I missed my regular blogging spot (every other Friday) last time because I was in the midst of a Mac crisis. Said crisis involved a Separation from my Beloved MacBook Pro since said device had to be sent to Apple for some minor work. I sent it off on Thursday and it was back in my hot little hands on Tuesday morning, which is service that can’t be beat. Anyway, due to my having to resort to my backup iMac and, no doubt, some pouting over the loss of my Beloved MacBook Pro, I didn’t get around to blogging.
I blogged a few weeks ago about my affection for Steve Jobs. As the whole world knows by now, he is lost to us. He was a visionary, an innovator, a design genius, and so much more. I felt his death much as I felt the death of John Lennon 31 years ago. RIP, Steve Jobs. You truly did change the world.
Now, on to subjects that are a bit less fraught. I’m hearing that Romantic Suspense as a genre is in trouble and that it’s a tough sell to an editor. Anybody care to elaborate?
We had quite a party around here when Connie Brockway 
This cartoon from Edward Lear’s 
In case you missed it, in February sales of eBooks were 
Unconditional love – that’s what I give my lovely Nook Color. I’ve now had it for three weeks, even though the device has been out since November, and I’ve got a fairly good idea of its capabilities. First, it must be said that the NC is a very specific device. It’s a color touch screen tablet that’s still, first and foremost, a device for reading books. When it comes to reading, the NC mostly succeeds. In other areas, not so much.
But this time it’s not over the latest iPod iteration or another generation-defining device. Nope, now they’re pissing people off with their 
According to the experts, there was very little or nothing particularly new at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Well, pooh on you, you jaded roosters – I found it plenty fascinating.
We’ve got a brand new 
