Life and Things

Well, as I mentioned in a weekly Mercenary Report, our property has a new buyer. Still waiting on appraisal, so hopefully by the end of March. fingers crossed

I got final approval to be in the NASH clinical trials. I get my first dosage of the med (or placebo) on March 14. In other exciting medical news, I had two biopsies done on my hand today (3/1) to see what the spots are. They used a teeny cookie cutter to get the samples, then stitched the spots. I go back in two weeks to get the stitches out.

The dermatologist initial tentative diagnosis is something called granuloma annulare. Apparently it has ties to things like thyroid disorders, and lupus both. Yay? Good news is that if that’s what it is, it’s completely benign, and will go away on its own. That may take many years but to remove it would be considered ‘cosmetic’.

 

Blog Stuff

Not much going on blog-wise. In writing-life, I’ve joined the Online Writer’s Workshop, and started review/critiquing. Hoping to put something of my own up soon. It’s inspired me to work on revision work, if not fully writing on my current active project. I’m getting more seed ideas though, for future stuff. We shall see how it pans out.

I got a Ganesha ring to help overcome writer’s block. I also got a rather neat deck of Ganesha oriented oracle cards. Made me want to get back into doing oracular readings again.

 

Books Read and Reviewed in February

Birds of Wonder by Cynthia Robinson, 3*

Dreams of the Butterfly by Richard Marazano, 3*

The Eagle: Animals in the Wild by Renne, 3*

The Tooth That’s on the Loose by Chris Robertson, 3*

Abraham Lincoln: Friend of the People by Clara Ingram Judson, 4*

Amelia Earhart: Flying Solo by John Burke, 4*

The Anger Volcano by Amanda Greenslade, 4*

Ben Franklin: Inventing America by Thomas Fleming, 4*

Birding is My Favourite Video Game by Rosemary Mosco, Feb 24, 4*

California Illustrated by Mark Drenth/ illustrated by Abner Cardona, 4*

Child of a Mad God by RA Salvatore, 4*

George Washington: Frontier Colonel by sterling North, 4*

The Great Race by Christopher Corr, 4*

Happily by Chauncey Rogers, 4*

Humanity’s Hope by Pembroke Sinclair, 4*

The Little Book of Lagom by Jonny Jackson & Elias Larsen, 4*

The Shadow Girl by Misty Mount, 4*

Songs with Our Eyes Closed by Tyler Kent White, 4*

Spinner by Michael J Bowler, 4*

Wait Till It Gets Dark by Anita Sanchez and George Steele, 4*

Woolly and Me by Quentin Greban, 4*

Brutal Valour by James Mace, 5*

Dragon Dancer by Joyce Chng & Jérémy Pailler, 5*

The Joy of Mindful Writing by Joy Kenward, 5*

Nocturne by Kat Ross, 5*

The Shark Lady by Jess Keating, 5*

SINthetic by JT Nicholas, 5*

Solis by Kat Ross, 5*

Teenage Suicide Notes by Terry Williams, 5*

Ten Tales from Tibet by Lama Lhakpa Yeshe, 5*

Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake, 5*

 

Best Reads of the Month

 

 

 

Best Series New to Me

The Fourth Talisman by Kat Ross