - and confessions out of killers - in court couldn't get anything more than small talk out of Della over dinner.
Perry had better be heading for Della's before Westmoreland shows up again!
| Guest chapter 2 . 9/11/2012
Wowsa...glad you didn't stop with one chapter...now - go ye therefore and write another!
| kaleen1212 chapter 2 . 9/11/2012
Loved it! Only complaint is that it was too short! Glad to see you writing Perry/Della stories again.
| Michelle Weiner chapter 2 . 9/11/2012
I had an idea that they would get back together and that this would be a great chapter. It isn't great...it's incredibe! I really enjoyed your twist on what happened. So much anxt and emotion. You did a spectacular job with this story, getting them to admit how they really felt. Now they're back together and all is right in the world.
| bibliophile tropicale chapter 1 . 9/11/2012
Very enjoyable! A lot of good details to ponder. I could see many 'Roger Westmorelands' circling our fair Della during her time at Gordon Industries. She would be quite a catch in more ways than one. Both Perry and Della are going through their mid-life crises in very different ways. Very interesting and insightful. This mighty good stuff!
| Guest chapter 1 . 9/11/2012
Well done! Now let us hear Della's point of view.
| Marti chapter 1 . 9/11/2012
Really liked your story! M
| Salysha chapter 1 . 9/11/2012
As I reached the last line, I still kept expecting Della to be there! I figured she'd left the earring as a bait and as waiting for Perry to catch up, silently watching as he indulged in a few drinks. But no Della - only Perry who's picked up through silent introspection and remembered who he is: a man won't go down without a fight.
Some lines I liked particularly: "talent for subtle censure" (ooh, very nice!) "mated glasses" - "visceral response" - "transition from seedy to purposeful." This was done with a good touch, and the air was definitely contemplative, even mournful. Fluent work! T.B.C. in TCOT Another Chance?


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Occasionally a particularly large eye floater may cast a subtle shadow over your vision. But this tends to occur only in certain types of light.
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Pitt has actually brought up marriage talk with his famous partner of seven years, Angelina Jolie. Pitt dropped hints to Ellen DeGeneres and USA Today in September. "We'd actually like to," he tells the Hollywood Reporter, "and it seems to mean more and more to our kids. We made this declaration some time ago that we weren't going to do it 'til everyone can. But I don't think we'll be able to hold out. It means so much to my kids ... and it means something to me, too, to make that kind of commitment."
That so-called "declaration" surfaced in an October 2006 Esquire interview, when he stated, "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able." Jolie, for her part, admitted in a 2010 Nightline interview that "it'd be hard to say 'No' to the kids. They're not asking." Now they're asking, and Pitt's applying the word "ludicrous" to their marital boycott.
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Readers (and book bloggers) are just the best
So, Alice in No-Man's-Land has been out for a week or two now. It hasn't jumped to the top of the NYT Bestseller list of course, but it's getting a very good response so far. More or less everything has gone about as I expected so far – the 'having to coordinate everything yourself' part, …View full post
Alice in No-Man's-Land
Okay, it's official – my latest novel is out in the wild! The book is called Alice in No-Man's-Land, and you can learn more about it by clicking on the cover image below: I'm going to be up front about this right off the bat; this particular novel was not picked up by a …View full post
Perspective (Part 2)
Part 1 can be seen HERE. Well, it's been four years or so since I became a sponsor for Fatou Cham, who lives in The Gambia. The Gambia is located in Western Africa, but from what I've been able to figure out the region is mercifully free from Ebola, and Fatou is still doing well. …View full post
FALLOUT has Launched!
