Author: Terry West

I know the truth about the One Ring, how to gank a demon, and the Death Star's weakness. Father, husband, writer, On-Air Talent, Digital Managing Editor, and Voice Over Artist.

Where Were You On 9/11/01?

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Ground Zero Memorial. Flickr.com/Phil Photostream

I find it odd, and maybe even a little unsettling that ten years have passed this quickly since that tragic day on September 11th, 2001. I remember everything about that day: the call from my Program Director waking me and telling me that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Centers; watching the television in awe as images of another plane hit the second tower; news that two more planes had crashed in Pennsylvania and into the Pentagon; and watching the sheer terror of the faces of the men and women in New York as they tried to make sense of an event that had no sense at all. Continue reading “Where Were You On 9/11/01?” →

‘Darkness’ and ‘Fallen Angels’ Now On iTunes

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'Darkness' and 'Fallen Angels' in the iTunes Books Store

‘Darkness‘ and ‘Fallen Angels‘ are both now available on the iTunes Book Store. They can be downloaded and viewed on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Continue reading “‘Darkness’ and ‘Fallen Angels’ Now On iTunes” →

Make Your Own Dog Food And Save Money

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Connor, a 12 year old Dalmatian cross. He looks hungry, right?

I love my dogs almost as much as I love my kids. I have a four year old Boston Terrier named Pig, and a twelve year old Dalmatian cross named Connor that live like kings at my house. We don’t feed the boys table scraps, well, not very often, so we try to ensure they have good wet and dry dog dog food to keep them happy. But lately, due to inflation and the cost of fuel, we’ve seen the price of dog food rise.

After a bit of research and number crunching, we decided to stop buying dog food and make our own. Continue reading “Make Your Own Dog Food And Save Money” →

My Thoughts on Steve Jobs

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Apple Computers was founded by the “Steves”—Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak—in a garage in Cupertino, California in 1976. Back in those days Apple wasn’t selling beautiful iPhones, iPads, or iPods, they were peddling the Apple I, a personal computer kit each hand-built by Steve Wozniak. The Apple I went on sale in 1976 for $666.66 (certainly some sort of in-joke between Jobs and Wozniak). Continue reading “My Thoughts on Steve Jobs” →

A Personal Tale of Depression, Suicide – A Preventative Health Problem

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Kurt Cobain, Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, and Vincent Van Gogh–They lost their battle with depression and suicide. And while we know their names, thousands more have struggled with depression and suicide alone. In 2007, suicide was the tenth leading cause for death in the United States and claimed 34,598 lives. But while the risk factors for suicide can vary by ethnicity, age, and gender, suicide is a very real, but preventable health problem. Continue reading “A Personal Tale of Depression, Suicide – A Preventative Health Problem” →