Category: Personal

  • Thankful Thursday

    If you read Challies’ blog, then you already know that he is not going to continue supporting Discerning Reader. Even if something works out so that the site continues, it isn’t likely that I will write reviews for it since I was “hired” under Tim’s ownership. I am giving thanks this Thursday for six good…

  • I wish I had thought of this months ago!

    I have children who love gadgets. They try their best to combine my reading requirements and their desire for electronics by asking for kindles and nooks and telling me that they will want to read even MORE if they can read on an e-reader. That may be true. However, with the exception of one child,…

  • A 15-Minute post

    I want to write/blog consistently this year. For me, that means publishing a little something every single day. I know that if I give myself the slightest bit of slack, I’ll let two weeks pass without posting something. I have 12 minutes remaining in this 24-hour cycle and nothing on my mind to share. I’ve…

  • Thankful Thursday

    I am thankful for a gainful writing and editing job. I am praying for more opportunities like this one. I have thoroughly enjoyed sipping my coffee, thinking about words, punctuation, writing and revising. This enjoyment in a “job” makes me wonder why I never considered majoring in English while I was in college. I am…

  • The best Wednesday I’ve had all week

    Busy, busy day today. It’s not helpful to have a blogging goal (to blog every day this year) but not have anything in particular to write. Do you ever get to the end of the day and feel like you just don’t have any words left? That’s how I feel right now. I could write…