show your colors month - did the blogs and found thousands of visitors. after a month of pointless social media blitz, well, it appears pointless often - i realize that if i have thousands of visitors i just need to haul them in more carefully, and point them to my books, which are now more substantial. why not? it's all just my time. there is certain price to social media marketing, namely perpetual hocking by marketers, but one chooses to let that go and just do it - get one's book out there fast. before i change my mind.

the weather is gorgeous. all through the hyper-steamy summer i put off cleaning the garage and doing stuff-moving, because, i figured, i should wait 'til it cools off. now it's cooled off, and i'm still more interested in doing my books, and my marketing, than going out there & sorting boxes. balance! if i do a little of each every day then slowly, slowly i'll make progress.

here's a black cat story. e is our black cat, had him for many years, he's mostly feral, does not like people at all, especially not to be held or touched. he's mellowed a little over the years but still escapes once in a while to go hide under the house, especially since he spent his youth under some house and it's way more comfortable than having these dogs hassle him. these days we have four dogs coming and going and all of them intimidate him at every opportunity. When we found him missing we weren't surprised - after all he goes missing regularly. but then jen heard him calling from the basement. perfect place! lots of boxes and places to hide! a few mice, maybe, not sure of that. but i think he's happy and he'll stay. we're moving litter box, food, water down there and declaring victory. we don't like thinking he's outside, defending himself from the local fox. happy halloween (his birthday!)!!! He's a black cat story, and he does cross your path every once in a while.