Beauty and the Weird...new musings!
“Hello,” said in a deep, guttural voice. “I am the AT&T TV router. Temporarily sitting on a little sailboat table/stool. I don’t want to...
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Beauty and the Weird - new post!
Hhhh, hhh., So. Hhhh. Tired. From. Hhhh. Trying. To. Get. Hhhh. Away. From. The. Hhhh. Waves. Thanks, Mr. Rock, for letting me rest on...
Beauty and the Weird...something new!
“Coochie, coochie!” says Mr. Fuzzy Funny Tickle Branch as it readies itself to tickle Mt. St. Helens. “Hee, hee!” giggles Mt. St. Helens,...
Beauty and the Weird...more!
One day, while waiting for a long ass train to finish being in my way, I learned something new. There is such a thing as railcar pooing....
Beauty and the Weird...onward!
BK the Cat, just relaxin’ on the patio door sill, enjoyin’ the warm sun ‘n’ stuff on a sunny day.
Beauty and the Weird, episode 3
In a forest in Washington, here is this alligator, who was apparently petrified of crossing the path. Look how big his eyes were....
Beauty and the Weird...next post
Somewhere on a sunny, hot day in May, in the middle of the sidewalk, I encountered these two. At least the snail d(r)ied happy after...
Beauty and the weird
…and the Funny, etc., being a compilation of images, observations and writings about the things I find while walking, hiking, traveling...
Why does a writer not write about writing...much?
You might by now be wondering why I keep posting blogs in this writer's/author’s website that have nothing to do with any of my writing....
So sad about Words with Friends
Plenty of blogs and articles have been written about Words with Friends (WwF), the smartphone-based game that is similar to Scrabble. But...
A tiny translation story
“I need this translation of 10,000 words back in one day,” said the Client. “But that’s impossible! Can you extend the deadline by...
Have a nice vacation/holidays...NOT!
“Enjoy your holidays!” writes one of my clients at the end of her email thanking me for sending a translated file. I had also mentioned...
Gringa Apestosa - Stinky Gringa. Memoir completed!
I completed my memoir in February of this year - woohoo! Strangely, the editor I had been working with disappeared off the planet last...
How NOT to entice me to accept your project
This is a post that is rather narrowly targeted to readers among my clients who would like me to complete a translation, editing or...
Don't personalize for me, please.
To all the websites out there that I browse: Please don't personalize yourselves for me based on my browsing or online purchasing...
Translators should not be judges
I just received a score of 77% for a translation I completed for one of my clients. It was in the field of marketing and I do quite a bit...
"Gringa Apestosa" - My memoir - Progress
I am about two-thirds to three-quarters into the memoir I am writing about the year I lived in Mexico as a young teenager. Currently, my...
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