Michele's sayonara, Lisa boycotts the letter M

Michele's sayonara, Lisa boycotts the letter M

Hi, I'm Lisa Daily, I'll be blogging here for a while, every other Monday while Michele is away shaping our brilliant young legal minds.

I'm a TV dating expert (Daytime), and author Stop Getting Dumped! (a dating advice book)  and  Fifteen Minutes of Shame (a novel about a TV dating expert who gets dumped on national television -- fiction, I swear.)

I was planning to use this post to introduce myself to all of you, but instead, I've wasted hours and hours trying to think of words without the letter M.

"Why?" you might ask. 

"Well," I'd tell you, "my M key is stuck on my keyboard, and I have to mash it really hard to get the M to work."

I never realized just how much I needed the M until I tried to write a column and a blog post without one.  I am a writing professional:  I know all of the letters are important,  however, it seems like you could probably get by for a few days without a Q or a Z.  But an M -- well, there's just no getting around that one.  It's the "am,"  "him" and "I'm" that screw you up.

Now, if my Q, or the little +/=, or the "fn" key were stuck, it would be no problem.  I could probably survive for weeks, maybe years with a little creativity. I've worked on a mac since college and I'm not even sure what the "fn" key is for.

But a dysfunctional M -- it's almost tragic.

I could search the dictionary for suitable alternatives, but I just can't live without Milquetoast or Mustache or Mack Daddy  or Marzipan or Mother#%cker. 

And obviously, I can't possibly work without am, mommy complex, and impotent.

Maybe I should just find the directions to the Apple store, and get the bleeping thing fixed.

So nice to meet you all. 

Lisa

Comments

[Josh]

I'm going to be an asshole, for a change.

Why don't you remap your keyboard so that some other key, one that you never use, will stand for "m?" At the end of the composition, you can do a search-and-replace, or a global replacement.

Since you are a dating advisor, will you answer our dating questions here? If so, I'm sure I can come up with one. I'm married and not planning on not being married in the foreseeable future, and Friday my secretary told me that she could see the indentation on my finger when I took off my ring. How do I date when any woman worth her salt will be looking for that? Note: I don't intend to leave my wife or for her to leave me and we don't have an "open marriage."

Just asking.

[michele]

Welcome, Lisa! We are SO lucky to have you come hang out on the blog while I'm taking my little sabbatical.

Folks, as you may have heard over the past weeks, I'm teaching criminal law this semester. Just so I don't start spouting case citations at you (or saying something blogworthy to my students -- oops!) I felt like I needed some time off. What can I say? I'm incredibly lucky, because the Tarts naturally have the best employment policies out there, and they've been incredibly understanding and supportive.

So I'll be back in January. In the meantime, wonderful Lisa is here to entertain you. Give her a grand welcome. I'll miss you all, and I'll miss my blog sisters, so I may just pop in now and then to say hi!

[sarahS]

Okay, Lisa, this is Josh. Josh and I went to high school where he was the third corner in a Shakespearean love triangle. He could have really, really used your advice back then. To torture himself with the memories, he continues to be in my life and, since then, has moved onto the blog life. He tries to be outrageous, but, in truth, he's a pussycat of a father who yearns for a normal life at the same time he's repulsed by it.

BTW - I was not in the triangle, though I was a good friend of the delicate Desdemona type (plus the math team and her inability to drive) whom both "boys" worshipped. I figure love triangles are like pigs. A pig alone won't eat, but give him another to compete against and he'll kill him for food.

So, as a dating expert, have any advice about love triangles? I mean...without the letter M.

Great to have you aboard!

[Josh]

See, I didn't even know I was part of a love triangle at the time. I didn't know until decades later when Sarah told me. The girl wouldn't give me the time of day, which was probably good of her. Not to say that she made the right choice with the other guy, who was (and still is) also an asshole, but in a different and not a joking way. A lawyer, too, but again, in a bad and not good way, like me.

Thanks, Sarah, for making me think of this.

[Lisa Daily]

Josh,

You're a genius on the whole search and replace concept.
Will keep that in mind in the event I am too damned lazy to get my keyboard fixed.

And yes, I'm always happy to offer dating advice.

Although, not to married men. :-)

(Unless you're looking for advice on how to date your wife.)

XO,

Lisa

[charles]

Hi Lisa -- I'm Sarah's husband. Mostly I keep my mouth shut for fear of retribution. But I lurk. I'm good at lurking. I get the m key problem. On a related subject, I recently tore off the cap lock button on my keyboard and have thereby saved countless hours fixing whole SENTENCES THAT LOOK LIKE THIS.

