Okay, so things over here at the “lodge” are at an interesting place.  Basically, I’m in limbo.  My non-fiction book (that I like to think of as a researchy-memoir) is out with my agent and making the rounds with publishers in New York city.  Now, I don’t like this part.  I’ve been through it 1.5 times before.  The first time – it almost sold.  I learned something there.  You know what is more painful than a rejection?  That’s right – an almost sold.  A “we really liked it, but…” A “she’s so funny, but…”  That SUCKS.  Caps-lock intended.  So, I’m not going to sit around and wait.  I’ve got something else in mind.   Let’s talk some backstory.  The transformation that I’ve made -personally-…