by Ira | May 31, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
For the first time, I’m a #1 Bestseller. It’s in a couple very specific categories on Amazon, to be clear, but still, I’ve never been the top seller before in anything. Close, but not all the way to number one. So, yeah. It’s a good day. We had a Bookbub featured deal...
by Ira | May 30, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Brunch that turned into lunch with Stephen and Thida. And pups, they were all with us, too. Nap. Voting. Financial meeting. Writing. Now…sleep. Night night.
by Ira | May 29, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s bed time, so quick one… Went to a fun birthday party tonight out in Malibu, a house perched up on the very top of a hill. The view was spectacular. Party was actually very sweet. Had a great time. Work was busy. I did phone calls and paperwork, too—not work...
by Ira | May 28, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It would be fun to make a blu-ray box set from scratch. I might just do that one of these days. I watched a little bit of a video on how to do one, like very very little, but color me intrigued. Custom covers. Custom inserts. Custom box. That sounds dope to me. I’m...
by Ira | May 27, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
There are many things that I’m passionate about. One is that, by far, I prefer the original Star Wars trilogy pre-specialized; the versions I grew up on, that all of us who are a certain age grew up on. Don’t get me wrong, when the updated versions hit theaters, I was...
by Ira | May 26, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s been a minute since we did a fine distinction, so let’s do one tonight! We’re talking… “hermit” versus “anchorite,” the latter of which I’ve never even heard of before. A hermit is someone who retires from society to live alone in the wilderness. An anchorite is...
