by Christie Meierz | Nov 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m going to Philcon, yes I am! And here’s my schedule: Sat 4:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour) BEAUTY IN THE FUTURE (1752) When technology makes changing one’s appearance as easy as changing one’s clothes or hair color, will our perception...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
There’s a non-trivial chance that my Tolari have ridiculously long hair because I’ve been letting my own hair grow for the last… oh… third of my life, or something like that. Most folks didn’t realize just how long it was because I seldom...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Many people spend November posting daily about the good things in their lives for which they are grateful. It’s an excellent activity, and I can’t praise it enough. Gratitude sets you up for a life of appreciating what you have. It makes you happier. It...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
World Prematurity Day doesn’t come until November 17th, but on this day in 1983, I lost the first of my preemies. I never carried well, or easily, and two of my five (yes 5) sons were premature. The second, born at 32 weeks, is now something over 6′...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have a friend who travels a lot on business. When I asked her if she wanted me to send ebook versions of my novels, she responded with a loving and detailed description of her process for choosing what to read on a plane. It involves walking into the used bookstore...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
One thing I’ll say for this hotel — the air conditioning is extra efficient. When it’s 89 F out there, I have to throw a blanket around my shoulders in here. And that’s with the thermostat set to 78. I shudder to think what would happen if I...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
So! Phoenix! It’s actually my husband’s doing that we’re here; he’s on a commission, and it’s meeting. I tagged along for the ride. Well, strictly speaking, I tagged along because The Husband got that “can I have a puppy?”...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
My stress test results were “normal.” I’m not sure what that means, exactly, but my doctor seems happy. And so begins the hunt to find out what’s causing my chest pain. While I didn’t have a full-on treadmill stress test, the doctor at...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
I am freshly back from the hospital and that adenosine stress test. I did not experience any chest pain during the test, which is A Very Good Sign. We (the husband and I) are quite happy about this. We are less happy about the raging headache left by drug they used to...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
See any morning people around here? Yeah, neither do I. For the record, I am a night owl. I do my best writing at about 1 am. My doctor scheduled that adenosine stress test for 8 am. You may laugh, but I’ve had to spend this week walking my schedule back so I...
