March 11

The Sisters are so excited about the Tucson Festival of Books. The event starts tomorrow and runs all weekend. We’ve got all the books packed and the giveaways are tucked in boxes. We’ve stalked the weather channel and things look good there – not too hot, not too cold. No precipitation expected. Breezy. Thing sound ideal. We’re hoping for an epic turn out. We’ve been really busy with all this planning, but we still found time to

locate some funny stuff to share. Here you go.

1. You can’t say they aren’t dedicated. The police in Norway seem like a very sensitive group. They found a wee goldfish swimming around in a jelly jar. Said jelly jar was located in a seat in the Nordlandshall Indoor soccer stadium. The officers couldn’t find the owner of the fishy so they took it back to the police station where they kept up the search. You read that correctly. They’re searching for the owner of an abandon  goldfish. Wonder to what lengths they’d go to for a dog or cat.

2. Heavy pockets. A man in Birmingham, Alabama has agreed to plead guilty to stealing $196,000 in quarters. It seems this happened while he was an employee at Brink’s Co, the armored car people. The story doesn’t say if this was over several years or one giant coin heist. That’s because the reporters never ask the important questions. Like what did he do with all those quarters. Did he buy his groceries from vending machines? Was he famous around town as the coin guy? Like when he showed up at the bar after work, did he buy all the rounds with change? Is he that guy that takes for ever in line in front of you because he’s counting out all those damn coins. I think I hate that guy.

3. Completely incognito. The Redding, California police conducted a high-speed chase this week in excess of 100 miles an hour with a woman driving a mini-van painted to look like the Mystery Machine from the Scooby-Doo cartoons. The woman was wanted for probation violations before the chase took place.

Wearing the Sorting Hat!

Apparently, she’s not interested in going back to jail. We can’t blame her. Not when she’s got such a sweet ride like that on the outside. We just don’t know how they’ll ever find that sneaky van again. Maybe they should call the cops in Norway.

4. We love cake! Amylynn just happens to be re-reading the Harry Potter series on tape during her drive to and from work every day. The Sisters are huge fans of JK Rowling and the series. We’re always impressed by Ms. Rowling through all her social media interactions. This past week, the library in Orkney Scotland invited her via Twitter to attend their book club where they were planning to discuss on of her Robert Galbraith’s books. A witty banter via tweet ensued. They enticed her with lemon cake. The whole thing was a silly dream of the librarian’s. Imagine how incredibly shocked he was when he looked out the window and Ms. Rowling was in the parking lot. Apparently, she chartered a plane and flew over there. Oh, Ms. Rowling. The Sister’s really, really love cake and , oh, the bakeries we could show you!

5. After a long, long week. To kick off the festival, our chapter of Romance Writers of America always has a dinner at one of our famous local steakhouses and invite the out-of-town authors. We got there early and took chairs at the bar. These are the drinks we had and we deserved every single drop. Even if Amylynn is allergic.