Jody Daniel: Blog

Hi all!
The week has raced past and I can just see that even the season is changing. Today was the first day that we had a daytime high of 29 degrees Celsius. The early mornings and late nights are still a bit on the cold side but warming up as well.

This means that some of my friends on the northern half of the planet is getting cooler days, but as my one editor said: “Nothing in the 100+ yet.” (Oh, that is Fahrenheit. LOL!)

Chapter 31 is uploaded and will be published later today. Enjoy!

Wishing you all the best — until next week!

Bye 4 now!

PS. Chapter 32 will be uploaded later this week. Look out for it!

Hi all!
Well, the evil in the room is “multi-tasking.” Yeah, getting Star of Assisi chapter 30 ready for publication, pictures and all, while working on another project.

The other project is getting re-acquainted with the Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter. Getting to study the manuals from scratch.

It is like doing my check-ride all over again. It has been years since I played with the Porter, and one tends to forget some little serious important stuff, like waiting for the PT6 turbine to spool up and settle BEFORE introducing more than 2% fuel. AND - be SURE the condition lever is in START indent and the PARK BRAKE is engaged.

Else... you might find yourself 20 meters away from where you found the aircraft in the first place. And the Porter being a tail dragger, you won't be able to see if you ran over the Crew Chief - slicing him like polony slices. LOL!

In the meantime, Star of Assisi chapters 31 and 32 are back form the editors and will be getting “dressed” for publication.

Here is chapter 30. Enjoy!

Wishing you all the best — until next week!

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!
Phew! I nearly did not get this chapter ready for posting on time. A few things happened to throw my schedule in disarray. And then the municipality came with a notice that maintenance will be done on one of the power stations. They need to shut it down from 08:00 to 18:00 on Sunday. Grrrrrr... I only have Sunday afternoon to finalize the posting for Monday morning!

Then as luck will have it – the municipality reversed the schedule and did not switch the power station off! So, while I am writing this, the last picture in the chapter is rendering. All will be ready to publish on Monday morning early.

Here is chapter 29. Enjoy!

Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!

PS: I told you about my Sister-in-law’s Doggie, the one with diabetes. Well, his Piper called him home yesterday at 10:44. His bark is silent. He’s at peace now...

In this chapter, Stella floors Fiona with her understanding of Fiona’s problem and the sweet mischievous red head explosives expert, Nadia finds out the truth about Stella. Stella’s wittiness also shines bright.

Here is chapter 28. Enjoy!

Wishing you all the best — until next week!

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!
It is JULY! Well, near the end of July, but nevertheless – July – WINTER. Or supposed to be winter, the DRY season. Rain should come only after 10 October. But last night it rained! Not much, but water came in drops out of an overcast sky so, that must be rain. Rain in winter?

My crystal ball predicts that we here in Gauteng are in for a nasty summer... I am emigrating to the South Pole. At least there you are certain the weather is nasty, but the same all year round. LOL! Or maybe – Nevada? Hmm... the Yearly Weather Chart show Elko, Nevada, USA, in winter as “freezing.” And in Summer as “Hot”. Not like Las Vegas as “sweltering” in summer. Nope! I’ll stay here and take my chances!

So, here we go again with a new chapter. Here we see some “out of the box” things at the end of the chapter. Ever wondered what goes on in a robot’s mind?

Here is chapter 27. Enjoy!

Wishing you all the best — until next week!

Bye 4 now!