I think a dating expert on this blog will add richness to TLC beyond even Josh's weirdest dreams. Welcome!

[Elaine Viets]

Welcome, Lisa and sorry about that busted keyboard. You never know what you have until it's missed -- or is that issed on your keyboard?

[Lisa Daily]

Hi Michele,

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Advice on love triangles: Unrequited love is a waste of time. Basically, if you want to avoid lifelong torture, you have two choices: Take your affections elsewhere, or make your move and see how it plays out. (No hanging around as a friend in the fringes for 7 years, hoping he/she wakes up one day and sees you for the fabulous partner you are -- she won't.) Often times, when we get to know someone a little better, we see they're not as perfect as we'd imagined, and the infatuation goes away on its own. (Pretty much anyone who's ever been married has experienced this phenomenon.) And most times, the center of the love triangle knows what the situation is, and continues to leave it ambiguous because they either like the attention or they don't feel the same way, or are afraid of losing you as a friend.

Nice for the lovee, not so great for the lovers.

Lisa

[William Simon]

Rule Number One: Never love anyone who does not love you back;

Rule Number Two: Never cry over anyone who won't cry over you;

Rule Number Three: Keyboards are cheap at Best Buy.

Welcome, Lisa, to the Circus That Never Ends...:)

[Harley]

Lisa, welcome.

Re the "M" key -- I had a similar thing happen with my piano and had to play everything minus the bass clef "F" key -- not the really low one, the regular one. The fix was terribly complex: I had to call the piano tuner.

So that's our Coincidence #1. Coincidence #2: i have a 10:45 appointment today at the Apple Store to fix my computer, which has something called The Black Keyboard of Death phenomenon. (I'm using the old clunker to post this.)

Coincidence #3: I wrote of a fictitious book-within-a-book in my first novel. It was called "How to Avoid Getting Dumped All the Time." And you wrote "Stop Getting Dumped." Which I shall have to read, if I ever rethink my recent vow to run away and join the convent.

[William Simon]

As an aside:

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/09/dayintech_0908

42 years ago, a Legend was Born....

[Nancy Martin]

Wait, wait! Lisa, don't go to Best Buy yet. I have a gazillion keyboards here that stare out of their kennel with sad puppy eyes, hoping for a new home! Ergonomic, wireless, standard keyboard---name your breed, they're here, and I'll ship for free.

Michele, as you know, we're wishing you the very best of good times with the teaching gig. You'll still come around the office, won't you? Meanwhile, we heartily welcome Lisa to the water cooler. You were smart to bring doughnuts for Margie. Just sayin'.

[Jeff Abbott]

Lisa, if you're in the market for a new keyboard, I can't say enough nice things about the Matias keyboards. Their Tactile Pro line (sounds like a hooker, but whatever) use the old fashioned mechanical keyswitch keys (that clack a bit, like the earliest Apple and IBM keyboards). But I can type like a speed-demon on them (much more so than the newfangled keyboards that have too much give) and they're built like a tank. They are pricey but worth it, at least to me.

http://www.matias.ca

This concludes your utterly geek moment for the day.

[sarahS]

William - Daily, I am blown over by your profundity.

Lisa, had I known this love triangle thing, especially about the lovee basking in the glow of attention, I would never have smoked in my twenties.

My lungs are grieving.

[William Simon]

To add to Jeff's Utterly Geek Moment (we have to have one a day here at TLC), I'm a major fan of Logitech's wireless KB and Mouse combination. The S-530 for Mac, and the S-500 for Windows (ack! Yes, I still have to wrestle with Windoze sometimes, but Mac Rules.)

Thank you Sarah. I've spent 52 years learning to be this pompous and pedantic, and I'm happy to see it's paying off....:)

[Me,Margie]

Hi. It's Me, Margie.

I really like you, Lisa. And I'm not just saying that because of the donuts.

I had a good feeling about you (okay, that was from the donuts) but then you went and used MoFo right in your first post. We should totally go out after work. Not everyone knows how to use words like that. Plus, my cousin Rocco and I could really help you with all the dating stuff. Just Saying.

Welcome, and I really like the ones with the chocolate cream filling.

[Lisa Daily]

Hi all!

Thanks so much for the warm welcome!

Harley -- so funny, my novel Fifteen Minutes of Shame has a sort of dating advice book within it as well -- great minds and all... :-)

Charles, thanks. My husband is a lurker too. And BTW, your wife is hilarious. Of course, you already knew that. (Brought to you by Carl's Jr.)

