Kim Harrison Novels

This is a five book series of fiction novels by Kim Harrison. This series starts off looking corny but after about 60 pages you'll fall in love with it. My wife and partner Carline did and couldn't wait for the new one to go into paper back so we now have it in hard cover. We give it two thumbs up!



Rachel Morgan is a runner with the Inderland Runner Services, apprehending law-breakers throughout Cincinnati. She's also a witch, one of the many Inderlanders who revealed themselves after a genetically engineered virus wiped out 50% of humanity. Witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves-the creatures of dreams and nightmares have lived beside humans for centuries, hiding their powers. But now they've stopped hiding, and nothing will be the same.

On the run with a contract on her head, Rachel reluctantly teams up with Ivy, Inderland's best runner…and a living vampire. But this witch is way out of her league, and to clear her name, Rachel must evade shapechanging assassins, outwit a powerful businessman/crimelord, and survive a vicious underground fight-to-the-death…not to mention her own roommate!

Fun, sassy, filled with action, humor, and romance, Dead Witch Walking is the perfect summer read for anyone who likes vampires, paranormal fantasy, romance, or just a great beach book.



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Children

Have you ever noticed that children are born with infinite knowledge and wisdom. It must be something you loose as you get older like memories of your previous life that fade as you learn to talk and walk. Too late to pass the information on to anyone else before you forget.

How do I come to know this? Well it's not hard to see...

Every time I tell the boys something they say... "I know!"
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Finneaghan passed away

Our pet rat Finneaghan passed away last Sunday April 8th at 11pm. He was 2 years 7 months old. A good life for a rat. He had a nice home and a family that loved him and cared for him. He will be missed.

Finneaghan


Since the boys, and one in particular, missed Finneaghan so much we got two new boy rats today to make the loss easier but no less tragic. They are only two months old and rats live on average 2 to 3 years at most so we're hopeful that we'll have these guys for a while.
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Another Stage of Life

This week I received a letter from my employer, the Royal Ottawa Hospital. They asked me to see my doctor and get a medical update on my condition so they can either work to get me back on the job or continue my sick leave. Without this completed form from my doctor my sick leave would be terminated and I would be expected to return to work.

Well for obvious reasons I can not return to work as I still have constant headaches ranging from mild to severe all day long. I still nap every afternoon for at least 45 minutes to rest my neck, to relieve the headache and neck pain. I am functional for a couple of hours at a time but not more than three doing mild tasks to only one hour doing active tasks. Even sitting at the computer for more than an hour or two is too much.

To be honest with myself and my family I don't have the energy to continue this battle, going after WSIB (a waste of time) or chasing down my surgeon for medical reports (with no reply), so I have resigned my position at the Royal Ottawa Hospital as of this week. It's been three years since I was injured on the job and I am tired of all of this and frustrated and angry. The sooner I put it to rest the better for me.

So I am now officially at home, taking care of the boys, working on our online store for several hours a week and making the best of life.

When the world hands you lemons, make lemonade...
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Direct Energy

Are you sick and tired of Direct Energy calling you? I am at my wits end!

This company has been trying their hardest to sell me HYDRO. I don't want to buy my HYDRO from them and they won't take no for an answer. I have had them call at least 20 times and told them to take us off the list. I have had mail sent to me at home. I have even had them drive into my drive and up the walkway to get me to change my mind. Is there no limit?

I have threatened to press charges of harassment to no avail. They just keep coming.

Direct Energy is like having shit stuck to the hair on your ass.

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Questions about Deity

Last night during our Esbat I brought up the topic of 'Do the Gods exist'. Not as a challenge to anyone but more for an existentialist type discussion. Some of the questions that came up and thoughts that were provoked were quite interesting.

• If we stop worshipping the Gods, will they cease to exist?
• If we didn't exist as a people, would the Gods exist?
• If the Gods didn't exist would we exist?

Sort of a Symbiotic relationship was developing here.

• Are all Gods one God (just different facets to different peoples of the Earth) or are they individual Gods.
• Is it better to worship an individual Deity (facet) than a generic lord or lady, Universal Energy? Do you get better results, attention from Deity if you're specific? Sort of direct line to Deity rather than a general call for help to the Universe.

Nothing really new and no real answer here, just lots of food for thought...

Something that I brought up during all this discussion too was that we sometimes feel that there is something spiritually lacking in life. Is it possible that if you don't worship Deity, the Gods, that the magick in your life dissipates? I mean, if there is that symbiotic relationship with Deity, and if worshipping Deity gives the Gods power and therefore magick to manifest change in your life, then it follows that if you stop worshipping then the power to bring magick into your life and manifest changes isn't there.

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