Free Kindle Book by Minnesota Mystery Writer Mike Faricy: Chow for Now

Filed under Events, Things I Really Like, Writing by on February 17, 2012 at 1:20 pm {2 comments}

Chow for Now by Mike Faricy, newest mystery by Mike Faricy, Minnesota Mystery writerWant to discover a great new mystery writer from MN? Then be sure to download Chow For Now Free Kindle Book: Chow for Now by Mike Faricy by Mike Faricy. Not only is the book an incredibly fun read but it’s free this weekend only.

Mike is a local Minnesota author. Minnesota is home to many varied writers, some of the more notable writers from Minnesota who have had success are F. Scott Fitzgerald, Garrison Keillor and John Sandford (John Camp). While I have met all of these writers, except for F. Scott (though I have met his dead wife Zelda who haunted the house across from mine…go ahead and ask me about that), I actually know Mike and we are planning coffee when he returns from Ireland. TMI? Probably. Mike writes these quirky mysteries set in the neighborhood I grew up in, not unlike John Sandford Free Kindle Book: Chow for Now by Mike Faricy. Mike’s books are more fun to read because he captures the absurd aspect of Minnesota characters and he doesn’t dress as well as Mr. Sandford’s characters. Mike has probably been served lutefisk at a family gathering, though I doubt he would have actually eaten it. Eww.

Mike is only offering his latest book (and he has many) for free this weekend so be sure to visit Amazon to get your copy. You can also purchase it from the app. If you don’t have a Kindle you can still read the book on your computer or on your mobile device, all you need to do is download the Kindle app.

 

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I Suck at Mario Kart for the Wii

Filed under Kids by on January 16, 2012 at 5:02 am {one comment}

Mario Cart for Wii, image of Mario cart for wiiMy daughter got a Wii for Christmas. Actually she got two Wiis. One at home and one at her dad’s. This means she can be practicing these games all the time which means if I want to compete with her I have to practice all the time.

And I don’t have time for that.

Last night we played Mario Kart for hours, both of us coming in at the bottom of the pack at 11th and 12th place respectively (that would be me in 12th place). Then a funny thing happened, she figured out the game and started coming in 3rd place, then 2nd and finally 1st place. Over and over again while I remained in last place*.

I know what you are wondering how can I lose so horribly and come in 12th place on a game with only two players? You see, when you play Wii games you aren’t just playing the other people in the room you also play the computer which obviously means there is no chance in hell I will ever get out of 12th place without the computer taking pity on my sorry ass.

I used to be good at these games. There was a time when I played Mario and Zelda on a pretty regular basis. Of course I was pregnant and on bed rest with the boy (who is now in college studying how to be a computer engineer so you can’t play video games too much). I used to be able to beat my young children at these games, handily.

Now they smoke me and with no regret. All those years of purposely losing at Shoots and Ladders was for nothing. I managed to raise two cut throat video game players and have no one to blame but myself.

* my daughter got the steering wheel while I had to play with a sideways turned Wii remote. I would have totally beat her sorry butt if I had the steering wheel.

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Wii Fit

Filed under Uncategorized by on December 14, 2008 at 10:51 am {4 comments}

I want one, I have looked everywhere to find one and there are none. There are none in real stores and there are none online unless I want to pay three times what they are worth and I don’t. The day after Christmas there will be gobs of them in stores and online. I’m willing to wait since it’s for me anyway.

Why can’t Nintendo make enough of what it sells? They have been making these consoles and games for decades, they know they are popular, what is the problem? This doesn’t make me want the game more it makes me mad. Yesterday I went to Target, Walmart (I hate Walmart), Circuit City and Best Buy. They all said I could order it online or I could come back when they got their next shipment and wait with a bunch of greasy haired nerds I don’t think so. Not that there is anything wrong with greasy haired nerds, I have one for a son, but I don’t want to wait in line with them for a stupid game. I am above that. I also don’t speak their language and I end up feeling lonely and rejected around them. It doesn’t help that I could be their mother.

I think it would be nice of Nintendo to remeber that people like me were the first customers they had. I bought the first console back in the 80′s. I bought game after game and when they made a new console I bought that. I had to since the new Zelda game couldn’t be played on the old console and Zelda raocks! Every time a new Zelda game came out I bought the new console and now I have a Wii. I have been a loyal customer, I have spent lots of money for a lot of plastic over the years and I think they could remember me and give me a damn Wii Fit without making me wait in line. I’m sure if I had Wii Fit I would be a lot less cranky.

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