I don’t have a yard. I live in an apartment building so that means, whatever the weather, Margie (my dog), must be taken out to get some fresh air and do her business. And it doesn’t matter if I’m sick, exhausted or cold. The joys of being a pet owner. Last week, snow came again … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: February 2012
God Bless Social Media
I probably won’t say that all the time. As much as I like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, blogging and all of it, I often worry about what it is doing to community. I don’t like to talk on the phone and would much rather email or online chat with friends. Nothing beats being with them physically, … Continue reading »
Song of the Moment
I love music. I say that with very little ability to make music. I took piano lessons growing up, a semester of guitar lessons in college and six months of drum lessons over six years ago. I have never tried to compose or write a song and at this point in my life, I probably … Continue reading »
Long weekend
In the best possible sense of the adjective. My school has a long winter weekend, which gave us both this past Friday and Monday off. I had all these grandiose plans taht I’d get a good portion of my lesson planning and grading done, as well as write some. Yes, well… I did get some … Continue reading »
A Rose
I forgot to mention in my post about Valentine’s Day that one of the students, not my student actually as I only interact with him during study halls and such, was handing out long-stemmed red roses to quite a few of the female teachers and staff on Valentine’s Day. Knowing the student as much as … Continue reading »
That holiday with all the red and pink
I have never been a fan of Valentine’s day and I will admit that every time it comes around, I consider filling the role of spiteful spinster. I’ve had some absolutely horrible Valentine’s days in my life, every single one of them with me being without a significant other. Even on top of that, some … Continue reading »
phase / publishing / shift / writing
Rearranging
Yesterday, I made several decisions. And not only did I make those decisions, I employed several actions to support those decisions. It required a little effort physically, and a lot of effort mentally. Hopefully, the result will be less money spent and more time writing. Because after several years of writing solidly each week, this … Continue reading »
phase / publishing / writing
The Date
I have a date. Not that kind of date. A publishing date. A PUBLISHING DATE!!!! Yes, I did yell that. July 6th 2012. Less than six months away. I’m going to be published. (enter inane sing-songy voice here) And this is my website. My Author Website. I’ve been wanting one for years. © ecnewman, … Continue reading »
