Category Archives: Engineering

Arizona Highlands Hikes and Better Late Thoughts

Posted on August 1, 2020 by mlknowlden

ARIZONA HIGHLANDS’ RAMBLES While working mega-hours to finish my Better Late Romance Her Last Mission, I let my five hikes/week dissolve to once per week: about 230 minutes per week ratcheted back to 40. Although I continued my harried strength and … Continue reading →

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Pre Order HER LAST MISSION, A Better Late Romance

Posted on June 14, 2020 by mlknowlden

My latest novel is a cozy corporate spy sweet romance. Yes, that’s a thing. Her Last Mission encompasses new firsts for me. Although it’s my twelfth indie publication on Amazon, it’s my first novel finished after moving to Arizona. It’s … Continue reading →

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Chromatic Bells, Strings, Potatoes, and Books

Posted on February 12, 2019 by mlknowlden

Chromatic Chimes Talk at Bowers Museum Midst the incessant cold rain dogging us in Southern California, I have bravely ventured out on the slick highways. I visited the Bowers Museum to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year (Boar). While my friend … Continue reading →

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Found Dead in Arugula Released Using Vellum

Posted on March 2, 2018 by mlknowlden

New Release! Found Dead in Arugula is live. First in a series about a Quaker gleaner turned private detective who lives in a garden town near Los Angeles. It’s designed to be short enough to eat over lunch and is … Continue reading →

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I Finished July’s Camp NaNoWriMo & Links to Three Space Stories

Posted on July 31, 2017 by mlknowlden

I finished Camp NaNo last week. I took a NaNoWriMo manuscript from years ago and revised the first 55,000 words. The science fiction novel is better for it, and I’ll wear my badge proudly. In celebration of science, space, and heroes with … Continue reading →

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Jacarandas in May: An Unforgettable Californian Sight With Tips

Posted on May 11, 2017 by mlknowlden

The sight of those flaming lavender flowers on the Jacaranda trees in May will freeze one in midstep, but the bloom is so fleeting that I forget all about them till the trees are ablaze again. I’m sure the tree owners don’t forget. Signs … Continue reading →

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Doing Something Positive on Earth Day 2017

Posted on April 22, 2017 by mlknowlden

Earth Day 2017 Forget the hype, the litter left after the fundraiser marches, and the flood of sometimes dicey statistics, graphs, and theories of pseudoscientists. Let’s get real. Stop talking, protesting, and Facebooking about what everyone else is NOT doing. Take … Continue reading →

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Saving the Planet: A Day of Meals Part Two

Posted on March 30, 2017 by mlknowlden

BACKGROUND If every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and substituted vegetables and grains … the carbon dioxide savings would be the same as taking more than half a million cars off the US roads. Environmental Defense Fund … Continue reading →

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Saving My Life: A Day of Meals Part One

Posted on February 28, 2017 by mlknowlden

BACKGROUND Since 2004, I’ve been experimenting with healthier and more mindful attitudes about health, the environment, climate change, God, compassion for animals and other cultures. To quiet irritated friends, my nutritionist, family and waitresses, I transitioned from Whole Foods, plant-based … Continue reading →

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Close to Earth: Flying from LAX to Prescott

Posted on December 22, 2016 by mlknowlden

In September, I drove to Prescott, Arizona and tried two different routes. More recently, I decided to try the newly minted service offered by Great Lakes Airlines: flying from LAX to Prescott on their Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, a twin-turboprop commuter airliner. It boasts … Continue reading →

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