Monthly Archives: December 2010

Dec14

Why I’m Digital

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Sony Book Reader PRS-600 Touch Edition

I am already digital- Absolutely! I have an e-reader- being a writer who is published both under her real name (print and digital) and a pseudonym (digitally)- I would be an idiot not to have one. Trying to market e-books w/o a reader seems almost criminal, doesn’t it?

I have the Sony Touch. I like it except I wish it was wireless- that books could be uploaded w/o the usb cord. AND the battery life is not as long as I’d like since you can’t read while it is charging.

Check out my story called Pimps and Hos: http://www.lldreamspell.com/DreamspellMysteryVol1.htm

https://store.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b115661/Dreamspell-Mystery-Volume-1/Lisa-Rene-Smith/?si=0

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Dec13

My Three 2010 Must-Dos

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Finish Christmas preparation
To make the holiday nice for my family.

To finalize the work on my annual file review for work
My reports are due to be filed and I need to get them whipped into shape.

Do end of year tax preparation
To minimize the damage on my 2010 tax return.

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Dec11

“Stacy’s Song”- A Review

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Stacy’s Song by Jacqueline Seewald is a Young Adult novel published by L&L Dreamspell. I received a review copy and read it in the last few days.

The story centers around a fifteen year old girl who is trying to figure out who she wants to be. She has some musical talent but is also athletic and has decided to try out for the cheerleading squad with her friend. The main character, Stacy, seems to be a people pleaser. She spends a lot of the book participating in activities to make her friends and her father happy and not necessarily for herself.

In some scenes, the main character shows a maturity beyond her years.  In others, she seems immature.  As I thought this over, being the mother of a sixteen year old myself, I found these apparent dicotomies to be mostly believeable.

I enjoyed this book except I felt the denouement happened a bit too quickly and would have liked that part of the book to have continued on a bit.  Overall, I would definitely recommend this book. It was a fun, quick read and the growth of main character was well developed.   I’m sure devotees of the YA genre will enjoy this coming of age romance.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Stacys-Song/Jacqueline-Seewald/e/9781603182669

Dec8

Another Day that will Live in Infamy for Rock Fans

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Today is the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. I read an article where he was interviewed 3 days before his death where he said he didn’t want to be known as a dead hero like Sid Vicious and James Dean. How horribly prosaic of him.  I always thought the Ballad of John and Oko was kind of an omen as well where he says, “they’re gonna crucify me” – and he was- in a way.  Interesting that he must have known he wouldn’t die of old age in his bed.

Check out the article here: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/lennon_eerie_last_interview_2ue4q2eCPHjDWWY8YaEc4J

Dec7

A Day Which Will Live in Infamy

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Here it is again. The anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. I can never forget this date. My family lost some important people as a result of WWII and so did a lot of our fellow countrymen.  The peace of paradise was destroyed by that first flight of Japanese bombers.  Not just the paradise of Hawaii, but the paradise of the whole of the US. We always thought we were safe in our beds, but this attack burst that bubble- literally to hell and back.

Take a moment today to have a minute of silence in memory of not only the people lost on that day of infamy but through the entire process of that war.

Dec5

If I Could Only Eat One Meal the Rest of My Life

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Pot on the Stove

If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life, it would have to be chicken and dumplings. I love, love, love them. A pot of chicken and dumplings is a comfort food that reminds me of my maternal grandmother. She always made sure she had some on the stove when I came to visit. She never said she loved me, but the dumplings were the proof that she did. She was an excellent country cook. Just yummy!!

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Dec3

Just a Little Harmless Venting

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HELP!

picture from Zen Habits

Right now, I have too much work to do. There’s not enough hours in the day to get it all done. Some of it is just inane, busy work but it has to be done and done by me. Not by staff.  Me. Rules, rules, rules. I’m buried under paper and there’s no end in sight. Can one drown on 20# paper?

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Dec2

Memorial Service

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I attended a very nice memorial service today for a man that I had met a couple of times but never really spoke to as he was the father of someone I know. It was a service that the man planned himself. He was 91 and he knew he would be leaving this world sooner rather than later. It was quite moving to hear the music and the Bible readings that he chose himself.  What an amazing gift to give your family and friends.

The good news is that since I was a mere acquaintance, I didn’t have to hug anyone so the empath in me is grateful that there is no depression, headache and angst. Being an empath is not fun when the environment is full of sadness. I was able to shield today and that makes me happy. I hope one day to be able to shield at will.   I’m not too sure that’ll ever happen but a girl can dream, right?