For those who are still hanging with me out there, I have been making progress and have completed thirty chapters.  Chapter 31 is well underway. 

Tomorrow, I will be at a Meet the Authors Day at Wyndgate Vineyards and Winery just outside Smicksburg, PA.  Books will be available for sale and signing.

Back at it.

Instead of giving up something for lent, I have promised to work on Beyond the Triangle each day. So far, so good.

Have a blessed Easter season.

Long time

It has been a long time since I posted. I took a few months off, but am back to writing as I find time. I finished chapter 24 (not too much further than the last time, but progress nonetheless. I hate to admit that I have done absolutely nothing to promote Through the Triangle, so only a handful of people even know it exists.

Anyhow, I want to wish all a great Christmas and I hope you have an exciting and prosperous 2012.

Happy Summer Solstice (yesterday)

Welcome to summer and now the days will be getting shorter since yesterday was the longest day of the year for us in the northern hemisphere - but yesterday was the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere, therefore the first day of winter. Confused? Don't worry, just concentrate on where you live. Personally, I welcome the warmth, instead of the cold weather of winter. Just like everything else, it's a matter of relativity (it's all relative).

I am finishing a vacation week in Virginia, and always find this place conducive to writing. I have now finished chapters 19 through 21, and have written a little of chapter 22. It's amazing how I can write more when the demands of normal life have been put aside. As in Through the Triangle, Beyond the Triangle is starting to grow unplanned directions (taking on a life of its own at times). It's fun to watch that happen and "go with the flow" to see where it leads.

My daughter gave me a t-shirt for Christmas that says, "Careful, or you'll end up in my novel." I wore it a couple of times this week and found three people that enjoyed the shirt so much they said they wouldn't mind being in a novel ... so, their first names will be used for characters in Beyond the Triangle. There could have been four, but I didn't get the name of the nice lady in a wheelchair who said, "I like your shirt," as I passed by in Walmart. Unfortunately, she was the first and I hadn't thought about using the names until later.

I hope you're having a good summer so far and I hope to become more regular in my posts, but you know me ... Until then.

I'm back

I am back to writing and have finished chapter 18 (I worked on it while my students worked on their final exam). Finals have been checked and grades submitted so my semester is officially over. Oh, and chapter 19 is well under way.

In my last post I mentioned the eagle cam in Norfolk Botanical Gardens. Unfortunately, the mother eagle was killed April 26th or 27th by an airplane. The eaglets, which now weigh between 6 and 8 pounds, were relocated to a wildlife sanctuary until they can fledge and fly. The father eagle has returned to the nest a few times, even bringing fish, but nobody's there. Sad.

Over the last few weeks I followed a blog by a friend in which she posted daily about her experiences with an autistic child. It was absolutely wonderful! Unfortunately, it was scheduled for only one month and entitled "Thirty Days with Autism." If that wasn't the actual title, it is close - once I bookmarked it, I didn't worry about the name, just wanted to read more each day. I hope she posts again.

Well, I need to get back to chapter 19. Enjoy the spring (wet) weather. Where I live, we had only eight days in April that were dry, and only one of those that was sunny. So far it has rained all three days in May. Starting an ark next week.

Spring update

Well, spring is here and I have been away from the computer (writingwise) for a couple of weeks. I have been concentrating on my class (another test coming up next week) and Brain Drain Games. I have been printing judges' instructions and scoresheets for our annual Brain Drain Games that we put on in Cinnaminson, NJ (a great experience with about 120 elementary students - all gifted from several schools). And then I am trying to get everything organized for our own Brain Drain Games to be held Saturday, April 9th. We have decided that this will be the final year for Brain Drain Games, much to the chagrin of hundreds of students and their teacher coaches. After fifteen years and 75 different games, it is time to wrap it up. I should have more time next year to write. Oh, and I also need to get my tax stuff together.

I plan to get back to Beyond the Triangle around the first of May (I give my physics phynal exam on Friday, April 29th).

I was recently introduced to a fantastic website, especially for anyone interested in nature. It is a live feed from a bald eagle nest in VA. Easiest way to find it is to google norfolk botanical (by the time you get to "bot" choices will pop up, one of which is Norfolk Botanical Gardens Eagle Cam). There are three eaglets, the oldest is two weeks old. Very interesting site.

Until I post again, enjoy the spring.

End of February

Mid-term grades were due today by 5:00 pm and I got them in before noon. I gave a major exam Wednesday and have spent nearly two days getting them corrected and the grades figured out.

Tomorrow is busy: speaking to the college class in the morning and then hustling two hours to Slippery Rock University to help judge at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science regionals. It'll be good to see some old friends.

I am still writing when I can and would like to get another chapter in by the end of next week.