A lot of people ask my advice on how to write a book.

Usually at the end of the conversation I feel like I’ve failed them, like there’s a secret to writing they thought I’d reveal to them, as if writers were magicians were something.

I think deep down they think there’s some sort psychological hack writers have that we use to write.  Sure, there are tricks you learn, but they’re not the ones people tend to think of: the muse, all that crap.

When you walk into the "big red barn" restaurant you feel like you are entering your friends home and their mom is sweating in the kitchen making your favorite dish. This is a "pull up a seat and hangout" kind of place with comfortable booths and tables. Whenever I visit, I prefer a booth.

In case you missed it last week, our planet has reached a milestone. After years of steady acceleration, carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere have hit 400 parts per million (ppm). When researchers began tracking CO₂ levels in 1958, the level was 313 ppm. Since then, that number has continuously risen. While scientists say there is nothing particularly special about 400 ppm, it serves as  psychological threshold, leaving us unable to ignore how fast CO₂, which drives global warming, is increasing on Earth.

Wow! The weather sure has turned the last week or so. It has been beautiful. Walking the puppies each night has been even more wonderful than usual. I have a couple of announcements but first I want to give you some random ideas to help get you better. Some of these things have sure helped me ...

The month of May is national Pet Cancer Awareness Month, which gives us a chance to raise a topic that can be intimidating and worrying for many pet owners.  It is important for owners to know what to look for when screening for cancers and also to know what things can be done to decrease risk factors.