One of my “baby” goats, year and a half old Romeo, has been feeling puny for several days. He was acting stiff and sore and isolating himself from the others, so I made him a nice bed of hay and goodies in the shed where winter hay is kept so I could keep a closer…

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I had a book table at All Bethel Community (ABC) Day yesterday at Spanaway Lake High School. Much to my surprise, Bethel Superintendent Tom Seigel and Congressman Denny Heck stopped by a lot of vendors’ tables. Mine was one of them.   When they got to my table, I smiled and asked Congressman Heck if he…

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WOO HOO!  My SUV is loaded with boxes of my books, banner, posters, pencils, camera, tripod, power cord, table (in case one isn’t provided) and other things I’ll need to make my table at ABC Day at Spanaway Lake High School an interesting (perhaps riveting) place for Star Trek fans (who are EVERYWHERE!) passing by. (Venue…

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For the past ten years, the holiday season has depressed me because I have never been able to afford gifts for my loved ones since hanging my shingle as a copywriter. I’ve made enough to get by, but never enough to get ahead.   With book sales post-retirement, I’m pretty much in the same boat. I…

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Waah waah waah… Here’s today’s tickle-some tale of woe:   Just what I needed was a pricey (to me, $100 right now is “pricey”!) “home improvement” chore after having to spend over $1000 on vehicle repairs last month!!!  ARGHHHH!!! (“It never rains but it pours”.)   I’m going to have to buy a tin cup and hit the streets…

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This morning I woke up to find this “teasing treasure” from Greg Barton waiting for me on Facebook:   “So first Comic-Con. After going to the wrong entertainment centre, getting lost and parking a fair distance from it, made it and had the day made. Met Karl Urban, wowed him with my guitar. (Mark Emerson,…

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In less than five minutes yesterday, a gentleman I didn’t even know–author Joshua Swainston–reached out to me to offer information that has the potential to be of enormous value.   Joshua took the time yesterday at mid-day to point me to local (Tacoma-area) venues that offer showcases to authors. I pursued them yesterday afternoon and, before evening the same day, half…

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I’ve scheduled a book reading and signing for November 10th at King’s Books in Tacoma. I’m presently reaching out within a 50 miles radius of Tacoma to let Star Trek and DeForest Kelley fans know about it.   During the event, I’ll be reading some of my favorite excerpts from DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal:…

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Lisa pointed me to Creative Colloquy, a group of Tacoma writers that I didn’t know about. I reached out to them on their Facebook page to see if they’d be interested in interviewing me about the DeForest Kelley book and my long friendship with Carolyn and De for one of their podcasts.   Instead, they’ve expressed interest…

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Calling all interviewers, reporters  and features writers!!!   My interview schedule is opening up again. A number of you have expressed interest in interviewing me during Star Trek’s 50th anniversary, so now’s the time to schedule a date and time! (Rod… Roger… Larry… Michael… Brandon… You know who you are!)   Hey, why no female interviewers…

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