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Struggling Writer's Club 2
by Dee-eHarlequin on February 22nd, 2008, 12:18am
Writing is hard work. Whether you're published, unpublished, just starting out, or been doing it for years, sometimes you need a chance to sit back, grab a beverage of your choice, and hang out with others just like you.
In this club, we're all in it together. We wait and hope. Complain and encourage. Share and learn. Sometimes we celebrate. Sometimes we pick ourselves off the ground and try all over again. And we do a lot of laughing, too.
Because, after all, learning this craft and putting yourself out there is really a struggle. So, come on in, introduce yourself and start a conversation.
Dee Tenorio
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
Trish M...
I looked up Shaespeare for you becaise I'd heard the same thing in my classes that he was popular, but not revered a genius until later. Here's his wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
There's a good bio at Shakespeare Online. :)
Hugs,
Dee
Dee Tenorio
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
New room
I see that we have a new room, but is there any way on checking on any posts that might have been missed.
Michelle S
An Impulsive Debutante* (M&BH Sept 08)*A Question of Impropriety (M&BH Nov 08)* Viking Warrior Unwilling Wife (Hh Dec 08)
website: http://www.michellestyles.co.uk * blog http://www.michellestyles.blogspot.com
Oooh, new room! Cool.
Oooh, new room! Cool. :) Thanks to all for the good wishes on the baby.
Julie--yay for Fecklet's new shoes!
-Michelle Willingham
http://www.michellewillingham.com
THE VIKING'S FORBIDDEN LOVE-SLAVE - Harlequin Historical Undone! - November 2008
HER WARRIOR SLAVE - Harlequin Historicals, November 2008
I didn't even realise this
I didn't even realise this was a new room!
I just read an article on the bbc website called "Will India fall for Mills and Boon" - here's the link if anyone's interested
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7255456.stm
Don't know how to do links properly. Guess you'll have to C&P it into your broswer. Sorry.
Shaz
So
Shaz isn't mad that she's not first? Weird....
Thanks for the link. I don't know how to 'link' either yet. But then I never learned how on the other eharl site either....
Good morning everyone. Going with dd to take the five month old dgd for shots this morning. <sigh> Hate these days.... especially since Kaia is so much more whiney about hers than Andee ever was/is.
~*~Lisa62~*~ I am unwritten/Ending unplanned~Natasha Bedingfield
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I should've been
I should've been FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!
(((Kaia)))
Shaz
New Room
I think I'm seventh and that's my fav number.
And, yes, is there a link somewhere to the old room? Hate to miss messages.
Lisa, I hope the little sweetheart doesn't have too difficult a time with the vaccination. They're no fun.
TGIF!! We're going out tonight with a group of people I used to work with. Very fancy restaurant and the boss is picking up the tab. Yay!! Joyce
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy
Have fun, Joyce!
Just before we went for vaccinations, I always gave mine some Tylenol to lessen the pain. Hopefully she'll do fine though. I hated the one year old shots-vaccinations in both legs. Ouchie!
Mary Beth-you have email from me!
LindaC
Yay!
New room. :-)
Linda--you have mail.
This has been the craziest week of my teaching career and it hasn't been good. It's involved other teachers walking by large groups of teenagers in the hall ten minutes after the bell to class and saying "they're not my kids" when they walked right by them without saying a word AND other teachers sitting in a workroom and not stepping in when a girl was literally in my face screaming. I had to write TWO referrals to the discipline office this week...my first in YEARS. Ugh. Thank GOD my yearbook and newspaper kids were great.
TGIF!!!!!
Mary Beth
Sorry to hear that, MB
That's about par for the course these days though. No one wants to be involved. Luckily that's never been my problem. I correct everyone's kids and always have. I'm sure I've stepped on a few colleagues' toes, but ah, well. Better than let kids run down the hall playing and screaming.
