All photos and graphic designs on this site are ⓒ Sue Owen unless stated otherwise. Here’s a little more about the headers I like to rotate out: I’ve lived here and loved here. Two-stepped and swung here. Cheered Buck Owens’ birthday here. Seen the Calexico horn section nearly fall off the tiny stage packed with [...]
Archive for January, 2010
About the banner photos
Posted in Photos on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kindle royalties: Death knell for paper books?
Posted in Ramblings on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Twitter friend drew my attention to this explanation of Amazon’s new push to offer authors and publishers a bigger slice of royalties in return for a lower price per book on the Kindle — that is, even though the e-book is cheaper, the writer gets a bigger slice. The publisher doesn’t go to the [...]
Removing stains from white enamel sink
Posted in Ramblings, Workaround Sue on January 20, 2010 | 5 Comments »
[Update April 3 '10: I see that a lot of people find this entry through Google -- Please leave a comment if it helped you! Plus, new discovery: Dishwasher detergent also removed old mold and stains from our white polymer shower stall (Corian-type material). Cover the stained area with a thick layer of paste and leave as [...]
Turning your PC into the BBC, Part 3: The Doctor and Sherlock Holmes
Posted in Anglophilia on January 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I can now add to my previous posts about Monty Python and other great British TV shows on Netflix Watch Instantly (streaming video to your PC or Mac) two eminent figures in British entertainment: Sherlock Holmes and the Doctor. Lots of old “Doctor Who” episodes have long been available on Watch Instantly, but now they’ve [...]
my Aggie Journalists blog? It's over
I'm not doing these right now because my life kind of went upside down, but thank you guys for the nice comments. I left all the stuff up