Night Owl Or Early Bird

So are you a late night person, or an early riser? I often wonder how much of this propensity is nature, and how much nurture. I remember being the first one to pop out of bed early in the morning ever since I was a little kid. Nowadays, it's a real struggle when I travel … Continue reading Night Owl Or Early Bird

Habits – Breaking or Making

Wouldn't it be great if building the habits you wanted was as easy as brushing your teeth? I can't imagine going to bed without doing it, and in fact I'd get out of bed and do it if I forgot. Because, yuck. But other things I'd like to do just sail past, and before I … Continue reading Habits – Breaking or Making

A PsyCop 9 Cutting Room Floor Snippet

Progress Report I'm pleased to update that I'm working on my first content edit of PsyCop 9: Agent Bayne and I'm still on track for a January release. I haven't decided yet whether to run a preorder; I know lots of folks like the convenience but I hear so many horror stories about preorders gone … Continue reading A PsyCop 9 Cutting Room Floor Snippet

Mechanical Issues

I have an appointment at the car dealership today, and I just had the random passing thought, What if I accidentally showed up in my bathing suit? Because usually when I go somewhere in the middle of the day, it's the pool. Then I thought, And what if my mechanic is wearing this thing I … Continue reading Mechanical Issues

All Hail the Space Bar

So I was futzing around with Adobe Bridge today. It's the least glamorous of all the Creative Suite, basically a way to view and organize files. But many years ago I realized it had some secret powers I could use to optimize my day job workflow. Back then I had a bunch of scanned documents … Continue reading All Hail the Space Bar

What would you do for $100?

I was flailing around in the pool today at water aerobics. I don't teach anymore...I'm enjoying myself as a participant again. (This is a very good thing.) Anyway, I was tooling along when I realized I could go a little harder. And then I thought, "What if we were all wearing heart rate monitors and … Continue reading What would you do for $100?

Bestselling Tee of the Week 10/30-11/6

One of my PsyCop tees was my top selling Tee on Amazon this week, hooray! I have a fun story to go with it. I was shuttling to the airport after GRL and was sitting with someone I'd met in passing the night before, so he asked me about what I wrote. When I told … Continue reading Bestselling Tee of the Week 10/30-11/6

Fall Back

Whyyyy? Tonight, Daylight Saving Time ends in the US. The ending of Daylight Saving's in the Fall is always harder for me than its beginning in Spring, because I wake up earlier than I want to in general. Sometimes several hours earlier. Today? I was up before 5:30. Tomorrow, that same time will be 4:30. … Continue reading Fall Back