LindaC
Thanks Linda
and sorry to vent here like that. It's pretty annoying when teachers in an 1800 student school say, "they're not my kids." If we go around looking at things like that, schools will fall apart. We're busy, but NOT so busy we can't 1. Say go to class when we walk by a bunch obviously breaking school rules (You don't have to mean, you just have to say it. Usually kids are GREAT, and they'll do what they're told AND 2. Step outside during passing when a girl is cussing LOUD and making threatening statements. If teachers are too busy to do those two things, they're too busy to be in the profession. Just my .02
Grrrrr.
Now I've vented twice!
mb
Mary Beth--Don't you hate
Mary Beth--Don't you hate playing bad cop? I'm like you and will enforce the rules, even if they aren't my kids. Most kids will obey. And the ones who don't need to be taken to task.
Yesterday a 6th grade twit tripped another student and sent him sprawling face first. He did it on purpose and needed to be sent to the principal. I called for one to come, but they were in meetings. The twit decided to start crying because he got busted and the special ed. teacher was consoling him. I was thinking--hello? He just hurt another student deliberately! What are you consoling HIM for?
(also ranting)
-Michelle Willingham
http://www.michellewillingham.com
THE VIKING'S FORBIDDEN LOVE-SLAVE - Harlequin Historical Undone! - November 2008
HER WARRIOR SLAVE - Harlequin Historicals, November 2008
I'm with you, MB and Michelle
that drives me crazy, too. What I hate is when the counselor or even the PRINCIPAL will baby the troublemaker and make excuses for them! Arrgghh! I taught a kid one year and every time he got into serious principal type trouble he would turn on the tears! He was a master manipulator and the principal would fall for it every time! I wanted to hand him the Oscar!
I agree that if we don't all pitch in to guide them and think of them as all of our students, the place will fall apart. But you see teachers every day close their doors, close their eyes. If they're not mine, then they're not my problem! Ack!
You've got mail again, MB. I hope that it clarifies things a bit.
LindaC
And here I came tip-toeing
And here I came tip-toeing in and was just about to say "yay! I finally go straight to the most recent posts instead of the first message in the thread", only it turns out that it's new room.
I was so far behind, that maybe it's a good thing. Cheers and Hugs all around as required.
MB, that's sad. When i was growing up, any teacher would get involved in any situation. I remember many times when a teacher would leave the room for one reason or the other and the noise level rose, and sure enough here came another teacher to tell us to pipe down!
I continue to work on edits this weekend. And it continues to be bone-chillingly cold here.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Jaq
Jaq
Take an unexpected turn into romance with stories by...Vanessa Jaye
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Teahers unite!
Sounds like we're all on the same page! I dropped dh off at the OKC airport thismorning. He's gone to California fora week. Wah!
The one good thing: WRITING TIME!!!!! Woo hoo!!!!
It was cold here this mornging too, but now it's in the 70s. Strange weather!
Cranberry juice coversation from before: MyMIL picked up some cranberry concentrate for me. It was sugar free and WAY too strong to take alone, but I put 2 tbsp. in my tea or water in the morning and never got sick. She found it at a health food store.
MB
Sad news
I just read that Maggie Shayne, one of my favorite authors has just lost her home, most of her possesions and more importantly, her 2 dogs, Wrinkles and Sally in a house fire. She is staying with her daughter, send her prayers and energy in this hardest of times.
~v~
(((Maggie)))
My heart goes out to her, having been in similar circumstances from the floods of a hurricane. She's in my prayers. Her canines friends await her across the Rainbow Bridge.
LindaC
Ugh!
Apparently it's too early in the morning to make muffins. I didn't have a chocolate chip muffin mix, so I decided to go on the internet to find one to mix up. Well, I mixed it all right-I put in corn meal instead of flour. Hint for the day-label your canisters!
So sorry to hear about
So sorry to hear about Maggie Shayne. She did a workshop at my local RWA chapter a few years ago, and I thought she was a really nice lady.
lol, luz2write. I went through my cupboards this morning thinking I wouldn't mind mixing up a batch of muffins. But i didn't want to them from scratch, not from the pre-mixed package. Considering I've never done them from scratch, I'll bear your experience in mind. *g*
Back to edits.
