06Jun
email address
Tom and Sam If you read this, send me your email addresses. I lost them dianamo@carolina.rr.com
04May
Pump Girls and Dinettes
I got home from the hospital last Wednesday. I don’t remember much about it. Last week, sort of didn’t exist. On Tuesday doctors inserted my Baclofen pump. I slept the next two days. Now, it has been almost a week since the surgery.I am still in some pain. But I only need one pain pill to...
27Apr
wee hoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYMBIGTteWA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ezoetrope%2Ecom%2Fmembers%2Fpriv%2Findex%2Ecgi%3Fowner%3D58480%26show%5Fpage%3Ddiscuss%26subject%5Fid%3D555787%26message%5Fid%3D4896&feature=player_embedded...
01Apr
ebooks will thrive
this link caused quite a heated discussion at the Zoetrope site. I am in favor of new ways of publishing. If I don't get an agent or a publisher for my manuscript, I will pursue other methods. I have a Kindle and I love it. The entire industry is changing. I will adapt and step over the unwilling bodies...
25Mar
times are bad
It's my turn to ask for good thoughts,prayers,whatever. For those of you in Charlotte,that full page ad from the Charlotte Observer about the Charlotte Observer...well, my husband was in this most recent round of layoffs. He has worked for the Observer for 20 years. He is 58 and will be out there with...
10Mar
rant
In a unified effort I think everyone should complain to all the companies about the size of print on labels. The population is growing older. Our eyes are not improving. When I order things, which I do all the time, I complain to whomever I talk with about the sizes of print on the order slips. Half...
24Feb
speaking of which
Just as I was about to give up, MacSpeech Dictate came out with an update today. I don’t know much about it yet. I created a new profile with my Sennheiser microphone and have been reading about the new features. The editing features have been beefed up, which makes me happy. I’ve yet to...
24Feb
on the cheap
I found another inexpensive assistive device. This one really proves that imagination wins. My new device is a book placeholder. Take two of those large clips meant to hold large numbers of sheets of paper, clip one on one side of your book, clip the other on the other side. The book will lie open against...
19Feb
shower shoes
Blog entry: I have tried many assistive devices. I have a closet of useless items. But I have a small number of items that assist me and were not made for that purpose. I have written about my crockpot. It is a wonderful assistive device. I put the meat and vegetables in it, spice it, put a little garlic...