FALLOUT, sequel to THE BURN ZONE, has officially launched! I hope that you enjoy this installment of the Haan series, in which the status quo (such as it was) begins to get upended and the story grows in scope. In THE BURN ZONE, Sam learned a lot about the Haan that she'd never suspected but …View full post
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Readers (and book bloggers) are just the best
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Alice in No-Man's-Land
Okay, it's official – my latest novel is out in the wild! The book is called Alice in No-Man's-Land, and you can learn more about it by clicking on the cover image below:
I'm going to be up front about this right off the bat; this particular novel was not picked up by a publishing house. It was deemed to be not marketable enough (that isn't a complaint – it kind of falls in a space between YA and Adult and it isn't a series so this isn't that surprising to me) but I feel very strongly about this book, and so I decided to self-publish it through my agency rather than shelve it. I'm going to go ahead and call it 'New Adult'. Yeah, that's the ticket. New Adult.
So check it out – and also check out my fancy new re-vamped website. Enjoy!
Nov 04
Perspective (Part 2)
Part 1 can be seen HERE.
Well, it's been four years or so since I became a sponsor for Fatou Cham, who lives in The Gambia. The Gambia is located in Western Africa, but from what I've been able to figure out the region is mercifully free from Ebola, and Fatou is still doing well. Here is the latest photo of her that I received:
I'm really glad everything is working out for her – in her most recent letter she stated that she was very happy, and that makes me happy. I sent along some extra a while back so that she could get a bicycle (which are a much bigger thing in other parts of the world than they are here), but it looked as though the money was used to buy grain and cloth. She has a birthday coming up, and so I sent along another extra contribution. I'm hoping she gets her bicycle, but at the end of the day I understand (and I'm sure she does too) that they know better what their immediate needs are over there.
I'm glad that I can be of some help, but I'll fully admit I'm not a particularly 'engaged' sponsor. I very rarely write, and even now have a finished letter on my laptop which I haven't sent though I suppose if I'm being honest I'm not very good at 'engaging' all the time even with people who live right next to me so I guess this shouldn't surprise me. I hope that as long as she is happy and healthy then she won't feel too short-changed in that regard.
I wrote last time about the good work that ChildFund does, and having been part of their program for four years now I can say that there's no 'honeymoon' period that ends once you start donating. They really stay on top of the whole thing, and I get regular updates to this day. It provides a welcome dose of perspective that I think we should all try and manage.
I look at it this way: Here it seems that I can't go a day on the internet (something right there that not everyone has access to) without reading or hearing about what plays to me like an almost complete lack of perspective. There seems to be a surge in the media regarding men who are angry that women have complaints about the way they are treated on the street, or in the workplace, or even just how they're depicted in pop culture. A lot of men seem honestly angry about this (sometimes to the point of making threats, or even acting on those threats) simply because a different perspective is intruding on their own, and that's the perspective of someone of their same race a lot of the time, who live in the same country and just happen to be a different gender. The phrase 'white privilege' makes a lot of people froth at the mouth here, as if it's some kind of attack, and they seem unable to acknowledge that not everyone is born into the same situation and that while working hard is the best way to improve your station, not everyone starts at the same baseline. I feel like a lot of us can't even put ourselves in the shoes of our own neighbors, or to imagine what it might be like to live our lives as something or someone other than what we are. I guess the Ebola scare pushed it out in front of me more so than anything else – it was a little shocking (though, I suppose, not that surprising) how many people immediately took the stance 'close the borders'. Those people live in another part of the world and aren't worth the risk, however small. It's disheartening.
Maybe that's why I like ChildFund so much. I don't think I could do what they do. I fully admit I'm not devoted enough to travel overseas and help treat Ebola victims, or distribute food or water but ChildFund is. They're doing the kind of work most of us don't want to do. It's not so much that they do it so we don't have to, I think if they didn't do it no one else would.
And at the end of the day, if my small contribution can help improve the happiness of a girl on the other side of the planet whom I'll never meet, then I'll take it.
Feb 04
FALLOUT has Launched!
FALLOUT, sequel to THE BURN ZONE, has officially launched! I hope that you enjoy this installment of the Haan series, in which the status quo (such as it was) begins to get upended and the story grows in scope. In THE BURN ZONE, Sam learned a lot about the Haan that she'd never suspected but found herself preoccupied with the struggle to save her father. In FALLOUT, she must decide what to do with this new information and then act on it, which for better or worse, she does.