Jaq
Take an unexpected turn into romance with stories by...Vanessa Jaye
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Hello!!
I have been a tad out of touch in here for the last few weeks. I have been reading everything though... not that I can remember much of them.
Anyway life has been busy busy... and I am off to Nashville again next week to attend the Country Radio Seminar. I have to do 23 interviews in 3 days! It should be interesting but busy. Garth Brooks will be there as will a host of other stars.
Hugs to Maggie... that is horrible, my thoughts are with her.
MB - sorry to hear you aren't getting the support at school. I have been doing the good citizenship here. I was traveling on the Underground and was horrified by the behaviour of a school boy in the carriage, I was too far away to say anything. But I could see from his uniform and backpack what school he went to so I emailed them the next day to complain. Within 20 mins I had an email back apologising and asking for more info so they could identifiy him further. I was impressed that they took my complaint seriously.
OK back to my marathon NCIS watching session.
Biddy
Yikes!!!
Just wrote one of my mega posts and lost it. Dang.
Okay, let's try to recreate.
Sorry to hear about your troubles at school, MB. Just as in every profession, I think there's good teachers and not so good teachers. I've noticed over the years more of an apathy in some teachers that I blame on the strong union out here. They toe the union line and won't do a whit more than they have to. Then there are the wonderful teachers (like you) who really care and is willing to go the extra mile for the students, even if it's sometimes the tough thing to do. Stick to your guns and be proud of yourself.
Have fun with those edits, Jaq.
So sorry to hear about Maggie Shayne's house and her poor pets. How sad. Sending her positive thoughts and good wishes.
Lucky Biddy. Enjoy Nashville.
Well, I've seen my 4th doctor in 3 weeks and am on a new medication. I hope this one works. Since it looks like we won't have access to the old room, I want to repeat in here how much I appreciate all the input and consideration from you guys. I made notes and went to the health food store and bought absolutely everything.
We had great fun on Friday night. The restaurant was fancy, the meals teeny but tasty. I broke every UTI rule. I had two glasses of wine with dinner, cappuccino afterwards and this most decadent chocolate lava cake for dessert. But I'm being extra good this weekend.
My nephew (who just turned 20) got a DUI on Friday night. I've been really worried about him for awhile now and I hope this will be wakeup call for him, but I have my doubts. My sister and BIL have plenty of money and their kids have always felt entitled. And nothing is ever their fault. My nephew is gambling big time (the cops found $13,000 in his truck, all gambling money) drinking and smoking dope way too much, and driving impaired. The last time I tried to talk to my sister about my concerns, she accused my DS of lying. So I keep my mouth shut now. The problem is, my nephew was supposed to be leaving on Friday to take my mom to Mexico to meet his parents and another of my sisters. Now he has no ID, so unless he can talk the police into giving him his license back for the trip, he can't go. That means my mom can't go either, because she can't travel alone. I want to give her the heads up, but I promised my DS I wouldn't say anything. I barely slept last night, worrying about what to do.
Should be an interesting week. Joyce
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy
(((Joyce)))
that's not an easy situation. It ought to be interesting to hear your nephew's explanation to his grandmother about why she's not going to Mexico. Uh oh!
((Joyce))
One can only hope that this is the wakeup call he needs. It could have been far worse...Hopefully he will get the help that he so clearly needs.
And it is up to him to get himself out of this mess. Of course, his insurance company will not be happy with the DUI either.
Fingers crossed that the new meds etc zap the UTI.
Michelle S
An Impulsive Debutante* (M&BH Sept 08)*A Question of Impropriety (M&BH Nov 08)* Viking Warrior Unwilling Wife (Hh Dec 08)
website: http://www.michellestyles.co.uk * blog http://www.michellestyles.blogspot.com
HUGS Maggie
So sad to lose pets in a natural sort of way, but in a fire! Hopefully they went like one of our relative's dogs who died by smoke inhalation before the fire got to him. Sad either way, but more bearable to think the actual fire didn't kill them. Less suffering that way.
