Comments on: Okay, Columbo

By: nightsmusic

nightsmusic — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:32:22 +0000

How did I miss this? Too funny! I find myself doing this all the time. My problem is, the DH just looks at me and rolls his eyes. Maybe it’s the difference between being pubbed and not. I don’t know.

Good thing I wasn’t with you though. I’d have made you stop the car and gotten out to knock on the window. I know, not smart, but great story material!

By: Bonnie Edwards

Bonnie Edwards — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:50:32 +0000

thanks Nicole…I always worry I’m not going to come up with anything fun to say when I blog. Now I know I can just tell a story. Which is a big joy in my life.

Bonnie

By: Bonnie Edwards

Bonnie Edwards — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:48:55 +0000

Strange smells create all kinds of scenarios! Could be a meth lab (that’s a great one, and all too common, unfortunately), could be a marijuana grow op (they stink, too) or a body that’s been there too long. (CSI anyone?)

I’m glad to know I’m not alone … LOL my dh is here, wondering why this blog post is delighting me so much. I’ll tell him the next time we’re celebrating. Which will be Tuesday when my next book is released. Wonder what I’ll come up with then?

Bonnie

By: Nicole S

Nicole S — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:21:08 +0000

My brother is good at twisting normal everyday situations into unique situations. I was thoroughly entertained through out you blog!

By: Liz Matis

Liz Matis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:37:06 +0000

I understand as well. For example, I was throughly convinced that a house up the block is part of the witness protection program. You never see anyone coming or going, the plates on the cars that park there all start with SC, ect.
Then another house up the street had a strong chemical smell coming from it – you could smell it from the street and I decided they were making Crystal Meth inside.

By: Patsy Roberts

Patsy Roberts — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:04:19 +0000

I was smart enough to send my manuscripts to my yahoo addy and within two days my desktop was gone and buried. *sob*

By: Bonnie Edwards

Bonnie Edwards — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:48 +0000

Patsy, not dramatic at all! I completely understand. Between my first book sale and my second, which kicked off my career in erotic romance…I worked for a custom computer shop where the techs built custom machines. I *know* how scary it is to worry about losing work. People would come in with this my-dog-just-got-hit-by-a-car look of sick fear in their eyes.

I would listen, be sympathetic and then assure them my techs were the best and they could almost always mirror the entire hard drive and the customer would find everything they needed.

And fwiw: 4 years from a pc is pretty good. Most hard drives have one yr warranties. So if anyone is running a 3 year old machine they should be aware that the end is near. particularly with laptops. Just sayin….

I’m so glad you backed up – losing a story would kill me!

By: Patsy Roberts

Patsy Roberts — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:42 +0000

You are just too funny Bonnie!

My week was a painful one. My beloved computer of at least 4 years died a long, lingering and painful death this week. Thank goodness I had the presence of mind to backup all my manuscripts to an outside source before my beloved took his last dying breath.

I wanted to cry when I was unable to get him to boot up or even see the beautiful glow of his power button. *sigh* Yes, it was a guy. I pictured him as a hunky, wide, bronzed chested Greek God. Yeah, He was like a best friend. *snicker*

But alas there is a bright spot in my sad, sad tale… I ordered a new Hp online at Hp and it will be built and sent out on the 24th and my new love affair with my computer can once again commence.(L) Yeah I know a little dramatic but hey, I’m a writer and IT IS like cutting off my right arm when it died on me.