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OK, I just put together the magic and can see the end battle for Dictates. Took long enough, didn't it?  That's what I get for writing without a template. However, the magic is AWESOME.  Can't wait to put down those words. Then I only have to figure out how to get the characters to a HFN point in the story. (I may end it with Lewellen and Petra getting together...we'll see)

I also took Acts (first half that ends at the duel with Alina) to my camping vacation and dared to leave it on a table...quite nerve wracking, I have to admit. Feedback was good. Of the readers who took the time, there were some interesting suggestions. I left the book with a beta reader who will mark it up with red ink. I'm still awaiting her opinion.

I queried a publisher about the autism stories. I'm still waiting to hear back. He is one of my first choices for a dream publisher, because he does High Fantasy as well as Blog-to-Book.  I don't expect much, but it is nice to hope and I'll hold out until my (first!) rejection notice comes in. Then I'll tape it to a bulletin board and throw darts at it every couple days. (maybe I'll make it into a drinking game and get a beer if I hit the publisher's name) Hmmm. 

Still doing twitter. Still doing Facebook. Still overworked at work. It is still summer and I'm surrounded by injuries that follow weird patterns. Today's Soup Du Jour is eye injuries. A globe rupture and a different patient with facial fractures.

Later.

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I finally had time to read that bit about your charger project. Yes, I did read to the end :-). 

OK, exertion triggers a fever? I think you likely mean sweats and chills, rather than a measured temperature? Am I right?  Or is this a fever from the muscle weakness you described to me earlier? I'm not entirely clear.

Antibiotics with a steroid are a potent combination. Be careful. The steroids can mask an infection by muting your immune response (just as they decrease inflammation so that your sinuses can drain.) Double edged sword. Amox/Clav is usually a twice daily med (pretty sure on this) and great for skin flora (which are usually in the sinuses) but resistant bugs can develop since you've been taking antibiotics like some people take tylenol.  (I think of this as the problem rather than the half-life of the amox/clav.)  If you see the doc, consider asking if they can make a referral to ENT or if they think a culture would be beneficial. This keeps coming back and it isn't getting better. Another question is when a CT scan of your sinuses would be indicated. I don't do sinuses usually, so your PMD is going to have a much better idea of what the next step would be.

In other words, the antibiotic option is failing you. What is the next step in dealing with this issue?

Hope this helped.  I'm back to work for now.

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I agree. I'm going to tweet it because I said something wise that would look great on a Tshirt.

Royalties?  Doubt it. Chops for being truthful?  Absolutely.

I've been swamped at work. That is my only excuse. I can't wait until winter. Or for help to arrive. Or for one of my old compatriots to come back into the fold...

My head hurts. How do you remember all of this? All I can say is that you are smarter than me.

I'm the one who owes you a review. And it's the summer, so work isn't helpful. But it never hurts to try…we'll see what tonight brings…

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NJC,

Tazar was a street kid, which is one of many reasons he never learned to read. He pays his winnings to Fadie and she helps the woman who got Tazar off the street. No one knows who the benefactor is. Tazar doesn't want the credit.

Just keep writing, writing, writing. (In Dory's voice)

Months, K.  Months :-)

Okey Dokey. I got a screen shot of K saying I'm right. He can't delete this, either. Life is good.

Yeah, I saw that episode of Aliens Resurrection.

OK, help here?

I worked for an hour on Norm's chapter, "Caligula'. I saved a draft of the work because my pager went off. I'm trying to continue where I left off, but I can't hit the 'draft' icon and see my comments. I did this before to check and see if the work had saved, but this time the material isn't there.

Ideas? I went to the site instructions and there isn't a place (that I can see) that explains the ins and outs of using the drafting tool. I really don't want to have to repeat the work.

Anybody got the answer?

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