Old characters return, new characters are introduced, and at least two of them will be changed fundamentally, and irreversibly. Hope to see you there!
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Sequel to THE BURN ZONE
Jun 03
Balticon 2012
Well, a year has passed since I won the Compton Crook and got to be the GoH at Balticon 2011. With that honor came a second honor, and that was being invited back again this year as one of the GoH to present the award to this year's winner. This year, the winner was T.C. McCarthy, for his book Germline which you can (and should) buy here, here, and here. I enjoyed myself at this Balticon even more than I did the last one. T.C. McCarthy is not only an excellent writer, but he is a very nice guy and I enjoyed hanging out with him a lot. Like me, he writes on top of a full time job and a full time marriage…only he has three kids to boot. I honestly don't know how he does it because he didn't just manage to get published – Germline is a great book. It's gritty, real, and raw…it shows the ugliness and the sometimes stupidity of war while getting deep into the humanity of those embroiled in it, even those who aren't quite human. It was right up my alley, and I can't wait to read the sequel Exogene, which you can (and should) buy here, here and here. All in all I was a lot more relaxed this go around…I got stuck on a few weird panels I wasn't really suited for, but some of them were really fun. In particular I enjoyed one where the audience threw random words at us and we were forced to come up with a science fiction title and synopsis using a combination of the words, all in about two or three minutes…while kind of high-pressure, it turned out to be a lot of fun. I was approached for a few signings, met a few fans (I'm looking at you, Nicole), did a reading of State of Decay as well as a sneak-peek reading of The Burn Zone, got schooled in Magic the Gathering a little (just a little…enough to know the game is freaking complicated), went to the GoH dinner, played hooky with the tech crew at a greek diner, and topped it off with something called a kaffeeklatsch, where basically you sit around drinking coffee and eating donuts while people ask you questions about writing…a lot of fun. Big, big shout out to Adrienne Reynolds and Joe Ward who kept track of me at a high level, and Romeo (I am an ass and don't recall his last name) for keeping track of me on a day-to-day basis. They really roll out the red carpet for the GoHs and it was much appreciated once again.
Got to meet a bunch of great authors, artists, and podcasters as well…aside from T.C. I spent time hanging out with Chris Evans, John Anealio, Justin Landon, Michael Sullivan, Myke Cole, Peter V Brett, Ben Deschamps, and more I'm probably forgetting…it was a busy few days. I had a lot of fun on a panel I shared with Brian Koscienski and Chris Pisano of Fortress Publishing, which resulted in an invite to submit a story in their upcoming 'TV Show/Mythological Beings' mashup anthology, something I'm excited about.
All in all, it was great, great fun. I don't go to too many 'cons, but Balticon is worth the trip.
May 29
Guest Post and Giveaway over at The Bookish Brunette
Ok, a Balticon write up is coming but I'm playing catch-up now that I'm back. Until then, head on over to the Bookish Brunette to check out my guest post, and for a chance to win an entire signed trilogy from your's truly. You can do both by clicking the link below, or the image to the left.
Apr 02
Girl Power
I never set out to make most of my protagonists female, it just kind of turned out that way. When you look at the Revivors series, you could say the 'main' protagonist (Nico Wachalowski) and the 'main' antagonist (Samuel Fawkes) are both male but the story is told from four viewpoints and Nico shares the stage with Calliope Flax, Faye Dasalia, and Zoe Ott, all female. Even the sort of secondary antagonist is female. The Burn Zone (scheduled for a 2013 release) is told from a single, female point of view. My stab at YA (still in need of a home) features a female lead as well.
Not all of my stories do…one finished manuscript sitting on the back burner features a single male protagonist, and another follows a young boy, but when I tallied them all up I realized a lot of my leads were female. I wondered why. I realized I wasn't totally sure, but decided I was okay with that because more strong female characters in the wild is a good thing, and if I can provide even just a few more along the way then great.
