Nevadans?

[SunnyDawn]

If there's a cure I don't want it!

Ha ha! That's exactly what I was thinking! I just noticed you have White Crested Black Polish in your avatar. I am getting some this Friday. How do you like this variety? Do you breed them?

Missy I have been published as well but only in an Academic Journal. It was a paper for a history class that took a TON of research to produce only a 12 page story on Education in Stockton 100 years ago (well it was 100 years ago back then). My history professor loved it so much he decided to publish it and it was available for anyone from the school library or through the Haggin Museum of Stockton. I put it into a fun story format so folks wouldn't be bored by a recitation of dry facts.

I got a kick out of my Professor's reaction when he told me he was publishing it. He said the story was so good that he forgot to check it to be sure I had met the requirements for the assignment. He had to go back to the beginning and read it again to grade it. Not sure I'd want to do that again. That required a lot of time at the museum going through piles of stuff to find a few pertinent facts (wearing their special gloves the entire time) as well as tedious, 100 year old minutes from the school district office. I'm afraid a whole novel would suck up years of my life!

No Aubrey this does not count toward the lists of jobs I've had. I did not get paid for this. It does count toward tenure though if I ever decide to become a Professor. You have to be published twice (in California anyway) so I'd have to do something else to complete that requirement.

You should definitely send in your writings Missy! Send them into several companies since each is looking for something different. If they say "No" the result is the same as it is now. You aren't a paid author. But at least if you try you will show your kids how important it is to not be afraid to try something new and scary and to not let the fear of rejection (from someone you care nothing about) influence your actions. Besides, I'm sure every published author had that same hesitation before they were first published. There are a lot of great books out there on the process that might make it easier.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

I'm afraid a whole novel would suck up years of my life!

Yes, but they're very delicious years when you're writing about something that you really, really love. The settings of my works are things I've been interested in my entire life, so about the only tedium to writing is when months go by with no work, and I beat myself up for not doing anything. Someday... someday... I'll polish off a novel and submit it. I have the writing bug again... this week I've spent several hours working on my latest one. I'm even considering self-publishing a copy or two, just for my kids to keep around in case I never get to the real deal.

Right around October, I started researching the steps to writing for magazine publications. Then got sidetracked. Again. Freelancing wouldn't be nearly as fun as writing what I truly love, but it pays a lot better.

Congrats on your publication! My husband had his thesis published. 400+ pages on the pronoun system of the Owens Valley Paiute language. It was monumental, especially since he had to completely invent a writing system to even begin documenting this dialect. I critiqued it for grammar and style, but was yawning within 10 pages.

SagebrushMama, what's your genre and story premise?

 

[SunnyDawn]

OK I just wrote to my County District Commissioner, Bonnie Weber, to ask about that review of the current legislation regarding neighborhood fruit stands. Here's what I wrote...

[FONT=bookman old style, new york, times, serif]Hi Bonnie,
my husband and I just moved to the Red Rock Area and read an article a few weeks ago, (on-line RGJ), titled "Neighborhood veggie stands coming nearer to fruition". We are very interested in the local food movement and would like updates on this review of the current legislation. [/FONT]

[FONT=bookman old style, new york, times, serif]We are very excited at the thought of being able to purchase produce, etc. from our own community. This removes the need for shipping as many veggies, eggs and fruits over long distances (decreasing pollution and road wear) and avoids the whole problem of only being able to purchase veggies that are tough enough to withstand the process of machine picking and shipping to market. Not to mention tree and vine ripened fruit being replaced by fruits exposed to ethylene gas which works for only a few fruits (many need to be ripened on the tree/vine and don't continue to ripen once they are picked).[/FONT]

[FONT=bookman old style, new york, times, serif]I'm old enough to remember how good a tree ripened peach used to taste and my Father remembers when seed companies started using slogans like "so tough you could kick it all the way to market" to sell seeds instead of phrases referring to taste. Of course keeping our dollars in our own community is also a huge benefit. No I don't believe that more regulation protects us from salmonella. After all, the last several salmonella scares came from the large farming conglomerates not from my neighbor's home grown tomatoes. [/FONT]

