Hounded by Kevin Hearne My rating: 4 of 5 stars I just can’t say enough good things about this book. It’s well-plotted. There’s an excellent cast of characters, and they develop in interesting ways. The world-building is wonderfully rich. I have the…
I have spent most of today screwing off shamelessly. It felt good to do that for a change, after studying every day for weeks. I watched Sherlock, Harry’s Law and Wallander. I finished reading Hounded by Kevin Hearne, then started…
I’ve updated the article on our card system and added a Word document that has blank task cards, to help people make their own cards. That has been requested by several different people over time, and I finally found the…
I spent so much time on various buses today (or waiting for them) that I read half of Fifty Shades Darker and all of Fifty Shades Freed, then started the first book of the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne,…
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James My rating: 2 of 5 stars I didn’t intend to read this book, as I’d largely heard snark about it. A dear friend recommended it, though, so I finally gave it a read. The writing…
JavaScript in Easy Steps by Mike McGrath My rating: 1 of 5 stars This book isn’t worth the paper on which it’s printed unless you’re already a developer. If you aren’t, don’t bother. McGrath introduces concepts with little to no explanation,…
I started a new series at Fibrant Living today about being an active part of your own health care team. It’s important for anyone but vital for those of us with complex or chronic conditions. I got to go to…
People who have chronic or complex health issues need to take an active role in their own health care. That doesn’t come naturally to everyone, and in fact, it runs counter to the traditional way of interacting with “Doctor God”…
Over at Fibrant Living, I’m talking about ways to fight brain fog. That’s a problem for people with chronic pain, depression, and other disorders, and I’d love to hear about how some of you deal with it. I’m in a good…
Or, at the very least, give yourself more resources to fight it! Cognitive abilities are like muscles, in that they have to be developed and exercised regularly, even stretched to keep them flexible. We can’t necessarily avoid the cognitive deficits that…
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