What if We Weren’t The Top Cats? Superiority of an individual or a species over another is a harsh lesson to learn, but nature is harsh – it keeps handing this lesson out whether you want it or not. Humans have been at the top of the food chain for a very long time. But […]
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The Story Behind Terror Stash The smart answer is: Why not? There’s been stranger places that quite excellent thriller have been set in, including runaway best sellers. A classic that springs to mind is Running Blind, a 1970s espionage novel by English thriller writer Desmond Bagley, which was set in Iceland. Not only did the
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I really cannot believe how fast this year is flying by. Thanksgiving Day already! I hope everyone north of the 49th parallel is enjoying their day off, hanging with family or friends (or both) and appreciating life for all its joys and foibles. Have a great day! __________
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I’m still in Australia, although we only have a few hours left before we get on the plane and head back to Canada. It’s been a very quiet visit, although as my daughter, Kate, left Australia when she was five and can’t remember anything of the country, we have managed to do a little touring,
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As I write this, I’m looking at the end of a marathon writing/posting month, in order to keep up with the Kiss Across Chains blog tour. By the time you read it, you’ll already know who all the winners were for the big sweepstakes that went with it. If you won, congratulations! A few days
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This post was originally scheduled for Saturday, to let you know that by the time you read it I would be on a plane for Australia, in a dash to see my father, who was seriously ill. Dad passed away this morning, MST. I’m still getting on the plane and heading to Australia to help
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I’m pretty handy with a computer, but this weekend was a new adventure. My old desktop — “old” being four years old, which is ancient in computer terms — anyway, the desktop recently blew a gasket: One of the 500Gb hard drives curled up its toes and died. That left 500Gb of storage left, of
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In the fall, publishers annually belch a massive list of new, exciting books to tempt everyone. They proffer titles as stocking stuffers, and cozy-by-the-fire indulgences. This year, I’m joining the feeding frenzy. Starting July 1 and by the end of 2013, I will have released a total of fourteen titles. Most of them are being
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We have this weird thing about numbers in our family. My birthday is February 22, which makes it 22/02 (or 02/22 for you North Americans). Mark has the same birthday as me, so that would be 2-22-02, or 2×22-2. We’re both Pisces, and the symbol is two fish headed in opposite directions. I’m sure Robert
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I like to do Pulse Pause posts about once a month or so, and there’s usually no shortage of knee-weakening material around. I’ve always got some sort of hero of the hour I’m currently drooling over, that I can talk about, post pictures about, and write scads about how he (they) have this ability to
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