Are You Interested In A Domain Name?

In my continued effort to decrease distractions in my life, I am going to sell the domains listed below. If you are interested in making an offer, please use my contact form to let me know. Comments will be closed on this post.

everydayjazz.com
mobilecio.com
movingtoutah.com
onehothome.com
propertyvox.com
racingnotebook.com
myitcareercoach.com
tencentmedia.com

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The Cipher By Diana Pharaoh Francis

In September I attended MountainCon III where I met author Diana Pharaoh Francis. At the time of MountainCon her new book The Cipher hadn't been officially released but she was able to read some of the book to us during one panel discussion. I purchased all three of her published books, Path of Fate, Path of Honor and Path of Blood. I was very excited for The Cipher to come out, and today I picked it up at Barnes and Noble. It's been out for about a month but this is the first chance I've had to pick it up. I would recommend getting all four books, but especially The Cipher.

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I Won A Book - For Parents Only

A while back I left a comment on the blog In Reba's World because she was giving away a book called For Parents Only. The title of the book is what peaked my interest seeing how my 4 teenage children keep me on my feet. I received the book in the mail today (thanks Reba!) and I will read it as quickly as possible and write up a review. In the mean time please stop by Reba's blog and get to know her a little bit.

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Top 25 Sci-Fi Tv Shows

I'm not sure I agree with all of these, but most were pretty good. These are the top 10 11 (had to show Lost in there), for the whole list click here.

1. THE MATRIX
2. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
3. BLADE RUNNER
4. THE X-FILES
5. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
6. BRAZIL
7. E.T.
8. STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
9. ALIENS
10. THE THING
11. LOST

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New Books For Me - Pirates Of The Blue Kingdoms

I picked up a couple of new books from Utah author Paul Genesse. Of course Paul has short stories in each one.

Sail enchanted seas and cross swords with a crew of award-winning fantasy authors in this first book of the exciting new Blue Kingdoms™ world! Within these pages, you’ll find enchanted islands, angry sea gods, mysterious magic, and pirates galore in a treasure trove of tales by Robert E. Vardeman, J. Robert King, Lorelei Shannon, Lester Smith, Marc Tassin, Kathleen Watness, James M. Ward, Paul Genesse, Brandie Tarvin, Steve Winter, Dean Leggett, Jason Mical, Kelly Swails, and Jean Rabe & Stephen D. Sullivan.

 

Between twilight and dawn, half-glimpsed things lurk in the swirling sea mist, long-dead things that have clawed their way out of the darkest abyss, things that were better left entombed.

In this second volume of Blue Kingdoms™ stories, you'll find a host of specters, ghosts, monsters, and more... guaranteed to shiver your timbers.

Sail the Azure Sea with our ghoulish crew of tale-spinners: Robert Verdeman, Paul Genesse, Lorelei Shannon, James M. Ward, Dean Leggett, Jason Mical, Kelly Swails, Marc Tassin, Brandie Tarvin, Kathy Watness and Jean Rabe & Stepehen D. Sullivan

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Book Party For Red Dragon Codex

I'm excited to announce that on January 12, 2008, Rebecca Shelley will host a release party for her new book Red Dragon Codex. Here is an excerpt of the email I received from Utah author Ken Rand:

You’re invited to the launch party for Red Dragon Codex by West Valley City writer Rebecca Shelley (writing as R.D. Henham), Saturday, January 12, 4-6 p.m. at the West Valley Fitness Center, 5415 West 3100 South, West Valley City. This delightful YA fantasy in the Dragonlance world (Wizard’s of the Coast) is Rebecca’s first book. Party plans include fun, prizes, and games for kids—bring the whole family. Details and more information: www.rebeccashelley.com or www.reddragoncodex.com.

Come by and meet a great local author. You might even get a discount on the book if you're lucky. See you there.

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Amazon Purchases Hand Written Book From Author J.K. Rowling

Amazon.com has paid £1,950,000 at an auction, approximately 4 million US dollars, for a hand written book from the Harry Potter series Author J.K. Rowling. The book, entitled "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", also includes original hand drawn illustrations, leather cover and sterling latches. Ms. Rowling donated the money to a children's charity in the U.K.

The only thing I can say about paying 4 million for a book is I'm glad the proceeds went to charity.

With the recent stamp of approval J.K Rowling gave to fan fiction writers, there will continue to be a large number of spin off story arcs coming out. Harry Potter fans are fiercely loyal but want more. I think fan written stories will give readers what they are looking for. There is a huge Wizard world waiting to be written.

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I Might Be Down But Not Out

It's been a few weeks since I've posted anything and it feels really weird because I had been on a roll publishing something everyday. But alas years of neglecting my body has caught up with me. No one can sustain themselves on all night binges and running non-stop for the twenty years. So I must slow down and smell the roses as it were.

Ironically my problems began about the same time Marc Orchant passed away (please visit the site for a donation link). I didn't know Marc personally but knew him him online. It was very sobering to know he wasn't much older than myself. This has been a personal wake up call. The past week or so I've tried to remove myself from stressful situations, reduce my work load and move a little slower. My doctor has put me on a good healthy routine and says my future is up to me.

I appreciate all the well wishes I've received, but I am doing fine. I may not be as vocal as I've been in the past but I'm still here.

I also wanted to apologize to those who have not been able to get to my site over the past week. Not sure what happened but I think I finally got it all ironed out yesterday. Feedburner also removed all of my RSS subscribers, just when I was trying to increase them. Anyway, if you can, please reconnect to my RSS feed, it should be working now.

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Props To My Peeps

This weeks prop is a little late but I want to send it out anyway. I've followed this person on Twitter for some time and I just enjoy what she has to say. Her cheery attitude and comments are always uplifting. Unfortunately we don't really know each other but I know her family and friends are better for knowing her. The reason I wanted to throw a prop out to her was for her continued positive affect on my life.

She goes by Hooeyspewer which I thought was an interesting name. Take some time and get to know her a little better.

• Read her blog at hooeyspewer.blogspot.com


• Follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/hooeyspewer

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First Snow Of The Year

Salt Lake City and they surrounding areas received a welcome guest yesterday, snow. The first storm dropped some white stuff a few days earlier but it melted just as fast. But not this time. It snowed for at least 24 hours.

This is the good stuff. The stuff Utah is famous for; powder. I took a few more photos around the outside of my house. Take a look.

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