An author friend of mine once told me that my female characters were 'mannish' and that as male authors we 'lacked the equipment' to write female characters well, but I don't buy that. I don't write my female characters as 'girly' but I don't write them as male analogues either. I just assume that in spite of the fact that there are obvious differences between men and women, there is a lot that is the same. Maybe I'm wrong but I write women under the premise that it doesn't matter if you're male or female, the things that affect us all the most deeply fall under the umbrella of 'human' and not gender. I write women under the premise that there isn't a 'female' and 'male' way to respond to every different situation. In State of Decay Nico and Faye are both obsessed with their jobs, and their individual investigations, for two different reasons that have nothing to do with their genders. They're a male and female investigating (as they come to find) the same case. They react differently to the things they encounter but not in a male and female way – they react in a Nico and Faye way. The two other female leads in the series (Calliope and Zoe) are polar opposites even though they're both women of roughly the same age. Calliope tends to go straight for the throat and Zoe tends to clam up and retreat inward. Those same two personality traits could be applied to two men.
I don't buy that a man can't write a woman well and visa-versa because we lack the other's 'equipment'. We all have brains, and we all have vulnerabilities and desires. The degree to which we're willing to share them, even, isn't strictly a male vs. female thing.
Here's the thing – there are exceptions of course but the media in general, and Hollywood in particular, tend to offer a never-ending parade of completely shitty role models for women and girls. The so-called 'tough' ones tend to be model beautiful with curvy figures, only with short hair. The so-called 'smart' ones tend to be model beautiful with curvy figures, only with glasses. Female roles (more so it would seem than male roles) are cast with a big emphasis on looks, even to the point where no one seems to care if the women playing them are even old enough to hold the positions they supposedly hold (scientist, detective, etc). When I saw Cowboys and Aliens (horrible film, btw) and Olivia Wilde first appeared, I commented to my wife 'how long do you think it will be before they strip her?' Sure enough, it wasn't long. The message is pretty consistent and clear in a lot of movies, TV, websites and magazines – as a woman you only count if you're pretty, and sexy. Those things are prized more highly than ability, intelligence or strength. It bugs me.
Years back, I was at a karate tournament where males and females of all ages were competing, and a friend of mine was one of the judges. I remember after one of the matches, he handed a little girl who had been competing her trophy for first place, and he told her he was proud of her. She looked at the trophy, and the little plastic figure of a man throwing a kick on top, and wondered aloud 'why can't there be a girl on top?' He smiled, not really having a good answer for that. The girl was gracious, but I could tell she thought it was bullshit. I did too. It wasn't a 'girl' reaction on her part, it was a human reaction to not being represented even though she'd done the work to earn it.
You don't need to be a girl, or a woman writer, to understand that.
Mar 27
That Voice I Hear
There are many voices I hear in my head when I'm writing – the voices of my characters, and my own inner voice that's kind of driving the project, but there's one little dark one that always lingers, and whispers even when the others are gone. The voice tells me I'm no good. It tells me I will fail. It tells me that even as far as I've come, the odds are stacked against me. No one will get me. No one, or not enough of them, will like my stories and want to read them, and I will sink back under like so many before me. It doesn't speak loudly, but every so often it whispers these things in my ear, and because they reflect my deepest fears, I hear them.
This isn't an attempt to get attention, or validation, or praise – it wouldn't work anyway. I write because I love to write – I did it before I ever got published and would even if I were trapped on an uncharted island (assuming the island had a steady supply of writing implements and paper) – but along with that comes the desire to be heard and understood. The voice is just something that comes with the territory, I think, and it's always been there. I think many writers will know what I mean when I describe it. Some days it waits until I'm trying to drift off to sleep to start its needling. Others, it carries on even while I write, but I keep writing, and ignore it as best I can. I will do the best – the very best – that I can do no matter what it says. I will succeed, and then I will tell the voice to go get stuffed.
