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December BookEnds Column on Novels that Make Great Gifts

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5iqgfjo60keoqjc/DECEMBER%202016%20GAZETTE.pdf?dl=0

Filed Under: Book Review, Diablo Gazette Tagged With: books, gift ideas, novel

Inca Trail: Hiking, Hangover, Books and Falling: Week 2

The Inca Trail saga continued this week with the challenge of juggling the demands with work and family.  While I didn’t make it to the gym for a single visit, I did manage to get out for a hike on five of seven days and a short jog/walk around the neighborhood.  Only one day of total breakdown in training wasn’t too bad.

Okay, so it wasn’t a true hangover, but I did indulge in a little too much wine during the BBQ that I hosted to welcome my sister who flew in for a visit.  When I hit the steep incline on my usual hike, I felt a bit queasy.  I soldiered on and to my surprise and delight, the feeling passed.  Useful information, given that some of the symptoms of altitude sickness mirrors a hangover.

My other success was getting my pack weight up to twelve pounds—the amount I’ll be hefting up the trail.  On Monday, I added Stephen King’s 11/22/63.  On Tuesday, I shoved in Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol.  The weight adds a new level of difficulty.

Sunday included a scary fall as I hydroplaned on loose rocks.  I rolled my ankle, but managed to prevent a catastrophe (aka a sprained ankle).  Overall, I was pleased with my Week 2 progress.

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: altiitude sickness, books, falling, Inca Trail, Machu picchu, training

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Upcoming Event-2/13/21 Mount Diablo CWC

Jill: The End: Finding the Best Way to Wrap It All Up Penny Warner: Writing Dialogue 10 am 2/13/20 $5 CWC members; $10 nonmembers https://cwcmtdiablo.org/current-cwc-mt-diablo-meeting/: Whether it’s a chapter ending or the conclusion of a novel or memoir, endings matter. Not every chapter needs to end with a cliffhanger, but there should be a sense of […]

9/12/20 Speaker: Writing for a Cause – Zoom Writers Table – Mount Diablo California Writers Club

I will be speaking with the amazing Lucinda Jackson on 9/12 at the September Mount Diablo California Writers Club Zoom Meeting on the subject of Writing for a Cause. Join us and the featured speaker, Joan Gelfand, speaking on the 4Cs of Successful Writers. Registration required:  https://cwcmtdiablo.org/current-cwc-mt-diablo-meeting/: Registration Fee:$10  9:30 am Sign in and Breakout Rooms […]

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