Hugs on the teachers issues. My dd was sexually harrassed by a boy 2 thru 4th grades and the principal wouldn't do anything about it. He said he'd 'talk' to the boy's father but never did. I finally had to call them all in for a meet and told off the principal and the boy's father. I threatened lawsuits, expulsion for the boy and suing the dad if it kept up. I'd been trying to get my girls transfered out of that school for two years with no luck When this meet happened the principal suggested I move dd to another lunch period. I told him the boy still harrasses her in class and that was no answer. Then he said she can go to a different class. Still no answer for her because they'd have recesses together and he'd continue. All his 'helpful' ideas was against dd and I refused. Then he said we could put her on a different track (it is a year round school so this would put her in school at a different time). Again I said no. Finally the principal suggested I move her to a different school! YES! Finally! I said NO. Why? Because like I told him, my dd had done nothing wrong and she was being punished for the boy's wrongs. I told him I would NOT teach dd to run from her problems especially if she was not wrong! Make the boy leave. No he said. It's not fair to him! GRRRRR. Both kids were in the room the whole time and finally the dad accused me of letting all helpful suggestions, what he was saying, go in one ear and onto the floor. I told him not to be mistaken. I was hearing every word and getting closer and closer to a law suit! They finally had dd tell the boy to leave her alone that she didn't like him. His father told him to leave her alone. Problem solved.... Except that 3 days later the poor boy's dad fell dead from a heart attack and dd felt guilty. She asked if it was ok to feel bad for him. I told her most definitely so she went and told the boy she was sorry about his dad. Within the week the boy moved away with an uncle. The next year I managed to get all three dds transfered because oldest was accepted into the Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) program. To this day my girls face problems head on. Only one of dds teachers would get involved in this issue in all three years it was going on. The principal even subtly insinuated my dd was 'leading' him on, 'teasing' him! I told that principal flat out that my dd was not a whore! Goodness- she was barely 8 at the time! So I always applaud teachers or principals who stand out and do the right thing. You all deserve a blue ribbon and a trophy!
MB Do you live in OK? Where? Maybe we can get together.
~*~Lisa62~*~ I am unwritten/Ending unplanned~Natasha Bedingfield
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You've got the right idea, Lisa!
You've taught your girls well! Some principals are so spineless. I think it is because they are taught by the higher ups that the parents are 'customers' and the focus is now on customer service instead of education. In retail, the customer is always right. I also think that sexual harassment is not often taken seriously. Administrators don't want to deal with it. It's up to the parents and often times, parents don't want to deal with it either or they laugh it off.
I had a student when I was teaching in the middle school who was being harassed by a boy and her sister, whom she was being raised by wouldn't do anything about it. I was furious!
Mary Beth-you really do have mail this time. I actually hit the send button this go around!
LindaC
Long time no see . . . sorry --
I'm sorry I haven't been around the last week or so, but the day job has been a little hectic. I've read the posts, but I don't remember if I actually posted anything last week or not.
I would like to applaud all of the teachers out there who are doing the right thing by their students; children have to learn that they are responsible for their actions. Unfortuantely, they don't necessarily learn this from their parents. I had wonderful teachers when I was in school, but that was a different era, where getting in trouble with the teacher or at school was an exception instead of the rule.
It was my birthday yesterday, and my brother surprised me with a birthday cake!
I sincerely wish all of you who are submitting that you hear something soon!
Waving to all here in SubCare - welcome to all the newbies!
Jamie
Happy Belated Birthday Jamie
Jamie --
Ihope you had a wonderful birthday.
Michelle S
An Impulsive Debutante* (M&BH Sept 08)*A Question of Impropriety (M&BH Nov 08)* Viking Warrior Unwilling Wife (Hh Dec 08)
website: http://www.michellestyles.co.uk * blog http://www.michellestyles.blogspot.com
Happy Belated Birthday, Jamie!