Keyboard crew: Thank you so much for your fabulous suggestions. I will take them all under advisement in the tragic event I have to purchase a new keyboard.

(I get really attached to my keyboards -- to the point of using computers long past their sell-by date just because I like the feel and don't want to switch. Anybody else feel that way?)

My guess is that my M is not permanently damaged -- knowing me, there are probably just Oreo crumbs lodged under the key...

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Margie,

Hey, anytime. :-) Plus, I hear Rocco makes a mean margarita.

BTW, thanks for having my signing bonus wired to my bank account.

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Sarah,

You crack me up.

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Nancy,

I totally have keyboard envy. That thing looks amazing!

Plus, I love the "clack" it's the entire reason I kept my first Mac laptop for SEVEN YEARS. I couldn't give it up.

Maybe the M problem is unfixable after all...

Lisa

[Karen in Ohio]

It would seem more trouble than it's worth to assign another letter to the "M" key, and using another key for "M"--which requires retraining your brain far beyond what mine is capable of being retrained, at least. The mind boggles at the mental contortions required. Like a Rube Goldberg of typing. But it could make such a difference in your thought process, similar to the way changing your morning routine can help jumpstart your brain. Like brushing your teeth with the other hand, or getting out of bed on the other side, or drinking pomegranate juice instead of coffee. It causes your synapses to redirect, somehow, creating an opportunity for thinking in a new way.

This could be a seminar topic of its own--how to force your mind to be more creative. Or, alternatively, how to cause yourself irreparable harm. Just sayin'.

As for not pining for someone who doesn't care about you--70% of romantic literature would never have been written if human beings were really that practical. It'll never happen.

[Kathy Sweeney]

Welcome Lisa!

I switch keyboards at least once a year - because I do exercise my brain (Karen is right - it does shake things up - every keyboard has a different touch) even though I don't exercise my body.

My current keyboard - the Mac one with the shallow keys - is the hardest adjustment yet. Have to keep my nails pretty short to use it.

Now - the blog. Here is something you should know: the men of the blog are a great treasure.

You've met Josh, and his posts speak for themselves.

William is a computer guy who knows every movie made before 1990 (is that far enough back, William) and who is a real gentleman.

You have not met Tom Barclay, who lives in CA (and is on west coast time) who is a great wit and master of the language.

Michael (Michele's brother) is a pilot who pops in from time to time.

Charles was kind enough to introduce himself. Charlie - you should post more often. I mean it.

Who am I missing? I'm still trying to figure out who I'm going to watch for election coverage now that Keith has told too much truth for NBC, so I'm distracted.

[Rita Scott]

Oh crap, they're speaking geekese today! HUH?
I have an Adesso ergonomic keyboard w/ touchpad. Absolutely love it cause after a car accident it really strained my neck muscles reaching for the mouse (don't know why they don't make more of these for the handicapped!) But it doesn't have an 'fn' key, I looked!
Now;
Dear Lisa,
My very first boyfriend is coming to town this month & wants to see me, should I get my hopes up?

[xena]

Soooo....Lisa.... what would Campbell's soup do without their MMMMMMMMMM GOOD!? This is a seriously tragic but fixable loss!
Welcome!
Just saying.

[ArkansasCyndi]

Welcome to (without doubt) the coolest hangout on the net! I'm Cyndi. Hang out here from Arkansas.

The missing "M" can be a problem and you've gotten some fantastic advice, so I'll offer none except to say this... when this post opened I thought, "Oh No! Where's Michele? Who is this interloper? and then you wrote "Mother#%cker" and I thought, "She's perfect!"

One word of dating advice... you might not want to bring your significant other around the office. Me, Margie has a, um, "reputation", if you know what I mean.

Welcome. Don't forget to make the coffee if take the last cup. William can get a little testy without his coffee.

[Becky Hutchison]

Lisa, welcome to TLC! I said this on Jeff's blog, but I read FIFTEEN MINUTES OF SHAME and loved it. I'm so glad you ventured into mystery. Any more fiction books on the horizon?

And Lisa, you'll enjoy the posters here. We have some really lively discussions...especially when Me, Margie pops in (because, as you've probably noticed, she's not the shy, retiring type).

Good luck with your "mmmm's" and enjoy this TLC circus.

