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Learning is fundamental, or so I’ve heard. I bought a new app for my ipad II, and it lets one do rudimentary editing of videos.  I was all prepared to bash it, but I won’t. The quality of the imovie app, for $4.99, is pretty remarkable. I’m used to using a more robust tool on [ READ MORE ]
It might be strange to take a break from editing a manuscript and choose to read a book, but I did. After a solid four hours of Henry Wood: Time and Again, my brain was fried. I wanted to relax and so I picked up the old ipad, with the Nook rea[ READ MORE ]
My first review for Henry Wood Detective Agency[ READ MORE ]
There are many reasons to choose a book. Sometimes it is an intriguing cover or title. Other times the decision is swayed by a helpful clerk at a bookshop, or by his cat, Martha. Martha purrs louder when approaching the Elmore Leonard section.Â[ READ MORE ]
Dreams are as light as fog and heavy as steal, but a mere shadow of doubt, can wipe them from being.  They are the light-bulb waiting to be turned on. It is self-confidence, which drives the successful. The ideas, plans, and energy, feed a cham[ READ MORE ]
Some people make bucket lists (from the movie, things they want to do before they kick the bucket). Â I want to make a sieve list, things I want to do, but have no idea what I am doing and so all the ideas drain through the holes like a runny marinar[ READ MORE ]
Jenny Hilborne’s debut novel, ‘Madness and Murder’, is a remarkable foray into the world of writing. I purchased the Kindle version and read it on my ipad, using the Kindle reader. At $2.99 it is a bargain and I would recommend buying it, to[ READ MORE ]
Life can be dangerous. We learn at an early age that the buddy system will keep us safe. If one is going swimming, go with a buddy. The same would apply to robbing a liquor store, it is safer and more fun, with your best friend along for the ri[ READ MORE ]
I like to read. I like it a bunch. Of late, I have been devouring books by Elmore Leonard. I was told, by the guy at Murphy Books in Iowa City, that he was one of the best writers of dialogue alive. He spoke the truth. I like Murphy Books[ READ MORE ]
There are few thing I enjoy more than an old adage. "A stitch in time saves nine", is certainly an oldie and a goodie. "Actions speak louder than words." Is a good one, especially if one is an action hero, which I am not, but if I ever get a su[ READ MORE ]