That's the key, I think. Maybe artists are more prone to it but we are all plagued by doubt from time to time. Sometimes, in the wee hours, that voice is the only one around – but never let it make you put the pen down. If it does then it still won't go away. It will just settle back down into the fog, and smugly whisper 'see?'.
So I keep writing, and editing, and working – and will even if (as I suspect) it never goes away.
Mar 24
This is How I Do It
A lot of writers talk about how they write, and today I'm going to do the same. Note, this isn't about style, or dialogue, or any technical aspect of writing, but rather how one goes about conceptualizing, starting, and finishing a full length novel which is a challenge unto itself even once you've got all the basics under your belt.
Before I talk about that, though, I want to preface it by saying that I'm not saying you should write the same way. This type of post is pretty common, and while it's implied that really what we're saying is 'this is how I do it', too many of them (in my opinion) veer into the tone of 'this is how you should do it'. At the moment, I make my living coding. That is something where a more experienced coder could reasonably step in and tell a less experienced coder 'this is how you should do it' because while there's room for individual coding styles, there simply *are* better ways to do some things in that realm. Writing isn't like that, though. With the technical aspects of writing yes (show don't tell, etc) sure, but as far as 'how does one sit down and actually write a novel' there are many paths to take and they depend largely on the personality of the writer. If any writer (me included) ever tells you 'this is how you should do it', what they really mean is 'this is how I do it', and take it with that grain of salt because what works for me, or author A or author B won't necessarily work for you. Some authors can't start without an iron clad outline, others need to just start. Some have to plot out every aspect of the story before they begin, others don't know where they're going until they get there. Some can't proceed with the story until they get the bit they're working on polished to their satisfaction. Others have to get the whole thing laid down before they can begin the process of polishing. There are many different styles, and they all work for the authors who use them. You are an individual, and no one can tell you how you as an individual *should* write. Just make sure you *do* write.
That's really the key, I think. Obvious, I suppose, but really the one key element you need to adopt is to keep moving forward, in whatever form that takes for you. You have to finish. Whether you are a slow writer or a fast writer, you have to be moving toward that end.
As far as beginnings go, in the plotter vs. pantser arena I am a plotter, but not an entirely rigid one. I knew how the revivors series was going to end before I began the first book, so in that sense I'm a plotter, but the particulars of the story remained organic enough that the path deviated along the way from what I'd originally imagined. The basic plot and structure of the series never changed, but some aspects did. The best example I can think of is the character of Penny Blount, who is introduced in The Silent Army. Originally, she was meant to be a one-off character, kind of a messenger who wasn't crucial to the overarching story. Another character (Ai) was going to have most of the interactions with Zoe once Penny facilitated their meeting, but when I started writing Penny she ended up becoming much more than I intended, and I let it happen. I opted to keep Ai aloof and mysterious and let Penny be Zoe's primary point of contact. A true friendship grew out of that, and Penny ended up filling a critical role for the remainder of the series, and I think the story was better for it.
I like to have structure, and as a writer I need to have a concrete end I'm working toward, but as a 'day job' boss once told me, 'I reserve the right to be smarter tomorrow than I am today'. Sometimes the biggest snag I find myself having to get past when writing is trying to stick to an outline that, because of the way the story is evolving, needs to be altered. Sometimes I'll catch myself trying to puzzle out some aspect of the story, sometimes for days, before finally realizing that the only thing blocking me is me – the story has changed in some way, and I need to step outside my outline to see where it needs to go next. Sometimes it's minor, other times a whole different, better story path emerges. Then I remember it's my story, and I let it change, and it's always better for it.
That's me. I outline for a long time, plotting out events, character interactions, plot points, twists, etc. but once the real writing begins there are always times when I have to stop and ask myself 'am I just being a slave to that outline'? I can outline for a year – there's just some things I'm not going to know until I'm in the trenches.
