• I write books.

    I do! It's true. I have written for all sorts of different audiences. My first book was literary adult fiction and I've written many many books that have fallen into the category "juvenile fiction" and "YA fiction". I talk about my books and writing in general on my other site, which is at www.karenrivers.com. (I don't know how to make that a live link, so you may have to copy and paste.) (Sorry.) THIS site is about me, my hair, my kids, my appliances, and that time that I rode my bike down a cliff and then got stung by a bee. It may not all be appropriately awesome (or even slightly interesting) to kids, so if you are young, LOOK AWAY. That said, there is nothing harmful here, except the occasional swear, which I ask you to edit out with your eyes. Blink blink.

  • I take pictures.







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  • Is it safe to eat raw bacon?

    No. You shouldn't eat any raw pork products. You could get trichinosis and no doubt a number of other food-borne illnesses. With the recent change in food safety standards, I'd frankly cook the crap out of any meat product I purchased before eating it. Even if it's already cooked. Seriously. Keep in mind that I am not a raw bacon expert, I just play one on the web.

  • I Flock

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Me and My Camera

Posted on January 21st, 2009 by Karen

I take a lot of pictures. Sometimes I feel guilty about it, like I’m not always IN the moment because I’m photographing the moment. Not guilty enough to stop, mind you, because damn it, they’ll appreciate it later! They will! OK, it’s for my own future enjoyment. [...]

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Spuddling along gracefully, 2.

Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Karen

1. Barack Obama
2. The enthusiasm and hope of a nation, it’s contagious. I’m not even American and I was welling up.
3. A note left on the counter. For me! I love those.
4. New recipes that do not have 400 ingredients and [...]

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Spuddling along gracefully, Part 1.

Posted on January 18th, 2009 by Karen

It’s not my idea, it’s someone else’s, but I love it and it will force me to come here and write at least something, some small thing, every day.    Thanks, Schmutzie.
Five things, that’s all it is.    Five things that have graced my life.   Five good things. More info here.
Hey, we all need a [...]

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