Technomages & Self-Publishing an Ebook

I did it.  I finally did it.  I worked out the kinks to the formatting on my new short story prequel to "Destined Love is Immortal,"  historical paranormal romance, "Immortal Nobility," and got it uploaded and up for sale on Amazon.

I love writing, but I detest formatting.  I don't care much for editing either, but both are necessary evils for the indie writer

So what does this have to do with technomages?  Well, the whole time I was fighting the computer with the formatting of my eBook, I was wishing for a technomage.  If you're unfamiliar with technomages, they're an imaginary race from "Babylon 5" that are like wizards, but in relation to technology.

Anyway, one of them would have been extremely handy to have around while I was trying to get the computer software to do what I wanted it to.  In the end, however, I prevailed, even without the aid of a technomage.

Kid Humor--A Unique Perspective on Chores

Recently, my son decided he just really wasn’t interested in doing his chores.  Normally, he’s at least a little motivated because he knows he won’t receive his allowance at the end of the week if he doesn’t do them.

Once again, it was time to do laundry.  We have a great deal of laundry, always, at my house, with five kids still at home, and none of us are particularly what you would describe as “neat freaks.”

I’d asked my kids to fold laundry, and my youngest son just wasn’t in the mood to do so.  As such, he went to his piggy bank, took out a dime, and brought it to me, trying to buy his way out of doing chores. It was all I could do to not bust a gut laughing.  Needless to say, his attempt at chore avoidance didn’t work.