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Thirteen Reasons I Haven't Done a Thursday Thirteen

8/9/2011

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Here I am!!!

After an extensive and unplanned delay, I'm back on the T13 loop! It was never my intention to take this little "holiday", but there were a number of reasons I couldn't manage posts in a timely manner.

Does that sound like a lead-in to you? It sure does to me!

So please, allow me to present to you

13 Reasons I Haven't Done a Thursday Thirteen

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This kitty was NOT the actual problem.
1) Internet issues. I stayed with my mother, and while she now has Hughes Net, the bandwidth allowance is only 200MB a DAY - so that pretty well knocked out any uploading, extensive writing or researching I might have done for the T13 posts over the summer.

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The hubby's and my hotel room in Asheville, NC.
2) Traveling. I've been On-the-go an awful lot this summer, which hasn't quite lent itself to doing any posts.

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REWARD: DEAD OR ALIVE
3) Visiting friends. I spent a lot of time hanging out with my friends back home. Not much time left over to spend on the 'net as a result!

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Le RAWR!!!
4) Le Tour de France.
Do I really need to explain this one? Suffice it to say that getting up at six a.m. (on several occasions) pretty well knocked out any blogging intentions...


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5) Promotion! If I was online at all, chances are it was to do some promotion for my work. Otherwise, it was hard to justify the bandwidth usage.

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My cousin and two of the raccoons in question.
6) Visiting family. Remember that travel I mentioned? Yeah, quite a lot of it was in order to see family members from Florida to Kentucky.

And let's face it, if the choice is between writing a blog or watching your cousin hand-feed a wild raccoon and her kits, which are you gonna choose?


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This picture is proof that I had to walk outdoors at some point.
7) Exercising. Believe it or not. I was on a treadmill a good deal of the summer. Well, for part of many of the summer days, anyway.

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Does this coat make me look...Italian?
8) Shopping. I didn't do as much this year as I normally do, but shopping actually took up a fair amount of time this summer - especially once Alle joined me.

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He was actually yawning, btw.
9) Taking pictures. I spent some time this summer taking photos, like this gem here. This is my mother's kitty, Abel, doing his impersonation of the UK Wildcat. He's got talent!

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Some writing I enjoyed more than other writing...
10) Writing! No, really! Okay, not as much as I'd have liked, but I did get some writing done.

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Pretty, pretty picture...
11) Doing research. Naturally, along with watching TdF coverage (and Tour de Suisse, and International Criterium, and Vuelta a Espana coverage) on TV, I found reading material on cycling to enrich my writing.

And I looked at the pretty, pretty pictures.


12) Answering "fan mail". Okay, calling it "fan mail" might be my ego raging out of control, but I got a few very nice messages over the summer from readers who are very interested in getting their hands on a copy of 27 Stages as soon as it's out there. *gulp* I'd better get to work on that...
13) Resting. I needed a lot of rest - first, when I arrived, to get over the jetlag. Then I needed to rest after jumping into driving straightaway. Then after Le Tour started, I needed to recover from marathon viewing sessions. Frankly, there were, indeed, times when my creative juices seemed completely tapped out.

But they're back, methinks...



And there you have 13 Reasons I Haven't Done a Thursday Thirteen.













I hope to start posting regularly, now.






















After all...















I don't want to neglect my readership, and hey:


















It's great to be back!

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Greg Van Avermaet - cyclist
Ciao for now!
14 Comments
Brenda link
8/9/2011 08:32:51 am

All these sound like really good reasons to take a break from blogging, but I'm glad you're back. Happy TT!

http://otherworlddiner.blogspot.com/2011/09/want-write-like-wind-catch-rushs-tips.html

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Tatiana Caldwell link
8/9/2011 09:44:09 am

Heh, sounds like we've been in the same boat. I too have neglected my blog for a while, and for many of the same reasons.

Valid reasons, I say. The internet isn't going anywhere anyway.

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CountryDew link
8/9/2011 09:44:16 am

Glad you're back! I hope the traveling was fun. Have a great day!

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Alle - your husband...
8/9/2011 10:03:49 am

Van Avermaet, uh?
I'm so NOT supporting this guy anymore on the next spring North Campaign!!!
And yeah... his too thin, even with his clothes off! ;-D

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Paige Tyler link
8/9/2011 10:05:37 am

Lots of fun stuff!

*hugs*
Paige

My TT is at


http://paigetylertheauthor.blogspot.com/

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Kimberly Menozzi link
8/9/2011 10:38:45 am

@Brenda: I'm glad to be back, too. :D

@Tatiana: Here's hoping we're both back on track, then!

@CountryDew: Some of the traveling was fun, some was a bit tedious, but the visits were great.

@Alle: I wasn't going to support him - just objectify him a bit. Besides, you know who *I'll* back in the Spring Classics!

@Paige: Thanks! Glad you stopped by.

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Alice Audrey link
8/9/2011 11:20:17 am

When you get busy living, the internet just has to wait.

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Christopher link
8/9/2011 02:00:36 pm

Hey Kim!
We need to start thinking about where to meet this fall. I'm sure I can figure out a way to get a weekend down south.

Um, I think Greg needs food. :)

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Xakara link
8/9/2011 02:20:58 pm

Welcome back! Those are great reasons and it's great you got so much done! :)

Happy T13,

~Xakara
<a href="http://xakara.livejournal.com/111256.html">13 Random Songs</a>

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Harriet link
8/9/2011 03:42:37 pm

I truly did miss you too :)


Have a great Thursday!
http://harrietandfriends.com/2011/09/hispanic-heritage-month/

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sherilee link
8/9/2011 06:56:27 pm

Fun post, and all of your reasons make sense to me! :)

Also, pretty fine picture there at the end!

Happy TT!

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Darla M Sands link
8/9/2011 08:44:24 pm

Welcome back! You've been missed but the cause was worthy. Best wishes!

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Janice Seagraves link
8/9/2011 10:14:56 pm

Congratulations on the book and the books signing. Now get to writing the next one.

Janice~

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Heather link
12/9/2011 03:17:50 pm

Sorry I wasn't able to reply sooner (internet Issues, with a capital I), but I am glad you're back, and I thought you would like my topic this week--happy to see I was right! *G*

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