I’m a bit impulsive. And generally my impulses are a bit dramatic. So far this has worked for me.
On the first day of college I changed my major and that was that.
I knew Jeff was The One on our first date. We looked at maybe six houses before we decided to make an offer on [...]
Archive > September 2006
Acting on Impulse
Sense and Sensibility
On one’s wife’s birthday, it is customary to let one’s wife choose her favorite movie, even if it is a girly movie. Fortunately for Mr. Burt, the girliest LR gets is Sense and Sensibility, which, even though this is quite girly, is not a romcom and is at least witty and intelligent enough for him [...]
Now that’s what I wanted to hear
Heart hammering in her throat, palms sweating, and fingers trembling, LR opened her second self-addressed envelope that had just arrived in the mail.
Dear Lisa, Thanks so much for sending your manuscript, The Collapse of Camelot, our way for consideration of publication.
Your writing and storytelling are very nice.
Unfortunately, the category this book would fall into [...]
The Honeymooners
Mr. Burt is officially The Best Husband Ever in the History of Husbandry. And yes, I know husbandry is “the science of raising crops or food animals,” “the cultivation of crops or food animals, “careful or thrifty management,” or “the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally,” so do with that what you will. [...]
Fit as a Fiddle
You know those people who say exercise is a good way to work off a bad mood? They’re right. Yesterday I’d put off my morning aerobic routine, because I wanted to get to work a little early. That Rick Perry political ad got me so worked up that I got a throbbing headache, but after [...]