(My Up Arrow key is broken on my keyboard, but unfortunately the keyboard is also a major part of my laptop. This is a terribly inconvenient situation, as I may use my Up Arrow at least two times a day! Looks like I'll probably have to buy a whole new laptop.) ;-)

[Laura (in PA)]

Welcome, Lisa! Your book looks so fun! I must get it!

Sorry about your "M" key. I say, just type without it - makes life interesting. Makes everyone have to think more.

Hope you enjoy our motley crew as much as we all do. :)

[Karen in Ohio]

I second the role of our male pals here. To a man, they are an awesome bunch! The rest of the world should be so lucky.

Lisa, your book is on my TBR list. Thanks for the great blog today.

[Rita Scott]

My tab key flew off several years ago. I tried crazy glue, but it cracked. My cousin told me to try GE Silicone because it has flexibility. It worked & the key is still in place.

[Tom]

Lisa wrote, "Plus, I love the "clack" it's the entire reason I kept my first Mac laptop for SEVEN YEARS. I couldn't give it up."

You'll have to forgive Jeff for thinking we only get technoid once a day. He's new around here. But he fits in really well.

Seven years is the average lifespan of a Macintosh. And if you're really determined, a couple books, some small tools and a little time shopping eBay will keep 'em flying much, much longer. LOW-END MAC is an extremely useful site for rebuild info.

Dating advice and fifteen minutes of shame . . . yeah, they're kind of synonymous, at least once a day, as I recall.

Meanwhile, I'm trying to imagine the right order of nuns for Harley. The Little Thrillerette Sisters of the Mean Streets. The Cross-Country Convent of Cambria. The Poor Krav Maga. The Monastic Milers. No, this is it – The Holy Rolling Rockers.

Can't wait to see the habit.

[ramona]

Hi Lisa. Welcome.

Do not worry about this M problem. M's are not important. The most important letter in the alphabet is B, because B's are required to discuss Blond Bond.

(psssst, since Michele is not around I can finally say this. I think Clive Owen is kind of hot.)

[Kerry]

Lisa, welcome! And Michelle -- best of luck with the teaching! I hope you'll pop in and share the special moments with us.

Lisa, I had a similar problem with the "T" key on a portable keyboard for my Palm Pilot a number of years ago. T's are very popular letters. It was a royal pain.

William, thanks so much for sharing the link. I've just discovered that I can catch the second half of episodes of the original series when I'm at my trainer's in the morning; that's a lot more fun than CNN when I'm panting and sweating . . .

[Lisa Daily]

Xena,

I'm pretty sure that a dysfunctional M was the whole reasoning behind Campbell abandoning one of the most recognizable slogan in all of advertising history for the SOUP IS GOOD FOOD advertising campaign.

Then, they got the damned keyboard fixed and went back to MMMM MMMM GOOD.

It's the only possible explanation.

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Hi Ramona,

You're right, Clive Owen is hot. I like you already.

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Becky,

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Laura,

Thanks, I'm delighted!

Kerry,

Thanks!!

And thanks for the warning, all. I'll have to keep an eye on Margie.

Lisa

Tom,

Love the Holy Rolling Rockers.

Rita,

Genius!

[storyteller Mary]

Of course you need the M key -- "Once upon a ti e" just doesn't work. . . .
I need to go see the Mac Wizards also. I have never put any sort of back-up system on the iBook, and it has taken over as my main computer. Also, both of my printers are refusing to work, even though I gave them both new ink (and that's the extent of my knowledge of what to do for printers). I need, love, and respect geeks.
(The guy at the WIN or ISDN office actually stopped in on his lunch hour after all other attempts to make the new DSL connection failed. I offered coffee as a bribe, and it is only a few blocks away, but still above and beyond).

[Lisa Daily]

Karen,

>>As for not pining for someone who doesn't care about you--70% of romantic literature would never have been written if human beings were really that practical. It'll never happen.<<

So true. I'm torn. I love a good book, but also have a deep urge to help everyone who wants to be find the man, woman or sheep of their choice...

I've found in my 6 years as a dating expert that 1) some people ask you for your advice and then tell you why you're wrong, 2) some people ask you for your advice and then tell you you're right and then do the exact same thing they were doing before, and 3) some people ask you for your advice and then actually listen to what you say and follow your advice, and 4) some people do all three.

I do what I can, short of issuing emergency chastity belts and round-the-clock drink-n-dial surveillance.

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Mary,

One upon a tie, 312 fleas lived a magical existence...

