Okay. I know I have never used that as an excuse. LOL!

It’s overcast today. Wonder if we’ll get any rain? We could still use it. It’s insane. Some counties in our area are having flash flood warnings and we’re under a burn ban because it’s so dry.

Today in history:

There is absolutely nothing on tonight. So… you know what that means. *g*

Read through another 20 pages last night but I also made the annoying discovery that when my hard drive crashed back in April, I lost my Greek gods cheat sheet cast of characters. And now I don’t remember who some of my supporting cast were back in the Old Days.

Reading: Well, I read more of Tom Swift and His Motor Boat until the battery had to be recharged on my Nook. Then I immediately dove into Into the Wild by Beth Ciotta which rocks!!!

Maybe it’s just me but that sounds like a real suck-up excuse. LOL!

Oh, hey! They’re saying the Dollar General store should be open in a couple of weeks! I wonder if they’ll have a big Grand Opening shindig?

We have new episodes of Ghost Hunters and Psych. And also two new episodes of a show called Sci Fi Science which I want to see.

Read through 20 pages last night and 18 the night before which I forgot to mention. *g*

Reading: Finished up Tom Swift and His Motorcycle and have moved on to book #2, Tom Swift and His Motor Boat. One thing about these books, they’re not even remotely politically correct which is somewhat uncomfortable, but they’re normal for the time, I suppose. I’m glad we’ve moved beyond the racial absurdities of the time. Well, aside from the whackjobs who still want to keep stirring the pot. But we’ll not discuss that here.

Oh, that would be Really Bad if it was true. Really, really bad.

So, at long last ABC has released the cast of the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars. This season’s losers contestants include:

• Jennifer Grey (actress)

• Audrina Patridge (reality TV star)

• Florence Henderson (the only real star, in my opinion)

• Margaret Cho (comedian)

• Brandy Norwood (singer/actress)

• Bristol Palin (daughter of Sarah Palin and newsmaker in her own right)

• David Hasselhoff (actor & talent show judge)

• Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (reality TV star)

• Rick Fox (basketball player)

• Michael Bolton (singer)

• Kyle Massey (actor)

• Kurt Warner (football player)

I thought last season was the Lamest Season Ever, but this one looks to at least tie with that title.

Tonight, the president’s giving a speech which I will be avoiding like the plague. Unfortunately, it’s going to make Wipeout come on fifteen minutes late. Also on tonight (but not affected by the prez) are Warehouse 13 and White Collar.

Reading: Finished up The Red House Mystery and started an old (but new to me) children’s adventure series with Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle by Victor Appleton. This is the first book in the series and was written in 1910. Tom is the son of an inventor and from what I gather some of the books have a bit of a steampunk feel to them.

Yeah, and he’s a big fat liar.

We got some rain yesterday! Amazing! And we may get more today. But mostly it’s just overcast. Oh! It’s raining, sort of, now. It isn’t as hot, thank goodness, but it’s still very humid.

Today in history:

• 1896 – Actor Raymond Massey was born.

• 1898 – Actress Shirley Booth was born.

• 1906 – Actress Joan Blondell was born.

• 1908 – Actor Fred MacMurray was born.

Tonight on TV, we have a new episode of Rizzoli and Isles.

Read through about 25 pages last night on the Greek gods book.

Reading: I’m about halfway through The Red House Mystery.

I’ve got absolutely nothing today. Nada. Zip. Zilch. (What’s new about that? you say. LOL!!!) However, my alter ego has a new blog post up today.

Tonight on TV, we have a new episode of Leverage and a new Inspector Lewis.

Read through more of the Greek gods book last night. I’m slowly getting back into the groove.

Reading: Finished up Deep Six and now I’m re-reading The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne. Yes, a murder mystery written by the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. It’s the only one he ever wrote which is a shame because it’s a classic.

Well, that’s a writer’s constant excuse. *g*

I’ve got nothing today. But stayed tuned to my other blog tomorrow. I’ll have plenty to say then and there. Consider yourself warned.

There isn’t much going on around here today. It’s slightly cooler than it has been. The parental units have been working out in the yard now that they can do it without risking heat stroke.

There’s nothing on tonight, so I’ll be catching up on recorded shows.

I read through more of the Greek gods book last night. I’d forgotten how fun it was.

Reading: Not quite finished with Deep Six.

Thankfully this is not an excuse I need. *g*

There is absolutely nothing going on today.

We have new episodes of Eureka (with the return of both Stark and Tess–nooooo!!!!) and Haven (what weird crap will happen this week?) on TV tonight.

Reading: Now I’m reading Deep Six by Clive Cussler.

What kind of fumes, though? That’s what I want to know! Gas fumes? Paint fumes? Perfumes? *g*

Today in history:

• 1920 – The 19th amendment to United States Constitution went into effect, giving women the right to vote.

• 1939 – The first Major League Baseball game, a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, was telecast.

Not a lot going on here except I WROTE LAST NIGHT!!!! Okay, only one sentence but that was the first bit of fiction I’ve written since April.

Tonight on TV, the only things on are Burn Notice and Royal Pains, so I’ll get some recorded stuff watched, too.

Reading: Finished up Feline Fatale which was most excellent. Not sure what’s up next.

I think this is one of my favorites!

Today in history:

• 1915 – Silent film star Anita King, “The Paramount Girl”, set out on a cross-country automobile trek from Los Angeles to New York City. Alone. Supposedly, the Los Angeles Times wrote: “There will be nobody with her at any time on the trip. Her only companions will be a rifle and a six shooter.” LOL! But can you imagine setting out alone on a cross-country trip like that? It took her 49 days to reach NYC.

• 1935 – The Wizard of Oz debuted.

Tonight on TV, we have the season premiere of the original Ghost Hunters, also Chasing Mummies and Psych.

Reading: I’m reading a “real” book now! Or should I just say a paperback? *g* Feline Fatale by Linda O. Johnston.

Well, a pint IS a single serving! Isn’t it?

Today in history:

• 1891 – Thomas Edison patented the motion picture camera.

• 1932 – Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop. She flew from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey.

Not a lot going on here. Our humidity has dropped a fair bit, so it’s not quite so breath-stealing when you step outside. Not as dry as the desert, though, no matter what our weatherman seems to think. *g*

The road work has been going on for awhile. They were working yesterday where I could see them. Noisy. Probably stinky up close, too, since they were pouring asphalt.

For those of you not on Facebook or who didn’t see my status update, while searching for some notes I’d written myself about my zombie story (which I never did find), I discovered an “autosaved” copy of the entire book I though I thought I’d lost when the external hard drive crashed back in April. The copy was in a folder I’d never thought to look in on the laptop drive. So there was much rejoicing on my part last night.

On TV tonight, we have Wipeout, Warehouse 13, White Collar, Memphis Beat and a special on the History Channel about Thomas Jefferson.

Reading: Now I’m reading another children’s ebook, this one from 1932. The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen’s Fan by Lizette M. Edholm.