Another difference is that when I got in trouble at school, I got in even worse trouble at home. That's rare now. Often times, the parents blame the teacher instead of the kid when the kid gets in trouble-she's picking on him or someone else(anyone else)is picking on him, he couldn't be capable of acting like that, etc. etc.
LindaC
Happy Birthday Jamie!
Singing happy birthday to you, Jamie!
Go Lisa. It's derfinitely good idea to teach your children to stand up for themselves. I'm in Wichita Falls, TX. I plan on joining the OK writer's group this year, but probably not until May at the earliest.
Linda, got the e-mail. :-)
MB
Happy Birthday Jamie!!
Jamie - I hope your birthday was good!
Biddy
Thank you!
Thank you Michelle S, LindaC, MB and Biddy on the birthtday wishes. It was a quiet day - worked in the afternoon, came home made dinner, surprised with the birthday cake and went upstairs to watch the Oscars. Unfortunately, I went to sleep while channel surfing!
Does anyone else out there have the same feeling when their birthday comes around. I'm ___ age, but I sure don't feel it. Sometimes, I feel like I'm 21; and, then, on other days, I feel older than my 54 years! Oh well, I'm still alive and well, have a good life, and some special friends at work and here at Subcare. What more could a girl want? {Smiles to self and blushes! - Taken out to dinner with a nice guy with no strings attached -- flattery not required, but would be welcomed!}
{Sidebar - Going to church tonight and having my first Confession prior to officially joining the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil. I'm ecstatic (spelling)!
Have a nice evening everyone. Love to all! Jamie
Happy Birthday Jamie!!
Hope it was a wonderful one!!
Lisa - how terrible for your dd. School is tough enough without the bullying and harrassment for goodness sakes.
Although I must say, it is also hard to allow them to fight (or choose to ignore and not fight) stuff.
Just this weekend we were at the school with a ton of other parents to help prepare the baseball fields for baseball season. Lots of kids were there - all ages - playing on the playground. Ds ran to the basketball court with one of his mini basketballs to join a group of smaller boys - around his age.
As I reached them, one of the little boys - probably a first grader - said 'He's in special ed' and they all stepped away from my ds. I saw red - but my ds just ignored them, tossed his ball towards the basketball hoop, then ran off to join the older boys at the other basketball court. He continued to play with various groups for the next hour we were there.
Although I kept my eye out for the parents of the small boys, I never saw them pick up their boys. They had already left when we finished our project.
As my temper was steaming away while we drove away, I realized that my ds had had a wonderful time. He did not allow those boys to ruin his day. So, with difficulty, I let my anger go.
Not that I still don't want to have a little convo with the parents(!) but, at least at that moment, my ds didn't need me to battle for him. He choose another way.
Poor Maggie. Such a loss!
Linda, Michelle, MB - thank goodness for teachers like you guys.
Joyce - I hope you feel better soon. Your dinner sounded wonderful! What a tough situation with your nephew. Hope he has a wake up call soon!
Sorry if I forgot anyone. Monday brain, what can I say!
Lori :)
Congrats
Jamie - Congrats and good luck on your First Confession. Mine was many many years ago :-)
Lori
{{{{hugs}}}}, as the parent of a dd with a disability I, too, have encountered situations where there was name calling or harrassment from other children towards my girl. The most notable thing about the situation is
1) my dd rarely even understood there was something going on and eventually her outgoing personality would win the perpetrator over
2) other kids that befriended my dd would stand up to their peers and let them have it
3) mama bear would swing into action
but ultimately it was better if I backed off and let number 1 or 2 have a chance to work.
Jamie: a belated good wishes on your birthday and being a woman of a certain age (older than dirt is an age, right?
), I swing between feeling no different than I did when I was fresh out of nursing school (20 years old) and my current mid-fi*&%^&
. It's very strange isn't it?
Nancy
I've been thinking about not feeling my age...
