I love Microsoft Word (most of the time) but the program has a bad habit of changing the styles in my default template without telling me. Then I discovered an easy way to ensure that Normal.dot is kept

I have a love/hate relationship with Scrivener. There are some things about it that I love, and some that drive me absolutely insane. After reading about how wonderful it is for writing novels, I finally

Soft, silvery moonlight pooled across the hospital bed in the darkened room, highlighting the sleeping face of Michelle’s father. The crisis was over. The reassuring blip... blip... on the illuminated

First of all, why am I doing this now when I've been around Steemit for a couple of months? Here's the scoop: 1 When I first joined, I posted under the tag introduceyourself instead of introducemyself

This week my "baby" will turn twenty. He is in his second year of college, and he wants to direct movies. Here he is at the local car show. This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago. But when

Lately I have been trying to figure out why I have become so uncreative. I work hard at writing, programming, web design, and nothing seems the least bit original. My husband believes in my talent so much

Thanks for what? Today I am grateful that I didn't go to New York City. It may seem weird to be thankful that I am not working, but that is just how I feel. If I had gone to work today, I would have had

Election Years Suck I'm talking, of course, about the United States Presidential Election. It's no secret that I don't like either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Forced to choose one or the other, however,

My Book I recently releasd my book, Dreams in Transit through Smashwords, in order to make it available to more eReader formats. I am disappointed to report that I haven't made a single sale, and what's

Yeah, I know, ‘cause I like it. Right? Diablo III, PC Version Well, yes, I’ve played all three Diablo games plust the expansions. I pre-ordered Diablo III for the PC. I actually went to the midnight release

I have taken many photos over the years. The advent of digital cameras has made it easier and cheaper to take pictures, and I’ve taken thousands in the last ten years. Here are four of my favorites. (These

This entry sort of follows up on what I posted last week. Compared with some friends of mine who are bravely fighting cancer, or trying to survive the breakup of their marriage, my life is pretty easy.

Who am I Really? Don’t know. I thought I knew. My plan has always been to make Technical Writing and Programming my “temporary” career. You know, just until I made the big sale and became as well known

This is not my recipe. It was created by my husband. I was inspired to post it because my friend, @merej99, posted some hamburger recipes today. (Yeah, so I’m a copycat, so what?) You will probably figure

I read all the time. I am addicted to reading. If I don’t have something to read, I will read road signs and billboards, brochures, or even the back of the ketchup bottle. I’ve never been good at sitting

I don’t have migraines often, but when I do... Migraines are not like other headaches. According to the Migraine Research Center one out of ten people suffers from migraine. That’s a pretty big number,

I suppose not many people are asking that question... yet. But, in case you are wondering... I am a writer. I have written thousands of words about software, about programming techniques. I have worked