WOO HOO! It looks like Upwork has finally developed an algorithm that doesn’t penalize providers for issues beyond our control. Hallelujah! Before this algorithm change, whenever clients didn’t leave feedback for a provider who did the work, or who left private feedback to Upwork about whether they would hire a provider again and the […]
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Since I’m lousy at verbal self-promotion (as most people are!) I found a way to get the word out about my books and writing business without opening my mouth. When I ordered these, it felt egotistical. But I did it anyway, knowing I’d never have the courage to tell people I meet casually that
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Headline Hospital photo courtesy of J. Herman, Nurse at St Clare Hospital, May 25th 2022 My friend Ben Taylor is on the verge of losing his years’-long battle with cancer. It’s frightening how fast he has declined recently. Not more than a month ago, we were visiting the Lady Washington dockside and
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The German language edition of my DeForest Kelley book DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal is available NOW. The cover (front and back shown below) is lovely & publisher and translator are over the moon! It will make its first public debut at FedCon next weekend. Both Bjorn Sulter (publisher) and
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This afternoon I reconnected with my niece Sirkka (Laurel’s daughter) and met my grand nephew Abdullah (age 13) for the first time. We had a whee of a time, as you can see from some of the images below! (The images below are from Sirkka’s camera) And get this. Sirkka
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The vast majority of GOP representatives are guilty of encouraging the racist Pieces Of Shit who have been murdering people of color for the past century and a half, including racist police officers. These days they are even turning a blind eye to children being gunned down in elementary and high school classrooms because “2nd
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I’m pet-sitting for a month and a half with one of my favorite doggies of all time. She stayed with me for a shorter time last year and we had a blast. Her name in Kali and she is a chorkie (a chihuahua/yorkie mix). In the above image,
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After 2+ years of COVID isolation, I’m going to have three visitors from far-flung places in the near future. Soooo looking forward to them! I have had a single visit from afar in over two years, and that was only for part of one day when Roger D. Noriega and his daughter flew up
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If you’re like me, you’ve had a series of friends. Looking back, I’ve discovered that friends have been with me for a reason, for a season, or for a lifetime. And some of my finest friends who are lifetime friends haven’t been the ones I hung out with most, which surprises me. That
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According to Ryan Grim, progressives had a good primary night on May 17th. Despite attempts by some super PACs to buy primary elections for DEM moderates and far-right GOP candidates, the people in the states who voted didn’t buy the subterfuge. They voted for progressive candidates to move on to the general election. So, millions
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