I mean, for some reason, I'm chafing at being 30. Especially as I approach 31---there better be a big bloody cake, lemme tell you. I can't help it. In my head, I'm still 23. It's like my brain refused to age.
My mom made my day, though. I was talking, telling a story and she was just smiling at me. I said, what? She replies, "You looked exactly like you did when you were five, telling me stories."
Sometimes, Mom just knows the right thing to say. :)
Dee
Dee Tenorio
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
zooms in, waves to everybody
And wishes happy birthday to Jamie.
Must write...
Feckless
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Thank you . . .
to Lori and Julie for my birthday wishes!
On a side note, and I hope that I don't offend anyone by saying this, but as far as my First Confession goes, just let me say that one of my favorite hymns "Amazing Grace" is even more meaningful this morning. I wish each of you the same peace!
I wanted to mention something that one of the newbies has said earlier this week - this board and its members - are extra special, and I am very thankful to be able to come here and chat, garner some inspiration in reading everyone's thoughts on one subject or another. You ladies are just great! Thank you!
I hope each of you have a wonderful day! Jamie
Jamie, happy
Jamie, happy birthday!!!
Dee, I know what you mean. Sometimes I just don't feel my age. I thought it was just me but my mother said just because our bodies get older doesn't mean our minds and spirits grow old, not unless we let them.
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Arrgh!
I went to wake sil for work after reading the posts and now I'm not sure I can remember everything...
Happy belated Birthday Jamie! Sounds like a nice day you had. Congrats on your first confession. I love Amazing Grace too. I'll Fly Away is special to me cos it was my dad's fave hymn and always brings a tear to my eyes when I hear it since we lost him to heart trouble in '88.
Thanks Linda and Lori and everyone who feels I did the right thing. Unfortunately, I still try to step up to the plate for my 'little' girls today even though they are all grown up now. Must learn to let them fight their own. But I do encourage them not to let anyone walk on them still- whether it be something at work, home or school. My niece has a facial something-something-cranial something disease and she was teased in school. It was almost cute to see my youngest (6 mos younger than niece & both in 2nd grade) stand up for her cousin, made me proud. One day at the bus stop a boy (dds friend) was picking on niece and dd came unglued all OVER that kid! Telling him the facts of life all the while. Luckily she didn't get in trouble for it after explaining herself. From then on he 'played nice' to niece and they became friends too. Another day same dd, then in 4th grade, wholloped another older kid (middle schooler) for picking on her older-by-2-years sister! That one still has a fighting nature. But, I'm also one of 'those' parents that when my girls did get in trouble I got the whole story, then even knowing my dd wouldn't do 'that', I asked what they did to provoke or make a situation before going to authorities. They aren't angels and I know that. But I also know my kids and have always been extra involved in their lives.
Good for those of you who have learned to temper your anger when it comes to kids. I know its hard to let them fight their own battles and whether we like to admit it or like the particular situation, or not- it makes them grow as people when they do.Us too.
On the age thing- I never feel my age. I actually worry that my age will one day sneak up and catch up on me! Lol I think, for me, its because I've been so close to my young dds for so long. Even now I'm a gramma I don't feel 45 for the most part. Which gets me into trouble trying to do things I'm not capable of anymore.... Must learn new limits!
Waving to fly-by Julie.
MB I hope you can join! We are planning a retreat soon. It will be my first and I'm excited to go. Hopefully home life will cooperate.
~*~Lisa62~*~ I am unwritten/Ending unplanned~Natasha Bedingfield
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Lisa
I don't think you ever stop sticking up for your kids and it's an honorable thing when you see them stick up for other people. You know you've done a good job!
Some days I don't feel my age of 44 either. I wonder where all of the time has gone. It was just yesterday when I had my 15th birthday party. Isn't it amazing?
I'm hoping to join RWA this summer, so that I can start attending the local meetings.
LindaC
Thank you
to Jennifer and Lisa on my birthday wishes. You ladies are so sweet.
