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Where Do You Write?

Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2022 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Some authors have an office they go to to write. Others write wherever and whenever they can. I have a home workstation in my bedroom. I write there a lot. I also write in my living room. I have things…

Tagged with: office, writing, writing locations, writing office, writing processes, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques

Cleaning House

Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2015 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

We all have those little tasks that we don’t like to do, and we do them because there is no one else who will do it. I can’t afford a house cleaning service, so I have to clean my house…

Tagged with: bathroom, chores, cleanup, dinner, easier, fixture, items, meals, office, papers, person, system, tasks
Posted in General Opinion

Getting Active

Posted on Sunday, February 15, 2015 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

My activity monitor is not just for the time I spend at the gym. I actually never go to a gym. I don’t have a gym membership. It tracks my activity twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. That’s…

Tagged with: Active, Bounce, Dance, dishes, elevator, lawn, lifestyle, membership, office, park, room, sports, workout
Posted in General Opinion

Research Journals

Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2014 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

If you are working on a long-term project and need to do research on it, it’s a good idea to have a research journal. That’s a journal where you record where you searched, what you looked for, and what you…

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Posted in Family History, Hobbies

Colonoscopies

Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2014 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

A colonoscopy is not fun. I’m not one hundred percent sold on them being necessary, but I did it anyway. After all the doctors are the ones who went to school to learn about the human body. I don’t want…

Tagged with: broth, cancer, Colonoscopies, diseases, doctor, doctors, goal, imaginations, laxative, office, pangs, restriction, snack, sports drinks
Posted in General Opinion

Keeping the Promise

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2014 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

If you have a pet, you’ve made the promise. Think of it as an unwritten contract, a promise to take care of that pet in exchange for its unconditional love and companionship. That’s a serious promise. The animal hasn’t a…

Writing with Scrivener

Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

When I write my novels, I use a program called Scrivener, which allows me to arrange each scene as I want it in the fly or during a revision. (Yes, that’s happened). It’s an inexpensive program and can be found…

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Posted in Writing Techniques

When Computers Attack

Posted on Sunday, September 15, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

When computers attack, they can do a lot of mental harm. They can do physical harm as well, if they are the right kind of computer in the right circumstances, but I’m not talking about those. I’m talking about the…

Tagged with: Avoid, battery, boot, clients, computer, computers, data, desk, files, gremlins, locks, maxim, Microsoft, mischief, office, person, product, products, reboot, suite, tension, threats, upload, version
Posted in General Opinion

Disk Management

Posted on Sunday, June 9, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

In a typical office, you need a filing system. Even home offices for family finances and business use some kind of filing system. If you don’t maintain that system properly, chaos will take over. I know. I’ve been there. Your…

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FFL – Monthly Report – October 2012

Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

From: Agent Cuddlebug To: Mr. Whiskers at HQ Date: 14 October 2012 Subject: Monthly Report – October 2012 The humans have opened the Closed Room. We were not allowed in there until recently. Unfortunately, any secrets that they were concealing…