Lisa

[Becky Hutchison]

Hey...your four points sound just like my 28-year-old daughter! But mostly she just asks for my advice and tells me why I'm wrong. ;-0

[Rita Scott]

pssst Lisa! Rumor has it that if you throw the UPS & Fedex guys to Margie, she'll amuse herself & stay out of trouble.

[Josh]

Oh, Ramona. I thought of you when I watched The Golden Compass on the plane last week.

[Lisa Daily]

Cyndi,

Thanks :-)

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Becky,

Good to know...might come in handy.

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

KATHY WROTE >>
I switch keyboards at least once a year - because I do exercise my brain (Karen is right - it does shake things up - every keyboard has a different touch) even though I don't exercise my body.<<

Kathy,

I'll bet your fingers look fantastic.

Lisa

[SisterZip]

Welcome, Lisa. As you can tell, it gets a tad crazy around here. Check in on a day when Me, Margie gets worked up and graces us with a fairy tale. OMFG!!!

Good luck teaching, Michele. It will be great for the students.

[Pam aka SisterZip]

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[Pam aka SisterZip]

oops!

[bea]

Welcome, Lisa. Who knew that keyboard chatter could be so entertaining?

Except...I just cracked my keyboaRD trying to remove the caPS LOCK key. (What an excellent idea, Charlie). I hate the caPS LOCK key. I set my home keyboard to alert me with sound when caPS LOck caME on, but thaT IS NOT An available feature on all computers.

I am imagining a fuller and more free life without the caps lock key.

[Karen in Ohio]

Bea, I have a friend who has never used the cap key, ever. It works for her, but it's a little precious for the rest of us, non-ee cummings types.

Open letter to the Tarts, ArkansasCyndi, and Maureen Child--thanks ever so much for the SIGNED book! It came in the mail on Saturday, but my husband put it somewhere other than the normal mail spot, so I didn't see it until today. The book looks great, and I can't wait to read it. Thanks again!

[xena]

Soooo....Lisa....WOW! or something else without M & M's. You are so "sweet" to answer our thoughts! (Think Nancie in NO)
I have a question. What exactly is a date and why can't I find one in Miami? (There's those M's again.)
I am a reasonably attractive red head in her mid 50's who has been married, had a son who is now 18 and off at college (yea!)at BoCo in Boston, divorced in 2000 and have had little or no luck in the universe of a relationship for 8 years. Down here in Hurricane cone-ville, where the sun shines, the birds sing and the palm trees sway, there are groups of GNO's (Girl's Night Out Ladies) full of divorced and widowed women roaming the streets in gangs looking for any male over 60 and still breathing. We seem to have many girlfriends who have husbands but the men folk available for us to "date" are scarce as...well...hen's teeth. And I for one have crossed teeth, hair and physical appearance off the list. A comfy couch of a man with a sense of humor is prime rib...okay? A man of means is still on the list, however. No derelict grandfathers need apply.
So help me Obi Wan...you're my only hope. I need to figure out this dilemma.
I'm not getting any younger BTW! Tick Tick Tick! (Think Twilight Zone) Can anyone help me locate L'oreal 9GR? Seems to have been discontinued in my neck 'o the woods!
Just saying.

[xena]

Soooo....Lisa....I forgot to say that when I was the St. Pauli Girl I used to say "Beer is good food.".
Just saying.

[Susan Helene Gottfried]

Hey, Lisa! Glad to see you here; you're going to fit in beautifully. Hell, you already do.

[Rita Scott]

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, Xena! The only dates I've seen are in the produce dept.!

[Me, Margie]

Hi. It's Me, Margie again.

Lisa - I am so glad you're here. I mean, you see the kind of questions that demand good answers. I can only do so much, y'know. Oh - I forgot to tell you earlier - some people Only Come Here For the Sex (OCHFTS). I'm looking at you, Rita, Sr. Zip and Xena. I could name others but I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Xena - I'm confused about what the L'Oreal hair color has to do with finding a man. Unless you plan to die his hair to keep easier track. I think that's genius, by the way. Much easier than a tattoo, and when you get sick of him, you just cut his hair off.

I tell you, I learn shit on this blog every day.

[Debby]

Lisa...welcome to the TLC. Looks like you will fit in quite nicely.

As for the "M". They are too important. Get that baby fixed or replaced. Madness. Mayhem. Methodical. Marguerita. All are important words that really need that m.

Plus, I wouldn't like my last name at all if it were missing the first letter! :)

[peach]

Hey Lisa, welcome! I'm a little late, but better late than never.

