: About Me

I blame the Little Golden Books for starting me on a life of crime, oh, I mean a life of writing (although there was some crime writing in there). I loved those Little Golden Books and even tried to write one before I knew how to read on my own. My parents were very encouraging (my dad was in grad school and my mother studying to be a teacher) so they typed it up for me and stapled it into a file folder for me to illustrate in crayon. It was about ducks.

Since then I grew up, went to college, moved to San Francisco and got married, then widowed. I fell in love with cats and coexist with them in a small peaceable kingdom by the seashore (they don't get to go to the beach, but they can birdwatch through the window). I've had some mystery novels published (six), and written other books that are out in the world seeking publication.

I also like to rant and rave in essay form. Some of mine are controversial and longer on my web page or blog. Some are funny. I consider laughing to be right up there with breathing as essential for survival.

My little file folder book on ducks was two pages long. I still have a weakness for those short pieces. I'm looking forward to writing some on Helium (well, not "on" helium the gas, which would make me sound like Alvin and the Chipmunks, but on the helium dot com site).

Computers & Technology > Tablets & Handheld Devices Will the SD card revolutionize the eBook industry?

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This article is about e-book readers, but I should start by saying I'm one of those Baby Boomers whose idea of a Palm Pilot is writing "Buy paper towels" on the back of my hand. Innovations and inventions fall into two categories for me. First are the ones that you can't understand until they are demonstrated to you. Then there are the ones that you want before they ever exist. I'm old enough to remember laughing at all the people lining up on the sidewalk to use the auto teller machines to get cash. What was THAT about? Why stay outside the bank? What if it rained? Once I tried the ATM ho...

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