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A Lazy Sunday

I am having one of those days where I don’t really have anything to do…. and I don’t really want to do anything. I mean, ok, I should be writing, or figuring out how to put musical bumpers on my podcast or maybe dusting the window blinds but… Here I am reading a book and watching reruns on PBS. So lazy.

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The End Of An Era, And Possibly My Hometown

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wells-college-closing-due-insufficient-173526293.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall https://www.wells.edu/closure Now, I’m not a Wells grad, or a “Wells Girl” for that matter, I’m just an ex-townie in a village of upstate New York of about 600 people and 400 college girls. Yes, Wells went coed a few years ago but when I lived there, it was an all female private college. I…

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RIP Terry Carter

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/11171130/battlestar-galactica-star-terry-carter-dead I have to admit, I always had a weird soft spot for Colonel Tigh on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica. One of the things that always worked on that show was that Lorne Greene and Terry Carter were not just good actors but good at playing with each other. I also really liked how the colonel always came across…

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Author Shameless Plug!

Yes, I have a book! Its new! It is a dystopian future America built along the idea that only the strong deserve to survive and the young must be tested to establish their worthiness. Check it out! Its free on Kindle Unlimited! And I actually have another book. If you’re more in the mood for a world killing pandemic where the rare survivors aren’t US Navy SEALS…. I have a book for you!! Also…

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It's Earth Day! And 420 Day!

I was really thinking about how times have changed as I watched the news last night. Why? Because Earth Day is today and there were some recycling parties discussed on the news. I could almost hear the childish chant I was taught in school about Earth Day – “Earth Day Every Day! YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!”. We were so innocent then. What really struck me though was how socially acceptable 420…

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Podcasting.... should I?

I’m musing on starting a podcast where I riff on scifi, fantasy, and horror shows. On the one hand, I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of podcasts that do this, on the other hand, I can be pretty witty about tv and it might be fun. Anyone have any thoughts? Tips? Dire warnings? For that matter, anyone know any good “how to podcast” sources?

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You Know I Can See Your Records, Right?

I often talk to people at my place of employment who are indignant with rage over how they’ve been wronged by either Ye Olde Credit Card Company or by That Evil Company. Or both. Typically, they are closing an account because they’ve disputed a charge and feel righteous anger over how they aren’t getting their money back. I rarely reveal that I can sometimes (not always) pull up the dispute and…

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Oh Hey, Look At This!

Just saying… my book is out. If you like books where the young heroes are being testing in a high stakes dystopian battle royal for rank and status, check out the first book of my series.

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The Celestial Dance... Goes On

I’m vaguely paraphrasing Leonard Nimoy from that Simpsons episode he did with the monorail that was solar powered and that ran crazy until an eclipse ended the death ride. Fortunately there should be no death rides today. I’m in the west coast area so I won’t see the total eclipse but I highly recommend those of you in the path go see it. I saw the one in South Carolina a few years ago and its…

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Authorial Glow

Feeling pretty good because I got the book out this week. I mean, I think its good and I am feeling accomplished. I hope the readers are enjoying my vision of one hundred or so years in a future US that’s dystopian and has bitter trials for the young to pass if they want to exist beyond their teens. The next two books are already written and today I need to push down on working on the fourth…

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NEW BOOK! The Culling by SA Moffett!

Yes! My new book, The Culling, Book One of the Primacy Crucible is now available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle! If you enjoy future dystopias, please check it out! There will be four books in the series and the first three are already written so you won’t be waiting long! If you do enjoy the book, please leave a review either at Amazon or on Goodreads. Please do let me know what you think!

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Book Rec - All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

This is one of those books that I sort of think I might have read as a kid in a Reader’s Digest condensed book in the little magazine. But possibly not. I also vaguely recall this book being on the bookshelf in the hallway in my childhood home. Since I am not young at all, that means this really isn’t a recent publication either but, it is a fun read. Particularly if you are looking for something…

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Vacation... Planned!

I mean, to be honest, I was pretty final on this plan already but I have got my travel plans set. I’m going to the big Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. Pal B and I decided to not get the super expensive row seats that have the best views because it was nice but not something you have to do all the time and frankly the view wasn’t terrible in the farther back seats. Also a lot of the perks of…

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Finishing Anxiety

I know what this is. I have been here before. When I finished my first book, A Cold Sort Of Joy – which you can find here on Amazon…

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Ozempic Success!

Yes, I actually got Ozempic delivered to me! Now to hold onto the prior authorization in case people forget!

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Update on The Ozempic Journey

So, in theory, I am again approved for Ozempic and in theory my new prescription even has a postal label and should be here in a few days. I do now have a Prior Authorization for Ozempic that should last three years. I also got an email from the mail order pharmacy AFTER the “here’s your tracking number” email that the prescription is on hold AGAIN. I call, I am reassured this is from a prior…

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"The Spark" and Natalia Grace's Plight

I’ve pondered here about Natalia Grace Barnett before. If you’re not familiar, she is a Ukrainian orphan adopted by an American family who then suspected her of being a dwarf adult and not a child at all. The adoptive parents had her legally reaged and booted her to the curb and come to find out, all evidence points to the fact that she was 9 or 10 when they reaged her to 22 and this is basically…