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I knew The Dogs would come through! Thanks to a very kind Dog I have the AMA sorted with a free PDF download! Thank you sir! 😘

This is a really long shot but... Does anyone have a used copy or a copy they no longer need of the American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, any edition, or the Chicago Manual of Style, any edition? It would need to go to someone in Cape Town asap... PM me for details if you can help.

My cousin in northern Germany (at the border to Denmark) took some picture of the northern lights last night. The constellation in the last picture is the Big Dipper.

It has a bit of a swampy smell... it's brackish. It's tidal (saltwater) from the lagoon side and rainwater runoff from the stormwater drainage canals flowing out into the lagoon.

Yesterday I went kayaking in Turkey Creek Sanctuary, a nature reserve, with a friend. It was a group tour, but no one else showed up, so it was just the two of us and the guide, a very peaceful 2-hour sunset paddle. Unfortunately we did not see any bioluminescene and very little wildlife - the...

Book 23 of 2024: Look in the Mirror - Catherine Steadman (Library) I read this in 2 days. Not at all what I expected. Dark and disturbing and un-put-downable. I have another one of her books on my list - Something in the Water. I'll have to make sure to read that one, too. * When Nina’s...

Stick a fork in her, she's done. Sammy too. That was a lot of medication and excitement in one go. First of all, there was the car ride - always a treat, with Sammy sticking his head out the window, riding in the wind. We can't have Maggie near an open window because she has a history of...

Today we took Maggie and Sammy to the vet for all of their annual jabs. This is always an expensive endeavor. We are also starting Sammy on special arthritis injections because the current medication (gabapentin) is no longer doing the job. The arthritis medication is called Adequan. It is...

Authors are lazy... that's why I have a job ;)

Book 22 of 2024: Out of Africa - Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen A classic and a re-read - I own it. 'I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills . . . Up in this high air you breathed easily . . . you woke up in the morning and thought: Here I am, where I ought to be.' From the moment...

A very unfortunate typo, especially because spell check won't pick it up...

No issues... just some rain. We were lucky this time.

Book 21 of 2024: Right Hand of the Resistance - Paul Michael Peters - Pre-publication review copy from the publisher (Owl Club Media Group) I didn't particularly enjoy it. It's a thinly veiled social commentary on the current US/Mexico border issue. Throughout the book, substitute "barrier"...

TGIF everyone...we are sitting back with popcorn and beer to watch this show... 🍿🍺

Atlas V launch early this morning

Unfortunately, if that's what the author wants to use, we're stuck with it. We can suggest a change, but that's all... it's unfortunate, to say the least. Yesterday, in one of my manuscripts, the author was talking about "metastatic nodes" (as in "metastatic nodes in the lungs"). Except...

Book 20 of 2024: Ein französischer Sommer / Voyeur - Francesca Reece I read the German translation of the English original. There were a lot of French phrases, which was fine for me because I speak French, but someone who doesn't would probably be confused or end up using Google Translate. It...

Someone at O'Reilly Auto Parts has a sense of humor: https://www.oreillyauto.com/flux-500.html?q=121g

Ask Mr. Zog about his friends Jacques, Rufus, and Noodle... 😉

Book 17/18 of 2024: The Sleepwalker - Chris Bohjalian The fourth book by this author I have enjoyed - the other were The Flight Attendant, The Red Lotus, and The Guest Room. (I think I forgot to review The Guest Room, so this is book 18, not book 17, I'm losing the plot). The Sleepwalker When...