by Laura K Curtis | May 23, 2014 | Books, Stuff!
The latest shots have been fired in Amazon’s bid to take over the world, or at least to become the Wal-Mart of the digital set. If you’re not familiar with their latest move, the NYT has covered it quite thoroughly in multiple articles. This particular...
by Laura K Curtis | May 2, 2014 | Books, Stuff!, Writing
Anyone who thinks the life of a writer is glamorous has been watching too many movies or too much Castle. In fact, most of the writers I know who don’t have to leave their house for day jobs or to take their kids to school spend a fair amount of time in sweats...
by Laura K Curtis | Apr 14, 2014 | Stuff!
Oh, my friends, the trial I’ve been sitting on for the past month is finally over. If you are not an American, our justice system probably seems weird and opaque to you. It often seems that way to me and I am an American. The trial for which I was on the jury...
by Laura K Curtis | Mar 31, 2014 | Books, Crafts, Stuff!
Every year, I bid on at least a couple of items in Brenda Novak’s annual auction the proceeds of which go to support diabetes research. Last year, I won my super-cool Lego trailer from Sarah M. Anderson and my website design from DreamForge Media. This year, I...
by Laura K Curtis | Mar 24, 2014 | Stuff!
I am curious about how many of my friends have served on juries and what their experiences were. I am currently serving on a federal jury which—because the federal courthouse is far from close to my house—is making for very long days. The nice thing about the federal...
by Laura K Curtis | Mar 15, 2014 | Dogs, Stuff!
My husband and I took a wonderful and much needed vacation over the last two weeks. We have a timeshare unit in Sint Maarten, the Dutch West Indies, but one of the best things about the island is that it’s half Dutch and half French–the other half...
