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As many years as I’ve been reading romances I’ve never taken the time to look up the history of Valentine’s Day. So, I did some reading online and found it fascinating but one reference in particular caught my eye because I suddenly realized I might’ve stumbled across the origin of “scrapbooks” in a rather unexpected place. 😉 Check out this quote and see if you catch what I did: Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began selling the first mass-produced valentines in America. Howland, known as the “Mother of the Valentine,” made elaborate creations withRead More →

Agatha Chritie

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I ran across an article recently and couldn’t get over how on point it was about some of– well, let’s just say some of the choices that Agatha Christie made in her writing. And I’m not talking about them being bad choices either. But rather just how brilliant she was at making those odd choices work for her. For instance… Yeah, how did the Queen of Crime Christie manage to surprise everyone. Over and over again. Heh.Read More →

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I recently came to the conclusion that one of the main reasons I’m having problems writing posts for the website is Evernote and not simply life in general. To the point I was seriously considering looking for another note taking application. Then I had a light bulb moment and realized the biggest issue was that I simply hadn’t organized my notes in Evernote the same way I’m organizing the site. You know, to make it easier to find what I need when I need it. So I’ve been working on correcting that problem and making a lot of progress. Translated, though, that means I’ve beenRead More →

Let's get comfortable!

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And by “readers” I’m talking about people who read for pleasure. I’m asking because when I was in the hospital earlier this year there was this young nurses aide who came in while I had one of the Harry Potter movies on the TV. She said she’d never read the Harry Potter books or actually sat through any of the movies. Had only caught bits and pieces here and there. Kind of surprised me. I mean, she was young but not that young. I guess it could happen, though. On talking to her further, I realized she wasn’t that big on science fiction or fantasyRead More →

Sherlock Holmes

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I’ve been seriously considering adding a Sherlock Holmes page to the All My Favorites section of the site. But I’m still undecided and I think I’m writing this to help me decide. So prepare for some rambling. Okay, first off, I’m not a Sherlockian by any means but I do like to watch and re-watch most variations of the character. If I see one promo-ed, I perk up and pay attention. If I see an old movie or series, I have to make sure I’ve seen it. So there is an above average interest there. I also like reading both the original stories and newer,Read More →

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It wasn’t until after the holidays that I realized just how much I had needed the time off. I’m not sure if it was just this last crazy year or that I simply needed some time to think. Could be either or both. Whatever, I definitely feel much more in the right frame of mind to write stuff for the site now.  But I also believe the need to take a break and just think is something we all need to do occasionally. Even when blogging about something you love to talk about all the time in the first place. One of the romance bloggersRead More →

Stargate SG1

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I’ve been thinking about this for awhile, off and on. Most recently while re-watching some Stargate SG1 episodes. For the umpteenth time.  And it’s not that I don’t still love Star Trek! Because I’m a longtime fan of almost all variations of Star Trek. My favorite is probably Star Trek: The Next Generation. For a lot of reasons. Just saying that up front before the next paragraph.  However while I “grew up” with Star Trek and love it, I think I may have outgrown it. Why? The short answer? The Star Trek universe can get a bit… well, I don’t want to say repetitive but that’sRead More →

rocket ship

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Lately I’ve been binging the last seasons of Smallville. I didn’t actually like Smallville when it first started so I’m rarely going to re-watch all of it. I do, however, like seasons 7 through 10 for the most part and that’s usually what I binge when in the mood.  Okay, full disclosure here and possibly minor spoiler. The fact that season 6 ends with Lana Lang leaving the show except for occasional guest appearances has a lot to do with it. It’s not so much that it clears the way for more Lois Lane either. I just don’t like Smallville’s Lana in particular.  Anyway, backRead More →

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thinking deep thoughts while healing I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately while recovering from surgery. One topic that kept coming up is how I mentally divide most stuff into “re-enjoyable” and “once and done”. It kept coming up because I kept looking at my shelves and trying to find something to re-enjoy. I say re-enjoy because I’m not just talking about reading here. There’s also watching and playing. Okay mostly watching for the last few weeks. But I have gotten some reading in too. Games not so much because, you know, moving hurts. Much better to just sit and absorb. No thinking orRead More →

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Am I the only romance reader who doesn’t believe that romance should be “for women by women” solely? Every time I run across that “mantra” lately, it’s starting to stick in my craw. If I had a craw, that is. (G) And that specific phrase doesn’t even have to be “said” for me to start twitching. Take the ever-present discussion of chick lit that’s always popping up somewhere or another nowadays. That one always starts me dwelling on how chick lit is so strongly focused on “her story”. That’s all well and good and actually nothing all that new to romances – not that chickRead More →

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I’ve said before that I don’t review books; I just like to talk about them. I’m also not a writer, published or otherwise. About a decade ago, however, I did discover fan fiction, both reading and writing it, although only in one fandom. (Look on the Lois & Clark Fanfic archive under B.B. Medos to read some of my short stories.) The significance of this is that until that time I’d never written creatively and it was with great surprise that I discovered I liked it. Not enough to become an author but definitely enough to enjoy the storytelling process. Over the years of playingRead More →

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originally posted April 27, 2005 I have to say that Maili almost ruined my morning when her blog was posted on Romancing the Blog this morning because I hate the topic of reviews and kept telling myself to just ignore it because I was feeling bad to begin with. (I’ve had recurring migraines for the last week and found out yesterday it was because of a sinus infection. Now there’s an “ugh” for you.) I even told myself to just wait because someone else would dissent over there and then I wouldn’t have to. Oh, well, not happening, so I finally decided to be theRead More →