Never had keys quit on me, but I have fried a few with accidental spills. I've made several emergency trips to the store. I hope this discussion hasn't put a jinx on my keyboard because all of a sudden I seem to be having an off again on again problem with my space bar.

[Lisa Daily]

Xena,

Why can't you find a date in Miami? Because, all the eligible men in south Florida are living in Sarasota, Tampa & St Pete. You have a serious man shortage in Miami -- there are more than 20,000 more women than men. If you come to Sarasota, St. Pete or Tampa (or start looking in any city on Florida's east coast that is NORTH of Miami,) there are more men than women, and the odds will be in your favor. (Avoid the cities that are inland -- Tallahassee, Jax -- the odds there are as bad as Miami.)

So, next time you and the ladies go prowling, check out the scene outside Miami.

Also, Loreal 9GR, available at Drugstore.com They'll ship right to your door.

http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=178664&catid=32197&aid=337953&aparam=l_oreal_preference_fade_&CAWELAID=125330205

Hey, I'm here to help.

Lisa

[xena]

Soooo....Me, Margie....I met up with an old male friend in the color (pun intended) guard costume business that I hadn't seen in a while. He exclaimed "Hon you changed your hair color!". I said "No dear...it's still white!".
I have had a red headed son for 18 years now. I'm still a red head in spirit with a little chemical help. He validates my existence when I stand next to him.
Still on the quest for 9GR.
Just saying.

[Lisa Daily]

Peach,

Thanks! Hope it's just temporary :-)

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Xena,

There's not a man alive who doesn't dream of a woman who utters the phrase, "Beer is good food."

And if you say it during sex, he'll never leave.

Thanks about the fitting in part -- I appreciate it!

Lisa

[gaylin in vancouver]

Welcome from Canada Lisa.

get the M fixed, notherf@cker doesn't work

I could ask for dating advice as a 48 year old single woman only I keep forgetting to be bothered about dating anyone . . .

Does anyone else remember the original Mac keyboards that used to put a random 9 in the middle of words?

[Geraldine]

How do I stuff your blog into my google reader?
Cannot find the rss link (which is very sad as people pay me to help them use technology to leverage their business process, projects, and people . . .).

[ArkansasCyndi]

Karen, in Ohio - thanks for letting me know your book got there! :) Enjoy

Cyndi

[Laura (in PA)]

OT - Cyndi, I came home to find mine had arrived as well! Thanks, love!

[ArkansasCyndi]

Great Laura! Hope you enjoy it
C

[Lisa Daily]

Geraldine,

Your secret is safe with us.

I have no idea on the Google Reader thing.

Anybody else?

Lisa

[Lisa Daily]

Gaylin,

Wow, I thought the Mac "9" thing was just my bad typing.

Sounds like you've got the dating thing worked out perfectly. :-)

XO,

Lisa

[storyteller Mary]

Mine, too!! Thank Maureen Child for me. My niece is next in line for _A Fiend in Need_. Was anyone on this blog the inspiration for, "Demon queens just hate it when you take away their love slaves . . ."
. . .and serendipity just solved the dating question -- yes, love slaves, why didn't we think of that sooner?
I finished _Bobby Faye's . . . Bad Day_ this morning (after reading until 2 a.m.) and then recommended it to my P.T. who says it will be perfect for her book group.
Listening to some Stephanie Plum in the car, so in honor of Stephanie's mama, I roasted a chicken for dinner --- mmmmmm, good!

[Avis in NH]

Lisa, welcome aboard! I see a link called "Subscribe to this blog's feed" at the very bottom of the right-hand sidebar, underneath the list of Blogs We Love and the link "Powered by TypePad". Is this what you were looking for?

[Avis in NH]

Sorry, it wasn't Lisa looking for the RSS link, it was Geraldine!

Welcome aboard, Lisa, anyway. :-)

[Hank Phillippi Ryan]

HILisa!yourock,asusual.Ididn'tknowyouweregoingtobe
here,oneofmyfavoriteplaces.Rats.Myspacebarissticking.xoxoxo

[Peg H]

Welcome Lisa!

I'm always either one of the first to arrive or I'm the last. Geez, I have a weird schedule.

[Kalynne Pudner]

I accidentally delete my reader for a week, and look what I miss: Lisa graduating from Deb to TLC! Hey, Lisa; great to see you again! Now, I may have missed it in the follow-up comment banter...but if you use Josh's trick with search-and-replace, what are you supposed to use for the "m" in the "replace" function?