Sheesh. Blog was down most of Sunday and all of Monday–and I couldn't even blame Blogger this time. It was my host's server and I've been saying bad words about it all day.

I'm blogging at Muse/News too, and climbed on my soapbox again. Darn it.

I taped the Grammys so I could watch my fantasy-guy Sting and the boys reunite, but I don't want to watch the whole darn thing. Can someone tell me whereabouts in the show they perform? 

ETA: And WOOOT! on the announcement that they're going to tour again! (But you knew that was coming.) 

A New York cab driver returned a bag with 30 diamond rings in it to his fare–after she tipped him a measly $.30 on a $10.70 fare. (Whole story is here.)

Gotta love that.

And the big-spender, who was a female jeweler from Dallas, actually offered him $100 as a reward for returning probably $100K or more worth of jewels. Woohooo!

After stiffing him on a tip (she apparently gave him a $20 for the $10.70 fare, and asked for $9 back…good grief!), she left her stuff in the cab and he managed to track her down by calling her home number on the luggage tag.

Bravo on the cab driver! Warms my heart, let me tell you.

But it does confirm something I do believe: that most people–the vast majority–are honest. That's why you see people leaving their computers sitting on a table at a Starbuck's or Panera or whatever and it still being there when they get back from the counter/restroom/whatever.

Do you agree?

Oh, and not surprisingly, the woman from Dallas didn't want her name released. I'm sure it's not so much because she left the jewels, but because she doesn't want everyone to know what a cheapskate she is.

Thirteen Places I Wanted to Visit

Thanks to Books I Read as a Child…

1. Treetops Lodge in Kenya, Africa (thanks to Nancy Drew's The Spider Sapphire Mystery)

2. Istanbul, Turkey (and based on Lila's comments about her visits, I really want to go now!) (also thanks to Nancy Drew's The Mysterious Mannequin) 

3. New Guinea (thanks to Willard Price's Gorilla Adventure) 

4. The Amazon Jungle (also thanks to Willard Price–this time for Amazon Adventure)

5.  Carlsbad Caverns (thanks to Trixie Belden and the Mystery at Bob-White Cave)

6.  The Prairie (I'm sure you can guess why!)

7. Narnia (again, I'm sure you can guess why)

8.  Nantucket Island (due to Trixie Belden and the Mystery of Corbett's Island where things got really hot with Jim Frayne! *fans self*)

9.  Salem, Massachusetts (thanks to The Witch of Blackbird Pond)

10. Hogwarts (oh, wait…I wasn't a child when I read that. Oops.)

11.  I always wanted to go…Where the Wild Things Are.

12. I wanted to go to Scotland, too, because of The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes (and I did do that, finally!)

13.  And because of the Hardy Boys, I wanted to go scuba diving…but I can't remember which book it was. Anyone?

Two of them, actually. (Mom, this is another sticky post. Scroll down to see newer posts.)

First, I'm looking for guest-blog opportunities, interviews, or other on-line opportunities to pimp my books, from now until early June, when Rises the Night comes out. Contact me at author at colleengleason dot com.

Secondly, I think I shipped out all of the prizes that I owe people, but if you're expecting something from me and you haven't received it…let me know and I'll check to see if I sent it.

I blogged today at Muse/News about dumb things guys do.

Got a story? Share here or there about something stupid a guy (or gal, we're equal opportunity here!) did that you witnessed.

I'm off and running on deadline for Gardella Three, so won't be around much today.