Welcome to E D Skinner's Website
Please follow (click) the links to his publications,
web posts, and
miscellaneous items.
Recent Additions
Summits On The Air (SOTA)
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January 6, 2018
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January 6, 2018
I earned my first SOTA points a week ago as an activator, and again this morning as a chaser.
NaNoWriMo Approacheth
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October 12, 2017
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October 12, 2017
Since 1999, this annual event has helped motivate authors, including lots of wannabes like myself, complete book-length 50,000 word pieces in the month of November.
Pixie Ears
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October 9, 2017
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October 9, 2017
The hearing of my Chinese Pixie is much better now.
Surgery By The Eights
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April 2, 2017
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April 2, 2017
2023 Addendum I survived, have been cancer-free for more than six years, and am living life to the fullest.
Not ET’s Heart Light
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January 22, 2017
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January 22, 2017
2023 Addendum It’s been six years since I wrote this, and I am officially a cancer survivor.
Cancer
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January 19, 2017
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January 19, 2017
2023 Addendum Officially, I am now a “cancer survivor.”
If you’re facing something like this, take heart.
Houston, We Have A Problem
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November 20, 2016
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November 20, 2016
It’s called a “Denial of Service” attack and it comes from a virus, affectionately named as you can see in the snippet above, “Smurf”.
Tax Breaks
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September 28, 2016
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September 28, 2016
You get a break on your taxes for:
Your minimal cost of living-the “standard deduction”; Medical expenses (above a certain amount); Donating to charity; Investing in a business; and Many other reasons.