I try to write my Wednesday blog postings on Tuesday morning. That way, I can get it out of the way and not worry I might forget as I race about doing all the things Tuesdays demand, like this book I’m working on that needs to be done very soon, and watching episodes of “House” (when it’s not in reruns) and in general, just taking care of life.

This week, though, I was already eating lunch on Tuesday (a sensible salad rather than the peanut and butter indulgence CR enjoys for lunch) when the realization hit. Ohmygosh, I had yet to write a blog. Even worse, I wasn’t even sure what to write about.

I’ve decided to fall back on the tried and true, an update on the week past and the one looming.

First of all, it’s National Library Week, so happy, happy to all the librarians out there, as well as to readers everywhere. Let’s face it, we’re all book geeks and that automatically makes us library geeks, too. Can’t imagine what life would be like without those wonderful establishments. As part of my Library Week celebration, I spoke to a nice group of readers at the Perry (Ohio) Library. Thanks to Susan for inviting me out there.

I’ll be at the Nordonia Hills library this evening at 7, so if any of you are in that area, stop in. And this Saturday is my first Pepper Martin Mystery Tour of Cleveland for this season. We’ve got two trolleys full of riders set to go and explore the places featured in the Pepper Martin mysteries, including Lake View Cemetery, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Cleveland’s famous West Side Market. If any of you have any pull with the weather gods, we’d appreciate sunshine and warm temperatures!

In other news, the Malice Domestic conference is fast approaching. Who’s going to be there? And the Festival of Mystery in Oakmont, PA is a week from this coming Monday. I’m looking forward to that event, too.

Of course, I don’t want to say too much about Malice, or the Festival of Mystery. Then I won’t have anything to blog about next week!