Did nothing today, really. Spent most of it in bed. Every time I woke up, the depressive side of my brain won over the "but it's a nice day, get up and do something" side. I have those days.

I did realize around 5pm that I had left the itinerary for this week's trip at the office. So there's an upside to finally having my own car back and on the ( Read more... )

Apparently in order to secure early release from the office today, we must go caroling around the building. I've suggested our department do a "First Noel / I Have A Little Dreidl" mash-up.

In other holiday news -- my friends The Dalliance have posted their first ever holiday song on their website.  Usually, their singles are free to download. This ( Read more... )

Been weeks since I've posted anything here. Lots going on, lots on my mind, and I keep saying "I need to go do some proper posts -- personal life, book reviews, story reviews, etc."  And then I talk myself out ( Read more... )

There's a new reader review of THE FIRFLAKE up on the book's Amazon page. Reader Thomas P. Ryan Jr had this to say:

Anthony has done a marvelous job creating an original and clever Christmas story that remains true to the essential meaning of Christmas. Very highly recommended!

Short but sweet review!

Also, according to the book's Amazon page, ( Read more... )

The stay in Houston was okay. The weather stayed decent. The group of people for whom I was giving the class were a lot of fun during class hours. The head cold lingered, and a headache started on the trip down that never really went away until I arrived home. Also, an odd sort of discomfort just below my sternum started up. I noticed it when ( Read more... )

Okay, it's time for me to do it: I'm having a giveaway for THE FIRFLAKE.  I'll be giving away 3 copies, one for each social platform I'm running the giveaway on. So that means one winner on Livejournal, one winner on Blogspot, and one winner on Facebook.

THE FIRFLAKE is my self-published short Christmas book, available through Amazon and even by ( Read more... )

I was amused to see that there are three vendors offering "used" copies of The Firflake for exhorbitant prices on Amazon. Woody's Books is asking $19.93, Supermoviedeals is asking $19.94, and TSC Books is asking $19.95. Now, leaving aside how close those prices are -- the fact is, they are more than twice the cover price and anyone who bought them ( Read more... )

I just got a "direct message" via Twitter from The Mahopac News, which is my home-town's free local weekly newspaper.  This week's feature article is on my cousins Chrissy and Jimmy Hajkowski -- who are not only our Team Leaders (for several years) for this weekend's Relay For Life at Mahopac High School, but also the event's Honorary Chairpersons ( Read more... )

I cannot believe our Relay For Life at Mahopac High School is just a week away. June 5th and 6th.  I will be there all of the 5th, but will have to leave after the Luminaria ceremony because I'll be on a plane to Cincinnati for work on the 6th.

During the day on the 5th, I will be at our team booth signing copies of my book The Firflake.  I have 50 ( Read more... )

Well, the 50 copies of The Firflake that I ordered for the June 5th signing at the Relay For Life event in Mahopac NY arrived today.  So did an additional 5 free copies, a perk I forgot had been mentioned on the phone.

I already have one of those copies reserved for someone who made a long-distance donation to the RFL through the link on my Facebook ( Read more... )