Posted in authors, blogging, books, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, Uncategorized, words, writing, tagged computers, frustration, headache, help menus, how-to, instructions, outdated website, programming, software, technology, terminology, troubleshooting, websites on August 13, 2018| 8 Comments »
I have a love/hate relationship with technology. When electronics work, they’re awesome. When they don’t work, they suck. I try to troubleshoot on my own but the only thing I gain by doing this is a headache. I’m easily frustrated when it comes to technology.
Posted in authors, blogging, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, success, words, writers, writing, tagged attachments, computer folders, computer search, computers, documents, email, email attachments, getting older, internet, karma, losing stuff, lost documents, lost items, missing documents, random, searching on July 23, 2018| 10 Comments »
I know I’m getting older and my memory isn’t what it used to be. But, I try to be careful in my daily dealings. I’m not inclined to forget things if I write them down, but it still happens. I’m a list maker so I don’t forget to accomplish certain chores that must get done. And I’m not one to lose things. (more…)
Posted in Family, Fiction, food, friends, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, words, writing, tagged antibiotics, breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, flu, healing, medications, nerves, neuropathy, post-chemo, shots, sickness, treatments on July 9, 2018| 14 Comments »
As most of you probably already know, this past October I was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Stage 1 doesn’t sound too scary but, Stage 1 is still cancer. Stage 1 still means, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and a plethora of prescription medications. Stage 1 still means many, many weeks of treatment and healing. Stage 1 means extra bi-annual exams and tests. (more…)
Posted in authors, blogging, dieting, Disney World, drinks, Family, Fiction, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, singing, success, words, writers, writing, tagged apples, celery, chewing gum, Coca Cola, Cooking, cows, dieting, dreaming, dreams, Friday the 13th, gorillas, hiccups, humming, lightning, nonsense, onions, pigs, red lights, sharks, sneezing, snoring, struck by lightning, traffic lights, trivia, walking, weird facts on June 18, 2018| 10 Comments »
Hello blog friends. Because I know how much each and every one of you enjoys wasting spending a few minutes each Monday here at the Edge of Eternity, today I bring to you another installment of weird facts. You’re welcome. Now grab your coffee, Mountain Dew, iced tea, bottled water, wine, or whatever beverage you prefer, sit back, put your feet up and enjoy the silliness. (more…)
Posted in authors, awards, blogging, bucket list, drinks, driving, Family, Fiction, friends, goals, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, resolutions, success, vacation, words, writing, tagged 50 states, bucket list, games, guessing, guessing games, prize, prizes, traveling, winning on June 4, 2018| 7 Comments »
Today we’re going to play a game. I don’t know about you, but I love to play games. As in actual games with rules and prizes and stuff, not the emotional games game. I don’t play those games. Those are hurtful. But I digress. (more…)
Posted in authors, blogging, Disney, Disney World, Family, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, success, vacation, Walt Disney World, writers, writing, tagged atom bomb, cancer, cancer free, chem port removal, chemo, chemo ports, chemo therapy, clean bill of health, healing, hospital, life, lymph nodes, medical check ups, oncologist, outpatient, outpatient surgery, scarring, scars, surgery on May 7, 2018| 19 Comments »
Today I return to the hospital for my final outpatient surgery. What? Another surgery? Relax. Breathe. Everything’s fine. This one’s a good one. This is the one I was hoping for, the one that might not have happened for a year or more. This is the one I’ve been hoping for since last October. This one symbolizes the end of my battle with cancer. (more…)
Posted in anthology, authors, blogging, books, Fiction, goals, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, short story, sports, success, words, writers, writing, tagged bad headlines, book blurbs, book covers, book titles, catchy titles, fun, funny headlines, humor, inappropriate headlines, internet, risque headlines, titles on April 23, 2018| 4 Comments »
Writers know how important it is to grab readers’ attention as soon as possible. A catchy opening line, an intriguing back cover blurb, even a good title is important to make that very first awesome impression. Sometimes those 3 things alone are enough to make a sale. That along with a good cover of course. I’ve been known to buy a book based on these 4 things. (more…)
Posted in April, authors, blogging, books, Family, Fiction, fingers, friends, goals, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, success, writers, writing, tagged cheer, cheering up, concentration, Cooking, energy, focused, healing, horse, just do it, manuscript, motivational, normal, positive, publishing, saddle, to do lists, Youtube on April 16, 2018| 14 Comments »
So I’m back in the saddle again. Sort of. I’m not galloping full speed ahead or anything, but I’m chugging along doing normal things. Sort of. I still get tired out but one step at a time. It’s the second Monday in a row that I haven’t had to see a medical professional, so that’s a very good thing. (more…)
Posted in April, authors, blogging, books, dancing, Family, Fiction, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, resolutions, roses, success, Vicksburg, writing, tagged aches, ashes, bad taste, cancer, cancer free, cancer sucks, eating, exhaustion, food, healing, IV, medicine, medicine taste, nausea, pains, tired, treatment, Wonder Woman on April 9, 2018| 8 Comments »
There’s a line from a song from the movie Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang, that I love: “Up from the ashes, grow the roses of success.” That line can be applied to a lot of things. For me, right now, it applies to my rise from “sickness” to improved health. Not that I was unhealthy before, because I really wasn’t, I was just infected with a nastiness known as cancer. (more…)
Posted in acting, authors, camera, costumes, directing, Family, Fiction, humor, Jansen Schmidt, social media, success, theater, theatre, tv, watching tv, writers, writing, tagged actors, actresses, awareness, blondes, discrimination, Hollywood, race, racial bias, sensitivity, television, tv on April 2, 2018| 6 Comments »
I’ve noticed lately a strange phenomenon when I watch TV. There are very few blondes in any of the shows I watch on a regular basis. This led to a more extensive investigation on my part. I started randomly watching shows I’ve never watched before just to see what the main characters look like. The phenomenon continued. Hardly any blondes. (more…)
