Old habits are like lard

I must fess up:

I completely forgot to send out an email for my newly anointed pilot series, Fun Fact Friday. Instead, I wrote for my The Divided Region addicts, which was by no means a poor substitute, but it does beg the question…

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Is my heart and soul even in FFF?

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The short answer is yes.

The slightly more poetic one is:

Old habits are like lard,
Easy to ply,
Not so easy to say bye-bye.

I know, I know. Step aside, Shakespeare, D.J.J. Watson is here with an almighty cheer!

Senseless scribing aside, let's sandwich this week with some fun facts you might just imbibe:


  1. Lightning can heat the air around it to about 50,000°F (27,700°C), which is roughly five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.
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  2. You're about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening. Apparently, our good friend gravity compresses the cartilage in our spines and joints throughout the day.
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  3. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are still perfectly edible after more than 3,000 years.

While I don't doubt for a second these archaeologists know more than me, I personally wouldn't fight anyone who wanted the first spoon.

Would you?

Anyway, this has been Fun Fact Friday on a Monday, and I have been your exemplary daily host.

Should you enjoy my flavour of writing, you might just like the fantasy series that turns regular readers and listeners into mindless addicts.

I can't promise you won't be banging your knife and fork for more, but I do promise you an adventure that feels both familiar and completely fresh.

Quite the oxymoron.

Also quite true.

You can start Book 1 here:

​https://djjwatson.com/books/exiled/​

DJJW

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