Author Archives: Kat

About Kat

Cat lover, singer, early music addict, reads a lot. Former R&D chemist with an obsessive need for variety. Now active as a freelance technical writer and editor, web designer, photographer, computer coach, and trainer. Owner, MasterWork Consulting (http://www.masterworkconsulting.com/).

Testing new comment-spam controls

Since I’ve started posting more regularly, I’m getting over a hundred spam comments a day on each post, which kinda drowns out the few real comments I get. Yes, I hold first comments from new visitors for moderation, but I’ve … Continue reading

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All I want for Christmas is…

Last week, my husband asked me what I want for Christmas. I told him I’d have to think about it. Oh, I have plenty of things I could put on a gift list: world peace, for example, and a visit to our friends in Colorado… Continue reading

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Disappointing Gifts

I don’t think I was ever disappointed by a gift I received as a child. No, I didn’t always get exactly what I thought I wanted, but I always enjoyed the gifts I got: toys, clothes, books. Always books. Lots … Continue reading

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The Chair

There are a few memories rattling around in my head from the time before I could talk: the sound of my mother’s voice reading to me, the smile on my grandmother’s face, the smell of my grandfather’s pipe, my panda. … Continue reading

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Am I crazy?

I’ve just signed up for two blogging challenges. Two. As you can see by the date of my last post, I haven’t updated this blog since I rearranged the furniture for the summer. That was in July. (For those of … Continue reading

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