I haven't been posting in my blog very much lately because I'm in the final (hopefully final) revision of a manuscript that now has an ending.  I've also been busy with my part time job, as well as building and maintaining a new website (more on that to come).

My personal life is improving.  For friends who haven't seen updates via e-mail, my husband is now officially history.  Onward to building a new life for myself and kids, not looking back. 

Posted August 29, 2006; 7:55pm EST | Talk to me

This is a cool website:  100 Common Mistakes - see how many you can answer correctly.  I managed to get 95 correct (okay, so I was bored at work).

Posted August 11, 2006; 8:50pm EST | Talk to me

I cannot believe the turmoil the Middle East is in nowadays.  The world's "balance" is off in that it affects so many other areas of the world.  Sadly, it all seems to be in the name of religion, who is right, whose morals should be adhered to, etc.  I wonder if there will ever be a true "free" world?  As long as there are people trying to control each other with religion, there will always be war.  As long as someone thinks their way is better (Bush and the collective right), there will always be rebellion.

I look at Israel and think to myself, okay you may have been justified to send over a few bombs - but to kill hundreds of innocent people - children even?  Can't they find some other way of resolving their issues?  Interesting how the US has been inactive in securing peace in that area.  But Bush has been determined to "democracize" other countries.  Look at Cuba; same thing.  I have to wonder how many people would still be alive today if Bush had chosen a more peaceful means of gaining his oil?  Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just send over money and buy it?

Posted August 11, 2006; 8:50pm EST | Talk to me