Jamie
Another wish
Belated Happy Birthday, Jamie. How sweet of your brother to get you a cake. I never, ever, get a birthday cake and I remember how much it touched me one year when a young man I worked with brought me a cake at lunch.
Joyce, who sometimes feels every one of her 50 years and sometimes is shocked when she realizes she's that old.
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy
Happy Birthday, Jamie!
Happy Birthday, Jamie! :)
Hugs to Maggie Shayne.
Lisa--that's shocking, but I'm glad you stuck to your guns.
-Michelle Willingham
http://www.michellewillingham.com
THE VIKING'S FORBIDDEN LOVE-SLAVE - Harlequin Historical Undone! - November 2008
HER WARRIOR SLAVE - Harlequin Historicals, November 2008
Everyone okay?
Just read about the earthquake ifelt in parts of England. Julie, Anna, Biddy, Kate, MichelleS? You all shaken, not stirred?
LindaC
Wow... been gone for awhile...
Hugs to MaryBeth and to Lisa. School and school-aged kids..... just wow.
I feel your anger Lori and Shea...um... dang this new posting box.. sorry but your name has escaped me... anyway, you handled it well. We still have that hurdle to face this next school year as well. I hope I can rise to your examples.
Happy Belated Birthday, Jaime. How special!
Joyce! With all those new DIL's and still no birthday cake? Give me an email address and I will set things to right in that department. You should be feted for your special day....
My new job has consumed my life it seems. I read everything, but I'm so tired that I haven't had the energy to post. I got online only to find out that I have a story being released in an anthology this week and needed to immediately do author sheets. I figgered that since I'm already online, I'd MAKE time to read and actually post.
I got the news that once I log 400 hours on the job assignment, in general, the company hires you on in a permanent spot. I was told that I was an absolute shoe-in and that good things were in the wind for me. It would appear that I've been accepted into the fold. Now if only they would lay off the generosity in the food area. I'll gain back all the weight I've lost at this rate.
*sitting back to chew my nails until our Brit Pack checks in....*
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From what I can find online...
it was only a 5.3, at most. In earthquake terms, that'll maybe stir the ice cubes in your cup a little. A little startling, but nothing serious. The cats, on the other hand, might be a little hard to get off the tops of cupboards.
Then again, Hosty Rae worries I'll die from a 5.1, lol, so it was probably quite a shock over in the UK. Hope no one got too scared!
Hugs,
Dee
Dee Tenorio
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
Earthquake
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm
I slept through it, and it was reasonably far from me.. But when I got up this morning the dogs were aggitated. Kate Walker lives near Lincoln which is quite near the epicentre.
There are currently no reports of serious injuries according the BBC. but the 5.1 is enough to feel it, but not to cause severe damage. Most of the damage comes afterwards, for example the 1906 SF earthquake ruptured gas and water lines, and so fires raged out of control. The one was much much higher on the Richter scale.
You do get earthquakes in Britain, but not as frequently as California.The main problem is that the houses are mostly built of brick etc. and so you do tend to get structural damgae more readily.
Michelle S, who used to work for Allstate in California and so knows a little bit about some of the problems.
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earthquake
We're down south and didn't feel a thing. Or I didn't, anyway--I was fast asleep. I just asked Fecklet and he said "eh" which makes me think he didn't feel it either, though he could just be being blase.
It wasn't far from Queen Kate though. I wonder if her cats are spooked.
Feckless
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What??
There was an earthquake??? And there was I thinking someone had made the earth move for me ;-)
And no I didn't feel it but then again I am down south.
Biddy
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Don't remember a darn thing I just read. I need sleep. My body is crying for sleep, so I will go nap in just a second.
What I do remember:
Happy belated birthday, Jamie!
Glad no-one was hurt during the quake. Leave it to Dee to be able to summarize it very well for us!
Is Anna anywhere near the epicenter? And if anyone hears from Queen Kate, please ask her to pop in, or report for her, ok?
I'm going back to bed. See y'all later.
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