[FONT=bookman old style, new york, times, serif]Even if the opposite were true I'd still rather enjoy life than to suffer and I'm sorry but trying to find edible fruits from the grocery stores these days is definitely an exercise in futility. I do like to grow a few of my own veggies but it is impossible, at this stage of my life, to tend to a huge variety of produce and I love the idea of driving by a neighborhood fruit stand and picking up their home grown specialties. [/FONT]

[FONT=bookman old style, new york, times, serif]I wanted to host a "Bake Sale for America" but found out that it is illegal in Nevada since none of us operate a "Commercially Certified Kitchen". I was very disappointed to say the least. I've even shared baked goods with many of my neighbors and I host a cookie exchange every Christmas. No one has ever gotten sick and the pleasure we get from sharing our home baked goods is priceless. We don't sell them, of course, so we don't care about legislation in this matter but I don't see how one can use the argument that these items are unhealthy when neighbors share all the time.
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Well I've taken enough of your time so I'll just ask how do I find out when this review is complete and a decision has been made?

Thank you very much for your time. I look forward to hearing from someone in your office soon.

Followed, of course, by my name and contact info. I'm hoping that this will let other commissioners (beside Kitty Jung who is all for loosening restrictions) know that there are a few of us out there interested in this issue and also that it has not faded from our memories since the article came out on Jan 17th.

If anyone else is interested in contacting their district commissioner they can find their e-mail addresses here...
http://www.co.washoe.nv.us/bcc

 

[SunnyDawn]

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LOL, yeah most academic journals are dry, dry, dry. The title sounds like something I'd love though! My degree is in Social Science. Getting something published so the kids have something to treasure sounds like a must!

 

[americanvalkyrie]

That's a great letter. I think I'll compose one tonight after all the parenting is done for the day.

 

[SagebrushMama]

@ SunnyDawn I only have two left out of 5. They are nice enough birds, but tend to think they're a 10 foot tall chicken. Great fliers even with the crest. Right now they are the smallest bird in the pen and refuse to respect the pecking order. One hen seems to always be in need of some sort of medical attention.

@AmerianValkyre I'm all over the place when it comes to a genre, (fiction and poetry). Whatever Inspiration strikes with. I'm not a painter so my artist thing is writing I have a few different stories at around 10,000 words collecting digital dust in the computer. My big one is over 35,000 words, and is a children's story of mish-mash characters from different cultures from around the world.

 

[SunnyDawn]

That's a great letter. I think I'll compose one tonight after all the parenting is done for the day.

Cool!

OK I have potatoes coming already but since I can sell street side for 30 days or less I will add a "couple" more.

*Any excuse will do*


226CB


Cobbler - conventional - 2.5 pound


$4.40

526PE

Peanut - organic - 1 Pound

$5.75

522LA
Laratte - organic - 1 Pound

$5.75

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Cool!

OK I have potatoes coming already but since I can sell street side for 30 days or less I will add a "couple" more.

*Any excuse will do*


226CB


Cobbler - conventional - 2.5 pound


$4.40

526PE

Peanut - organic - 1 Pound

$5.75

522LA
Laratte - organic - 1 Pound

$5.75

Awesome, I'll add them onto my order!

 

[SunnyDawn]

@ SunnyDawn I only have two left out of 5. They are nice enough birds, but tend to think they're a 10 foot tall chicken. Great fliers even with the crest. Right now they are the smallest bird in the pen and refuse to respect the pecking order. One hen seems to always be in need of some sort of medical attention.

Ah sounds like you have the Bantam variety. I ordered standards. Bantams are great flyers. Even with their wings clipped! They do have attitude! Sorry your little hen has health problems so often.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Quote:

Cobbler - conventional - 2.5 pound

$4.40

526PE

Peanut - organic - 1 Pound

$5.75

522LA
Laratte - organic - 1 Pound

$5.75

Awesome, I'll add them onto my order!



Thanks! I had none of the little melt-in-your-mouth taters on my other order so it's nice to have some of those coming now. Let me know what my share is once you get shipping charges calculated.