Jennifer Oberth, Mystery Author

Yesterday was Copper & Outlaw’s ‘Gotcha Day’ – before they were named Copper and Outlaw and before I knew they were NOT both girls. If you read the quick Post from Dec 30, 2009 it’s funny because I mention their parents. A sad and a strange update to that – their mother (Buttons) went missing a long time ago and she’s never been found. At least not by anyone on my Dad’s farm. Hopefully she was picked up by a nice family who’s taking good care of her. I’m not sure if she was microchipped or had a collar – it can be dangerous as it can get caught on anything out in the woods. The break-a-way collars break-away so… It’s also terrible the shelter told my Dad she was spayed – she wasn’t. The tomcat from another farm in the area kept coming around my Dad’s farm – lots of cats gravitate toward it because my Dad has a soft heart and feeds strays. (How can you not?) But this cat was NOT neutered and very interested in some of these strays so my Dad shooed him away for months. The...

 Copper & Santa Claws My Mom, Outlaw & Santa Claws

My best friend got married yesterday!!!!!!! She wanted a snow-themed wedding. On Wednesday, we got the slightest trickle of snowflakes. I think they melted before they hit the ground. Thursday was the same deal. I woke up yesterday, opened my curtains and gasped. She got her snow-themed wedding and then some! It was a winter wonderland outside and it was still snowing! Bare trees were now covered in glistening snow, cars were buried and the streets were cleaned. (The meteorologists said Chicago was well prepared and travel shouldn’t be canceled or worried about. Chicago is great about keeping the streets clear of snow. It’s a perk - unless you get stuck behind one of the many snow plows!) A bunch of us trekked Downtown and had tons of fun. The wedding was so comfortable and it was so easy to talk to people I didn’t know or hadn’t seen in a long time. It was thoroughly enjoyable. After the ceremony, during the reception, the huge, snow-covered balcony caught a five ...

Okay, I've got a question for you guys to assure myself that it's not just me... By Saturday, 11/6, I'd written over 25,000 words of the NaNoWriMo goal of 50,000 words of a new novel for the month. Yesterday, I had an unpleasant argument with someone. Well, one unpleasant argument after another after another - there was no pleasing this person! Anyway, I ended up shaking mad. (It's been a while since I've been shaking mad! Probably since the last time I argued with this person. ('Doctor, it hurts when I do this. So don't do that.') Sigh.) The point is that I didn't write yesterday. I planned my day to write. I set my goal at 5,000 words minimum. (I'm pretty busy for the next seven days straight so I want to keep my word count high to offset living my outside life.) I didn't write one word. I even wanted to write one word just to have written at least one word but I didn't write one word. I couldn't look at my notebook - I cou...

Words are needed for the pictures below so they come across as powerful as they are. Trick-or-treaters came to our door. A bunch of little kids - one dressed as a witch with awesome green face paint, a cute teeny tiny sheriff, a cowboy and so on. Then there was the mailman. I held the bucket out for the kids to chose their choice of chocolate sugar and he handed me a little card. "This is for you," he said in a little boy's voice. "For me?" He shrugged his little shoulders. "I'm giving them to everyone." He took his candy and left. I opened the tiny card and choked up. Sweeter than any candy...

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This is a cool weekly meme from Story Time With Tonya . 1. Grab the book nearest you right now. 2. Turn to page 56. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like). 5. Post a link with your post to Storytime with Tonya and Friends. And remember - no spoilers. We want to share books and suggest books - not spoil books! "It's a whole rigamarole. First, I gotta notify my supervisor, Captain Sasso, how I lost my ID, and you know that's gonna turn into a mud fight." Yikes - that's look pretty bad for a cop. Me? I lose my license every few months but then, I'm a madcap writer, not a copper! Awwww...I got his autograph, I think in 2008. So glad I did.

 My Blog Post about him  What I wrote about him in January 2008

This guy inspired and entertained me since I was a little girl. His humorous writing, witty characters, fun, action and adventure shows got me through days I didn't think I'd get through. I was very sick as a child and in a lot of pain most days. What he did with his life affected mine in the most positive ways. He's part of the reason I write - I want to use my life inspiring, entertaining and helping people just like he helped me... Stephen J. Cannell, you will be missed but never forgotten. 1941-2010 http://www.cannell.com/

So it's National Talk Like a Pirate Day again - though since it's Sunday it's National Talk Like a Pirate Weekend!! Love Johnny Depp - who's he? Never mind, let's try that again. Love Captain Jack Sparrow! Best. Pirate. Ever. Here is my pirate name. Suspiciously similar to my Pirate Name of 2007 My pirate name is: Iron Jenny Flint Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com. part of the fidius.org network "A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with  you though, since you are a tough person. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But also like flint you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arrr!! " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here is my TTOTLAPPI Results (The Official Talk Like a Pirate Personality Inventory), important for resumes and the like: "You are The Cap'n! Some men and women are born great, some achieve gre...

     Friday morning I found out David Hewlett was going to be in Chicago Saturday. I didn't even know the convention was this weekend because I'd decided not to attend any more of them - unless David Hewlett or Richard Dean Anderson showed up.      (Creation Cons are just too much about the money. I am spoiled by Doctor Who Conventions of old - $30 bucks gets you in, you sit where you want (pretty much), you get three signatures free for each actor/writer/producer... and can wait in line again if you want. You get pictures with them for free. And the actors stay and talked for the three days. Now THOSE were Conventions you could be proud to attend.)      But there goes David Hewlett so I cleared my schedule and dutifully went to the hotel. He is one of my two all-time favorite actors. I'm inspired by his acting, envious of his attitude and love the way he treats his fans.      I got t...

A couple of you inquired as to why I hadn't seen Simba in 9 months. You can see why at my Post entitled Bye-Bye and laugh at this Post called Radioactive Poop .

This is a cool weekly meme from Story Time With Tonya . 1. Grab the book nearest you right now. 2. Turn to page 56. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like). 5. Post a link with your post to Storytime with Tonya and Friends. And remember - no spoilers. We want to share books and suggest books - not spoil books! "No suspicious strangers been hanging about anywhere?" "Oh!" I said suddenly. "What is it doctor?" "I met a man this evening - just as I was turning out the gate." Cool, huh? Right in the middle of an interview to collect evidence? Perfect 56!! Jennifer Oberth's Overview :      Agatha Christie's done it again! She's brilliant. I love her books. I prefer character-heavy, character-driven books and Agatha Christie provides neither but her plots are so well written I don't miss anything.      This particular entry is the first Hercule Poirot. The way he is introd...

 

These are more pictures (courtesy of E. Oberth) of the Transformers 3 filming. It's some incredible stuff these people are doing. These pics were taken in July in Downtown Chicago. I hope you enjoy them! This is a car hanging off the open Michigan Ave. Bridge Upside down Chicago Bus! On Wacker Drive Billowing smoke on Wacker Drive Cars on fire on Wacker Drive Part of the Unitron Sign - reduced to rubble! Look close at the middle left of the pic. That's a stuntman doing an amazing jump over the open Wabash Ave. Bridge Stuntman walking back to jump over the Bridge again Stuntman doing a roll after jumping over the open Bridge Look again for the stuntman jumping his little heart out. Could you imaging this being your workday? Stop drop and roll!!!