A daily word count is another marker I hear mentioned a lot. You should write 2K words a day, or 3K words a day. If you write 1K that's not enough. If you write 4K you're being too sloppy. If you skip a day of writing you're undisciplined, etc. I think this is another aspect that kind of varies from individual to individual. I get the 'write through the pain' mantra – like I said earlier, you'll never finish if you don't keep making progress, but that said as a writer there are some days when I'm writing shit, and I know I'm writing shit, and I know it's all going to end up in the trash, and so I stop and try again the next day with a fresh outlook. I've been doing this long enough to know when I'm just pushing food around on the plate. When that happens I let it go, and I've still managed to write not one but seven novels that are ~100K words in length, three of which have been published by a major house, one of which will be published in 2013, and one of which is under contract to come after that. Set goals for yourself, I think that's universal, but make them your goals not someone else's. Some people can write 2K a day, some 4K. Hell, for me it varies from novel to novel. Some are just easier to write than others. Some can't get onto the page fast enough, others require more thought. My personal goal is a minimum of 2K a day, but I don't keep blindly doing it if I begin to suspect something is wrong and I need to backtrack a little. Backtracking can feel like progress lost, but if it frees the story up to go where it needs to go it's time well spent because the overall project moved forward. As long as progress is being made, and the words THE END make their way onto the page, it's all good.
In the end that's what you're working toward. The agent, the book deal…none of that can come until you've completed the best book you can possibly write. If you want to even have a shot in the business, you need to find a style that works for you so that you can write more books, on a schedule, and consistently. It doesn't have to be mine, but find your discipline, your way, and stick to it.
Oh, and I guess I'll put down one hard and fast rule while I'm on the subject, because it's the only thing I can think of that will concretely ensure failure: Don't quit.


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Over 30 volunteers helped clean up the park, the boathouse and the lighthouse on Saturday and Sunday, May 16th and 17th! Friends loaded cut firewood, hauled it to the woodlot and then stacked it for sale to campers throughout the park season. They did spring cleaning chores at the boathouse, lighthouse and campground host trailer, getting them ready for docents and visitors who arrived on opening weekend. They policed campsites for downed branches, and trash, even cleaning campground latrines and the flush toilets building! FORI thanks everyone who found time in their busy schedules to make time for Rock Island State Park!
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Weather and logistics permitting, a new state of the art well will be installed at the Lighthouse on Tuesday, May 26th. The well will have a solar powered pump such that users will only have to turn the spigot to get water. Docents who have had to hand pump all of their water for the past 10 seasons at the live-in museum will be thrilled to fill their water jugs so easily. The well power depends on the sun, so on cloudy days, there may not be available water.
Smart docents will be prepared for that eventuality. The Lighthouse will be closed beginning Tuesday until the well installation and clean-up are completed.
The current hand pump was installed over 100 years ago in 1912. It is an historic event to have a new well that will hopefully last another 100 years!
Summer Picnic 2015 on July 4th
The FORI Summer Picnic is scheduled for Saturday, July 4th this season. FORI volunteers will once again be offering lunch deals and a silent auction to raise funds in support of the park. FORI efforts are focused on raising money to refurbish the deck at the Boathouse. We are calling our campaign 'Dollars for Decking.' Plan to visit the park that day to take part in a fun time on Rock Island and to do your part in supporting your favorite park.
New Rock Island Merchandise
The gift store at the Pottawatomie Lighthouse is stocked with lots of fun merchandise that you will want to have! New t-shirts in adult and youth sizes come in exciting colors. New postcards, pins, bumper stickers, hiking stick medallions and park patches make a stop at the store pretty exciting. Our new 2015-2016 16th month calendar of Rock Island pictures will help us raise Dollars for Decking at the Boathouse. Be sure to get yours this summer when you visit the park.
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2015 Docent OpportunitiesDocents have been selected to serve this summer at Rock Island. Watch here next Fall to learn about opportunities for docenting in 2016.
