Well, Some Librarians Will Have Jobs in the Future

Because someone’s going to have to go in and fix Google Books.

The Tiny Ladder

There is a tiny ladder outside our door right this second. Like a substantial step-stool almost. I have no idea what I would do with a ladder that tiny, but really, it is all I can do to not steal it and just carry it around with me, in case there’s any circumstance in which [...]

I am Becoming a Militant Parkist and Other Random Things

1. I think this is such a good post, trying to get at why “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” is such a good song. He thinks hard and in interesting ways about whether we can really know ourselves. It’s a great read. And then? The first and, when I read this, only comment starts out, “No, [...]

So, After a Week…

Has it really only been a week? And yet somehow it’s already been a week? You’ll remember that my goal is to sell 333 books. After a week, I’ve sold 50 book books and 16 Kindle books. For better or for worse, I think I have marketed the crap out of the book to everyone [...]

Hope

I read this line at Jo‘s and it brought me up short–”But saying there’s work to be done is another way of saying there is hope.” That’s just what I needed to hear, though I didn’t know it.

Can Someone Familiar with the Music Industry Explain This to Me?

Why do they turn off embedding on YouTube videos? Do they not understand how YouTube videos work? I mean, do they not get that the video is not being copied, but basically just broadcast? Do they not understand that, when the video does not work where it is, 95% of the time, I just move [...]

It’s Like We’re Psychic Here at Tiny Cat Pants

Why, it was just the other day in the comments to this post that Emjaybee and Jo were really digging at the ties between the obesity panic and the… I guess for the sake of parallelism… the birthing panic. And what do we have in The Tennessean today? Panic about how fat women are ruining [...]

Hey, I’ve Been Raving About This Song

And you can listen to it here. And, if you do, I promise to never talk about it again. Well, except one more time.

People Who Viewed This Also Viewed…

According to Amazon.com right now, people who viewed my book also viewed an adventure bag, two different knives, and the books Surviving a Disaster, Monster Hunter International, and Phil Bredesen’s Fresh Medicine. I really, really hope that was all the same person doing that viewing. And that one day, I will meet that person.

Woo Hoo! September

The nice thing about September is that, even if it’s going to get back above 90, the earth has changed relations with the sun enough that it never feels like it can get at you with the same intensity. And it can’t keep the cool promise of fall from the early morning breeze.

Dogs

Except for the ability to curdle milk with her farts, I aspire to be like my dog, just that open to whatever the fuck the day might bring and able to nap so soundly when it doesn’t bring anything.

Cemeteries and Parks and Such

The Durards Do Think They are Elizabeth’s Descendants!

Granny Rat’s descendants claim she was born July 24, 1740 and died February 7, 1856. She also, according to family lore I’ve been able to find, had at least the following children: By Timothy Demonbreun (1747-1826) William Demonbreun (1783-1870) Jean Baptist Demonbreun (1788-1872, who may also be Felix. If not, then Felix in here someplace.) [...]

So… This is Weird

I was here all morning. The Butcher was here all afternoon. He went outside to mow, but the dog stayed in the house. I came home and I looked in what is left of my box of books and I noticed one was back cover up instead of front cover up. No biggie. I assumed [...]

An Open Letter to Tom Humphrey

Dear Tom, This is completely uncalled-for and disrespectful bullshit: Remarkably, one can find, for example, a blogger who emphasizes being pro-choice on abortion declaring she sees no difference between McWherter, who is pro-choice, and Haslam, who is pro-life – although neither candidate is zealous about espousing his position. She was upset that McWherter had shown [...]

Who’s Watching the Women?

I’ve been following the latest “My god, people are fat!” debate in the feminist blogosphere with interest. For those of you not up to speed, it started here at Feministe. I’ll say, as a brief side note that, as much as this post sucked, I agree with Maia that the comments were, for the most [...]

What I Found in the Methodist Cemetery and a Long Sidetrack about Elizabeth Bennett

Let’s take a minute and bring everyone up to speed. Timothy Demonbreun had a bunch of kids with his wife. It then appears she was kidnapped by Indians. While she was away, I think it’s likely Demonbreun presumed her dead (but wasn’t sure), so he took up with Elizabeth Hensley/Bennett/Himmsley and they had some kids. [...]

I Saw an Actual Ghost in the Baptist Cemetery

Just Passing This Along

Katie Granju has an update on the investigation into her son’s death. I can only say that I knew the “she’s crazy!” thing was coming and that this quote in the story is very, very odd. The medical examiner says, “We actually removed the organs and looked at (them) in our hands. Which do you [...]

The Other Reason I’m Tickled a Dog Ate My Book As It Was Being Read

It just seems like something that would happen in a Calvino book. You are reading a book you like and, as you read it, your dog eats it so that you can’t ever go back and see what it said, you only have the memory of it. A City of Ghosts owes a great debt [...]

Critics are So Hard to Figure Out

Is she saying that she really liked my book or that she hated it so much it had to be destroyed? (Private note to Sully, the dog in question: If that means they have to buy another copy, good dog. Good dog.)

Ha, I am an Awkward Dork

So, yes, the second to the last thing I said to the Amazon dude was “Talk to you soon.” I cringed. But then I thought, you know, I normally talk on the phone to the Professor or my brother or my parents. I live in an email world. Amazon dude is lucky I didn’t automatically [...]

Two Amazon Kindle Things

1. The photos Coble sent me of how the book looks on her Kindle look amazing. 2. I got an email from a guy at Amazon about what went wrong and how they can improve it. He’s going to call me here in a bit. So, I have to give credit where credit is due.

Book Doings

Well, so there’s a book book and a Kindle version of the book. People who ordered from Amazon are starting to get their books. I guess people who order Kindle versions will get their books whenever they order them. People who ordered from the printer, all I can tell you is that I’ve gotten books [...]

Oh, I Forgot to Tell You The Other Funny Things about the Redheaded Kid

He just told us last night that he’s afraid of cats. He wouldn’t move the new kitty out of the chair because he doesn’t want to touch her because she might attack him. Fair enough, but he’s house-sat for us for as long as we’ve known him. And he never mentioned this until now? I [...]