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DVR Worry Interrupted

I was fully prepared tonight for Chris to move my DVR upstairs and to start anew..on a newer DVR. But then Chris opened the DirecTV DVR shipment and noticed (right away…no clue how the man does it) that the “new” DVR is an older model of what we already have. Not sure how that happens [...]

The “Club”

A colleague lost her mother over the weekend after a long, long battle with cancer. After talking to her yesterday, I realized just how long with lots of ups and downs. I told her that she now belongs to our “club.” You know who you are out there…the people in their 20, 30s, and early [...]

Gen Con 2008 and my Meeting with Chewbacca

Some may or may not know that I am a HUGE gaming and sci fi fan. I played D&D with my brother and then with the boys in high school in late 1980s. I am also a very happy gamer girl - atari, coleco, nintendo, xbox, playstation, wii…I’ve played on them all. I’m currently very [...]

A Bit Shocked…

First I want to say that Husband and I work for the same company and I do consider my company…publishing since 1807 stable in comparison to lots of companies right now. And I’m proud to have worked for this company for the last 14 years (!) since I graduated from college.
Our backyard neighbors - because they [...]

I’m famous now!

Be sure to check out a photo of me with eBay For Dummies author, Marcia Collier. She was in the Wiley For Dummies booth signing copies of her books and talking to eager customers/followers. This is also a rare sighting of me in my glasses that I got in March. I use them for driving and [...]