Update

Not too many posts recently.  Been working on "the novel."  Actually submitted all the materials for review today, so theoretically I could have a prototype within a week.  Exciting.  I figure that if fifty or a hundred of my friends buy a copy and write good reviews on Amazon, well, maybe that'll be enough to generate sales.  We'll see, won't we?

Other news:

1. A few days ago I put a poblano chlie plant start in a pot in our greenhouse. The little guy seems to be doing okay so far. Cool, gray, and rainy today, though.  Made a possibly clever, undersurface watering system for that pot. It'll help me distribute the water evenly and in a controlled (repeatable) manner. So far so good.
2. The overall garden is looking better this year than last. The winter cover crop (nitrogen fixing winter rye) coupled with the compost we cooked up and turned into the soil seem to have improved things. Lots of salad greens up and usable already. Need to add some zucchini starts asap.
3. Lyn planted lots and lots of potato plants. They seem to be thriving. Allegedly, deer won't eat them (poisonous leaves & stems) but she planted them inside the fence anyway.
4. Sold some of my gear. Thanks to those who purchased it! Received my new studio monitors. They are much better than the combo of the crappy old power amp and speakers that I've used for the past decade. I'd like to sell more, but don't know if/when that will happen.
5. Gradually I hope to migrate people over to my website and the blog there.  The website is in a transition phase right now. Once the novel is in place, I'll change the site over to focus completely on my writing and music and will remove the references to my services as a tech writer & consultant (not that those generated any business).