One Saturday morning about fifteen years ago, Tracy and I were sitting at the kitchen table having coffee. I don’t remember what we were talking about and, for the purposes of this tale, it doesn’t really matter. Suffice it to say — the house was quiet, all three kids were still asleep, and we were [...]
It's become an annual tradition in our house to pick a day, usually during the Christmas holiday break, to watch all three Lord Of The Rings movies back-to-back. And not just the plain ol' theater release versions. The extra-long directors cuts. Eleven hours and twenty-two minutes from start to finish. A full two hours and [...]
When I was in grade school, I was deeply into wild animals, especially the big cats. Tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, and cheetahs. In Grade Nine, I even got it into my head that when I grew up, I would start a zoo with an eye toward breeding and releasing the cats into the wild to [...]
Hiya all; Time to stock up! The SRP sale started this morning, ends on Thursday at midnight MDT, and includes absolutely everything in the store, including boxed sets, etc. Today's 20% off coupon code is: ZZ89MV67 The coupon is only for sales on the Stories Rule Press store, but it includes everything on the [...]
Christmas in July was something that I was thinking about doing with these posts this year...and just never got there in July. <shrug> It's been one of those years -- so much to do, so little time. But I figure, this is my blog/email list/newsletter. I can post Christmas in July pretty much anytime I [...]
Pippin My wife, Tracy and I had three cats. Pippin (age 16), Merry (age 14*), and Strider (age 10). *(Merry is no longer with us. I talked about that in this post.) I grew up with dogs and didn’t like cats even into adulthood. They always seemed aloof and uninteresting to me. Well, [...]
In North America, a big deal is made out of high school graduation. Even more so now than when I graduated high school. Sometimes limos and tuxedos are even rented. The pomp and circumstance has reached incredible proportions. And I get that. Always important to celebrate a milestone in someone’s life. Having sat through the [...]
Terry, Summer 2012 One night, a few years ago, we were all cleaning up after supper one night. Being the cook, I got to just sit and watch all of this unfold. Tracy was making the kids’ school lunches along with Matthew. Kate was washing dishes and Terry was drying. All three kids [...]
It's been a pretty significant week for me. One of those weeks that has led to a lot of introspection on my part. So, if you'll bear with me. I'm going to try and sort it all out here. I suspect that this is going to be a long one, so maybe get yourself a [...]
Hiya all; It's sale time. I've got a lot of new readers of the blog and email list, and for you, this will be the first time you've heard of the sale. Every month, on the last two days of the month and the first two days of the next month, Stories Rule Press [...]
