Last Saturday we took a trip into the city to look at a vehicle for my youngest, a very pretty ’97 Toyota RAV4. By the time she and our family friend/financial guru/fossil expert were finished giving it the twice-over, they’d reached a deal with the guy who presented himself as the owner, signed a purchase agreement, and left a deposit to hold it.

I really can’t think of anything nice or encouraging or even… well, human… today. We’ve still got snow, we’re still well below zero. Spring sprung, one day. Summer happened, one day. Then fall, and now we’re back into winter.
Instead, I’m giving you another work in progress, although this one is closer to finished than the last. I hope you enjoy, and if you’d like to leave a critique, it’d be welcome!

Oh joy, oh bliss – Windows XP has been given the heave-ho by the powers that be, and I was literally advised to buy a new computer. Can’t run Win8? Go buy a new computer. Seriously, the tech support for one of the XP related add-on thingies actually said that. If I have that little window pop up once more, I’m gonna do some twerpy little programmer an injury.

The craziness continues in southern Manitoba, and while I’m all for spring (bring it on, finally!) that means general stuff around the place and with the kid has doubled my need to be away from my desk.

The author guest blog fell through for this month, so I thought I’d post a sneak peek at the novella I’m working on for the Big Bang challenge via WriYe. It’s pretty much done, but could be worked into something larger.
Hope you enjoy!