For those reading enthusiasts who have e-readers – we’ve decided to celebrate our successful year at Wormhole Electric Publishing by cutting the price of everything published by Wormhole Electric by 50%. This includes the latest Science Fiction Anthology, the Fantasy Collection, Captain Jackson and the Long Trail, and The Serpent Bearer. This also includes all the Transport magazines (ebooks for sale page). I guess this would be our contribution to Black Friday, eh, Don? But, as a publisher, I’m a firm believer in reading, and you can buy from the comfort of your own home – you don’t have to spend any gas money or fight anyone in line! And you can buy internationally! And if you prefer audio books, on the website we even have a link to Colby Elliott's works. What a deal!
Don, I was glad
to hear that you survived the winter weather and were able to treat yourselves
and your families to some holiday cheer. I’m not sure how the term “Golden
Years” got started. Obviously it is a term that had to come about recently – I know
that few people made it to “Golden Years” 100 years ago, and I’m not sure it
would have the same meaning it has today.
Our weather has
been cold, snow skiffs at night, but nothing that isn’t drivable. We went over
the mountain last week to see the grandkids. There is a lot to be said about
traveling in the middle of the week, the only traffic were trucks and a couple
of cars here and there. We ran into ground blizzards across South Park, but the
rest was good driving.
I took the
grandkids ice skating. I haven’t been ice skating in years! On top of that, the
kid renting skates handed us hockey skates instead of figure skates. I’m sure you have great ability with hockey skates, Don, and I
admit I admire hockey players, but hockey skates are a bit tricky to skate in!
Not only are they broad across the toe, the blade itself rocks heel to toe.
This is probably the feature that gives hockey players so much maneuvering ability,
but it sure makes skating unsteady!
Okay, I have to
come clean, we went and saw The Hobbit,
The Desolation of Smaug. So often the second movie of a trilogy is weak,
nothing more than the set up for the third climatic movie … with Peter Jackson’s
trilogy, I guess you could say movies
one and two are set ups for the third movie… anyway, it is fantastic! Jackson
did an outstanding job putting it all together. 
I continue to
marvel at how well Martin Freeman plays Bilbo! It is the way I imagined Bilbo
to be. Richard Armitage as Thorin and Ian McKellen as Gandalf are also right
on. But the character I’m really taken with is Radagast played by Sylvester
McCoy. So expressive! So impulsive! The only spoiler I’ll give is the title of
the movie is misleading. If you get a chance, go! See it! Enjoy it! And then
wait with me for another year so this story line can be resolved! Argh!
I noticed in the
Comics this morning, Peanuts classic
fulfilled the war against Christmas in about 8 frames. Yeah, Christmas is a
little over the top in commercialism. But I have come to the conclusion that I
have the choice as to how much I participate in it. I also realize that if
Christmas was to be banned, a good portion of the stores and companies I shop
at throughout the year would be gone within 24 months. Christmas is a big
economic boost, like it or not.I had a picture for this, but decided it was in poor taste. Just because the big guns on TV can do things in bad taste does not mean that I should. I have better roll models.
On that note, I
think we’re finally ready for Christmas. I’ll finish off the Christmas cards
this evening, most of the wrapping is done, we’ve enjoyed the tree lights for
the last couple of weeks (my husband does know how to light a tree!) and I have
enough food in the house to feed a small army. We’re not expecting bad weather,
cold but no snow, so I think we’ll have a great Christmas season. I remember as
a child how I wished for snow; as an adult, I wish for dry roads.
Along the line
of the Wired Generation, I got word this weekend that the lady who usually cuts
my hair was fired – chronic lateness. In talking with her, her only comment was
that she always had a good reason for being late! How could the boss not see
that? I didn’t tell her, but I side with the boss who has put up with this for
well over a year! Yes! She is a great stylist! But you can’t run a business on
great deeds if the employee never shows up to do them. This is a chronic
problem I face in the classroom. And I’ve discovered that if I give in in the
beginning of the quarter, students will take advantage of that and never get
their work in on time the rest of the quarter.
Part of it is
the inability on the students’ part to understand what their part in this
education process is. The only example I can think at this moment is : telling
someone they are “out of control” and
expecting them to suddenly act correctly.
When I’ve talked to kids about being in control, they have no idea what
that looks like or what they need to do to be in control. My daughter (an
elementary teacher/tutor/aide) pointed out that kids now days don’t realize
that there are different ways to act in different situations. They think that
they can act one way and always be accepted.
As I talk more
and more about this with others, I’m getting a lot of feedback from teachers,
parents, grandparents, school staff… this continues to be an amazing topic! Before
I forget, I’d love to talk to your daughter about her article on gaming!
I’ve been
thinking about your thoughts about riddles and I agree! We’ve produced over 120
riddles in the last 14 months! I have a slot open in the April Science Fiction
Fantasy Transport ezine and I’m thinking I’ll gather the riddles and publish
them. By then we should be well on our way to a whole new level of riddle. Or
at least you will be, Don. I’ll be working hard to keep up with your
languaging!
Have a great
Christmas, everyone!
If you are
traveling, travel safe.
Don, stay warm!
Carolyn
Book covers by
Larry Varvel for Wormhole Electric Publications
All
images downloaded from Google Images
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1 – Gus Birthday – Golden Years retrieved from www.bubaboostamps.com
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2 – Ice Skate retrieved from elaineperlov.blogsport.com
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3 – Baure Supreme one.6 Ice Hockey skates retrieved from www.playitagainsportsma.com
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4 – The Hobbit – Smaug-Movie-Dragons retrieved from screenrant.com
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5 – Mordor’s Review of the Hobbit retrieved from www.thelandofshadow.com
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6 – Idiot of the Week: Those who insist retrieved from www.atheistrev.com
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