Is it strangle a cold; poison a fever?

[rolanni]

. . .or is it the other way around?  I can never remember.

In any case, I'm still sick, and getting mightily bored, when I'm not wanting to lie down for a nap, which is often.

I have (finally, sheesh) managed to finish up the read through/edit/compile a lexicon stage for Alliance of Equals, adding about 7,500 words in the process.  Today, I had hopes of New Words in a forwarder direction, and indeed that is still on the to-do list, because, as noted elsewhere, books don't write themselves.

To those who have sent me email, in general:  I'm behind on my email.  If you've sent me a Desperately Important email, now might be the time to resend, because I'm starting to eye the delete key.

To those who have sent me email particularly with regard to the eArc of Dragon in Exile, I see that a brave and courteous soul has bellied up to Ms. Weisskopf's table at Baen's Bar and Put the Question.  When an answer is made, I will report it in these pages.

For those who follow the weather -- we here at the Cat Farm and Confusion Factory have dodged the projected snow-and-ice storm; it stayed Just Warm Enough that the snow came to us as rain.  It looks to continue above freezing, so we ought not to be losing trees, wires, and/or power.  Instead, we have flood warnings.

. . .and I think that's all I got.

Everybody prepping for the Winter Holiday of Your Choice?  What still needs to be done?

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Progress on Alliance of Equals
38,348/100,000 OR 38.35% COMPLETE

There were two of them, each wearing the silver owl and crescent on the breasts of their dark robes.

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[elbales]

There were two of them, each wearing the silver owl and crescent on the breasts of their dark robes.

Do I spy a pair of Sintian Witches?

illness

[joycependle.livejournal.com]

As I remember, it was 'starve an , feed a
Please eat and drink ad lib until you are in good health :)
May good health find you soon.

[sharon murphy karpierz (from livejournal.com)]

Need to wreap presents. Need to stop BUYING presents, especially ones for myself...

[patknuth.livejournal.com]

I need to edit and type my Mom's Christmas letter and get it in the mail to her, so she can have it copied onto the pretty Christmas letter paper and get the letters mailed. Then I have to write my Christmas letter and get it in the mail.

Next week I need to start making Chex mix to take to Mom's for Christmas. Traditionally I have made 4 - 5 batches of the "original" variety, which is based on the original recipe from the 80s and does not include bagel chips, along with 2-3 batches of the hot and spicy variety. We will eat some when the family gathers and I will send batches home with my brothers' families (some of whom do not eat hot and spicy) I have decided the microwave version is acceptable and takes much less time.

I saw a new recipe involving almond bark, peanut butter, chocolate chips and not a lot of work. I think I'll be trying to make that, too, if there's time.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

Still need to buy a few presents (and wrap them all!) Also need to clean off the desktop, in preparation for Christmas-tree-placement .... decide what we want for Christmas dinner .... write up and send out Christmas cards, etc ....

Hope the illness, whatever it is, is gone before the rain dries! *offers soup and tea*