Friday Fun Fact

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Linda Andrews

Chicken’s are fowl-mouthed beasts.

Autocorrect finds that ducking hilarious.

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Upcoming Booksignings

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Linda Andrews

Hello all,

Apparently, some of you might want to know where you can meet me or purchase autographed copies of my books.

I’ll be at the Must Read Fiction, booth #119, at the Tucson Festival of Books on March 14-15th.

And at Phoenix Fan Fusion on May 21-24th. This time we moved up in the world and have moved out of the basement and onto the third floor.

Come out and see me.

Until next time.

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Posted on March 2, 2020 by Linda Andrews

Happy March everyone!

This year, I’m participating in Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week from now until March 7th.

Check out the books that are either free or deeply discounted.

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lindaandrews

Until next time.

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Friday Fun Fact

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Linda Andrews

If you leave your garage door open, I will look inside as I pass by.

And I will judge you.

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Another Way

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Linda Andrews

I live in a major city. There are hundreds of ways for me to get from my house to my work. Hundreds.

And yet, I take the same way, every day.

The route tends to be the fastest.

And the most direct.

But there is construction that is starting to impact the time and my blood pressure. Yes, there are lots of idiots who don’t know how to drive through construction zones let alone use a round-about.

Today, on the advice of a coworker, I decided to try something different. Not a different route, but a different exit—missing the round-about and bypassing the construction.

I white knuckled it all the way and fumed at having to wait for lights to allow me to proceed.

It was annoying. Almost as annoying as those folks who don’t know how to use a round-about. Alas, I didn’t have anyone to shout at for their stupidity. And I think it may actually have taken longer.

But, I’ll try it again at least until the end of the week.

Maybe, I’ll even like it.

Well, that may be getting a little carried away. Still, it’s good to try something new.

Until next time.

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The Trouble with Trivets

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Linda Andrews

The hubbinator is adamant that no hot pots or mugs should be set on our brand new granite countertops.

So for the last few weeks, we’v been using cutting boards and one trivet.

For the record, a trivet is not a tribble. One of my favorite Star Trek episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ6LC-olw9Q

I looked at quite a few stores and even the great Zon but they usually had plastic trivets. I could just imagine the hubbinator’s reaction if the plastic melted to the countertop.

Fun times.

Either way, we found out via ebay that our trivets are now vintage kitchenware.

I found a few and had the hubbinator pick out his favorite. Next week, we shall be the proud owners of these three beauties:

A dream come true. Until next time.

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Friday Fun Fact

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Linda Andrews

The shortest relationship in my history on this planet is with my paycheck.

It barely spends time with me and rarely takes me out to dinner or the movies.

Anyone else feel the same?

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Grease

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Linda Andrews

The hubbinator and I have been together 33 years. Imagine my surprise when he said he couldn’t clean a greasy pot.

So here it is in all its glory. How to clean a greasy pot (FYI this does not apply to a cast iron pot). This is the remains after cooking some bacon:

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Scoop out the grease and dump it in the garbage. Not down the sink. Grease and sinks don’t mix.

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Get as much out as possible and it should look like the picture above. Then add soap (no water) directly to the pot. Using a wet greenie (this is the scrubby thing) soap up the dish and clean it. The soap will do most of the work if you don’t add water to the pan.

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Then rinse with hot water (the hot water is more for the drain-grease and sinks don’t mix, but soap makes it go down easier).

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Dry and put away.

Et voila. It is done.

Until next time.

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Doom Box

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Linda Andrews

This is the first of two posts that somehow got turned into a page.

If you have Netflix, then you know the magic of the list. The place where you can add items to watch. Items that catch your fancy while you’re scrolling through the categories. Items that Netflix recommends to you but you don’t want to watch at the moment.

And so the items sit, waiting patiently until you have the time and inclination to watch.

And sit.

And sit.

Until the box of doom appears. You know the one—available until…

I admit my heart thumps painfully when I see that box of doom. Suddenly, the movie, show, and documentary is no longer patient. It’s impatient.

And the clock is ticking.

So now the prioritizing begins. Can I watch 13 one hour episodes in a week? I definitely try:D.

Sometimes I power through.

Other times, I get partway in and then we part ways.

And sometimes I forget to scroll through my list and miss the doom box, later to realize something is missing.

Ah, well, there’s always a DVD option.

Until next time.

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Linda Andrews

I hope you spend the day with someone you love and doing something you love.

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