Pottawatomie Lighthouse is Wisconsin's Oldest Lighthouse!
The Lightstation on the north end of Rock Island is the oldest lighthouse in Wisconsin. It has been restored as a live-in museum to what it was in its 1910 era. Docents live in the lighthouse from Memorial Day weekend through Columbus Day each year, giving tours from 10am-4pm daily. Tours include a visit to the lantern room to see the replica of the 4th Order Fresnel lens and to look north to St. Martin's Island in Michigan and northwest to Escanaba and the Upper Michigan Garden Peninsula. Pottawatomie Lighthouse is a 2-flat with living quarters for the Head Keeper on the main floor and for the Assistant Keeper and his family on the second floor. One unique feature of this lighthouse is that every room has a large closet which was very uncommon for homes built in 1858. Besides tours, the museum has a gift shop with Rock Island and Lighthouse clothing and souvenirs. Donations for tours are gratefully accepted in the Summer Kitchen.
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Thomas Glasser: Not Typical Wall Street
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If Thomas Glasser had filled out an occupation form, it would have looked something like this: philosophy major- track star-stand up comic-restaurant owner-bartender-partner at Sandler O'Neill. Mr. Glasser was not a typical Wall Street guy, said his wife, Meg. That was all right with her, because she had an aversion to them until she met him, a moment she said was like time-lapse photography.
"I looked at him and I saw everything," she said. "He walked in the door, and I knew that he was my husband."
By 40, Mr. Glasser had added husband and father to his résumé. He could have also added wallet-rescuer: he earned a do-gooder reputation in high school when he returned a teacher's lost wallet. Years later, he witnessed a robbery and chased the culprit. Again, the wallet was returned.
Mr. Glasser's children, Dylan and Luke, are still a bit too young to appreciate their father's focus on education, but other children are not. Mr. Glasser and his father, Gerald, had for years planned to start a charitable foundation. After Sept. 11, Mr. Glasser's father continued with their plan. The Thomas Glasser Foundation will award scholarship money this year. "I can't think of a better memorial to him," Gerald Glasser said.


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Description: White stucco house with wooden addition next to Lake Superior on Madeline Island. At the time of the photograph this was the oldest house on Madeline Islan...
Description: View from hill of wooden row boats pulled on shore of two-story log cabin belonging to Dr. Bengston on White Bass Lake near Clam Lake.
Description: Boy standing next to his bicycle under an airplane wing.
Date: 1934 ca.
Description: View across water of sandstone cliff shoreline along Lake Superior at the Apostle Islands. On the far right a boat is pulled up onshore, and painted on the...
Description: View across lawn of the Mission Inn on Madeline Island, with a shoreline on the left.
Date: 1943 ca.
Description: Cabin located in the woods of Madeline Island.
Description: View of the Ashland Band Shell with benches, trees, and what is today Highway 2 in the foreground. On the left is a large metal tower, and in the backgroun...
Description: A man wearing a suit and holding his hat is standing near the front of a single prop airplane.
Date: 1914 ca.
Description: Four men and three women posing on Hull's tennis court.
Date: 1934
Description: A German shepherd is laying in the yard of a two-story log cabin belonging to Dr. Bengston on White Bass Lake. There are two cars parked in the yard.
Description: Three men standing on the sidewalk outside of the offices of the Ashland Daily Press.
Date: 1922-07-04
Description: Women participating in egg race game during 4th of July celebration on Madeline Island, Apostle Island. Included are ?,?, Harriet Webb, Peg Caswell and Dor...
Date: 1913 ca.
Description: View across lawn of the Church Cottage and Congregational Church on Madeline Island.
Description: A coupe rag top automobile that has been modified with tracks, sitting atop a trailer in front of the County Courthouse.
Date: 1940 ca.
Description: Lakeside view from pier of large two-story house and grounds on Madeline Island.
Date: 1925 ca.
Description: Group of eight adults getting in or out of a boat on an Apostle Island beach.
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