Category Archives: General Maundering

The New (Temporary) Workshop

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Gary Showalter

It’s a bit of a drive from the ranch where I live and work Continue reading →

A Snakefoot Tilt-Top Tea Table

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Gary Showalter

This piece was built with Canadian Rock Maple, a very hard, close-grained wood, and finished “Bright” Continue reading →

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You have to get down in the weeds to win

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Gary Showalter

You have to consider your writings as products and market them if you ever hope to show a profit. The “Art” of writing well is a skill you have acquired over time and through a great deal of effort. Your … Continue reading →

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Profit and Loss Vs. Me

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Gary Showalter

There is an Ebook download alert at the end of this, I promise. But I have a few things to get off my chest, first… Okay, I get it. I’m never going to be “Rich”; It may be that I … Continue reading →

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The Odds and Sods of my Life

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Gary Showalter

Oh, how I wish I had one. A Life, I mean. In a very technical sense of the word I suppose I do; for example; I’m still breathing, and mobile, and I can carry on a conversation (as long as … Continue reading →

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I used to play the harp

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Gary Showalter

I used to play the harp Many years ago (way too many), when I was a young child, I watched Harpo Marx play his harp in the Marx Brothers movies (and occasionally play bed springs, weavers looms and so on). … Continue reading →

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Write what you know

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Gary Showalter

Or do a lot of research. Then write what you know. Then learn how to write well. And that starts with writing; good bad or ugly, competent or all in a muddle, it all starts with writing. And then a … Continue reading →

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Let Us Spend a Bit of Time Waxing Philosophical

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Gary Showalter

I’ve been spending quite a bit of my time sorting through ideas for the first chapter of my fifth Terry Rankin novel. But today I find myself at a loss. So, I’ve given up stumbling through the dark, dim and … Continue reading →

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It’s the Weekend! Yippee (not)

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Gary Showalter

What I mean to say is that the thrill is gone. Long, long gone. I can’t recall the last time I looked forward to a weekend. In the interest of full disclosure, I probably just can’t remember back that far. … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year to Everyone

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Gary Showalter

Including Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, who made this blog post possible in every meaning of the word. Berners-Lee is a British computer science professional who, while based at CERN in Geneva, pulled together the concepts of hypertext, Transmission Control … Continue reading →

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