Charlee and I went to a first birthday party tonight for a little girl named Lilly. Now here in Hawaii, first birthdays are a big deal, a huge deal. The grandparents spring for a huge party, tons of people come, friends, family, extended family, a big deal. But the coolest part of this party was [...]
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Just wanted to thank you guys for all the great birthday wishes. I’m touched (and not in a bad way). I spent my birthday writing on the new book, and I realized how lucky I am to have done that, and to be able to do this for a living, because it’s exactly what [...]
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I’m not really sure that a Blog was a great idea. You see, I don’t always have something to say. I suppose I could post a political rant of the day, but first, I’m not that well informed, and second, I don’ t think that’s why you guys come to these pages. So I checked [...]
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Hey kids, I realize that I won’t be getting to everyone’s city on tour for this book, and yet it is the perfect gift book for those who like a twisted little Christmas, so Harper Collins has made up these custom self-adhesive bookplates that I’ve signed. If you want some to stick in your [...]
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Hey kids, here’s the tentative tour dates. Do not, do not, do not, complain that I am not coming to your area. You wouldn’t believe the machinations that went on behind the scenes to get this tour at all. I’ll be making signed bookplates available to everyone who wants to give Stupidest Angel for [...]
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No funny comments. I just thought this was a very cool and very usable word. (It sounds French. You gotta love that. Like melange, or decollatage — love that soft g sound.) bricolage \bree-koh-LAHZH; brih-\, noun: Construction or something constructed by using whatever materials happen to be available. The Internet is a global [...]
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So, I watched Arnold’s speech at the Republican Convention. According to him, I am a Republican. Evidently, the test for being a Republican is the same one they give for “Are You A Carbon Based Life Form”, which I read in Cosmo some years ago. (Actually the test was, Is Your Man a Carbon-Based Life [...]
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