Oh please, not this stuff again!!!

All these lovely snowflakes!!

Time to cuddle up, get out the wool lap throws, and read! Yes, I have stacks of research material in neat piles sitting on the coffee table, bedside table, library shelves, anywhere a book or magazine can linger. All of them waiting for me.

Sort of like the garden is waiting for me to finish the winter clean up. Ha.

Did I mention I adopted another little Pug? Duke is recovering well from hip dysplasia surgery and hops about on his three good legs. Only 18 months old and he is a sweet little guy who loves to snuggle next to me under the woolen lap throws watching me on the computer. He and Diva and Divot are good pals and sleep together in their large dog crate at night.

This month is moving way too fast and it seems there are not enough hours to accomplish all I’ve set up for myself.

I am reading Philip Kerr’s fictional mysteries set in Nazi Germany. He does a great job of capturing the cultural nuances of living in an authoritarian state.

I am also reading professor Bob Altemeyer’s book on line (free) called The Authoritarians. http://members.shaw.ca/jeanaltemeyer/drbob/TheAuthoritarians.pdf

Yes I am interested in human behavior and how to capture the essence of certain personality traits for some of my characters.

Like I said it is time to get in some much neglected research.

Cheers, stay warm and enjoy your family and friends, both your two legged and four legged types! :D