This year is a leap year, meaning there are 29 days in February instead of the usual 28. I actually have a cousin who was born on February 29, so we jokingly “celebrate” his birthday only every four years. The whole idea was invented by Julius Caesar to align the Roman calendar with the seasons,…
When I’m not writing or taking photos, you can usually find me Googling answers for your Alexa device. You know how sometimes you’ll ask Alexa something and she doesn’t know the answer? Well, those questions are shunted to a special website called Alexa Answers, where you can provide an answer for the Alexa owner. Of…
Valentine’s Day as a lover’s holiday has obscure beginnings. The 8th-century Gelasian Sacramentary recorded the celebration of the Feast of Saint Valentine on February 14. The day became associated with romantic love in the 14th and 15th centuries, when notions of courtly love flourished, apparently by association with the “lovebirds” of early spring. Before the 18th…
It’s First Wednesday so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! February 7 question: What turns you off when visiting an author’s website/blog? Lack of information? A drone of negativity? Little mention of author’s books? Constant mention of books? When I visit another author’s website, I like to see someone who seems as…