Random thoughts from today

Goldfinches announce every bite of seed they take from the feeder with loud cheerful chirps like bright peeps of sunshine. I will never stop enjoying the sound of them.Still growing: the list of states in which at least one of my books is in at least one library. Woot!  Up to five. WA, CA, IL, WI, and OH.  There may be more I can't see, because not all libraries use the same systems, but hey. That's 10% of the states out there.Open suggestion: when offering your name to someone who has to type it or write it down, please say it first as a whole word before you spell it out. It can't hurt and often helps. Context improves accurate interpretation. Listening is hard.I broke down and bought a second bird feeder today. So I have finches & mixed-species sparrow flocks in the front yard AND the back.Sorry for the silly post title. I haven't found a clever phrase that boils down to a good abbreviation or acronym. Random Thought Not Posted Elsewhere? Nah.  RTNPE still doesn't roll off the tongue.I'm an author, so it's necessary to let people know about my work, but wow, I get tired of saying, BY THE WAY, I WRITE AWESOME BOOKS, YOU CAN BUY & READ THEM. It's exhausting. Maybe a tee-shirt might be the way to go. Maybe "Ask me about my books," on the front, and "Can I show you my books," on the back?My. Cat. Is. HOWLING. Again.I've crossed 45k words in my Ghost Town WIP (Savvy Chicago detective & her great-great-great grandfather reconnect when she moves back home to become police chief of the small Illinois town he once governed. Tagline: she's new, he's dead, together they can solve any mystery.  It's the first book I've figured out how to pitch before finishing it.Still aiming for 70k by the end of the month. <falls over howling with laughter.> If I even get close it'll be in large part because I impulse post here rather than elsewhere.Movie night: Rampage. So much silly fun.Annnnd, that's a wrap.