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If you stay up, you get the songs that everyone else misses because they’re asleep.
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Author Archives: chick
Regrets and Resemblances
Hoagy Carmichael, whose name came up at work recently, was a songwriter, very successful, particularly in the ’30s and ’40s. He wrote hundreds of songs, including the music for “Heart and Soul,” “Georgia on My Mind,” and “Stardust.” According to … Continue reading
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Sleep? What’s That?
It took a while, but sleep deprivation finally caught up on me again. I had kept myself as well-rested as possible during the summer, but summer doesn’t last forever. Before I knew it, the new school year had begun. Getting … Continue reading
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Informative
Last year I read an NPR article about new DNA evidence of the victims of Pompeii. Over the years certain assumptions had been made about the victims based on their proximity to one another, their jewelry, etc. The DNA now … Continue reading
Reading Report: Mid-February 2025
I finished my second book for the year, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. In this mystery set in England, four senior citizens living in a retirement village investigate a series of local murders. I would tell you more … Continue reading
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Nostalgia
My music teacher, attempting to translate the title of a musical work, asked me, “How’s your German?” I replied, “If it wasn’t in `Hogan’s Heroes,’ I don’t know it.” I meant that as a joke, of course, but it was … Continue reading
Because Duh
It’s been a cold winter so far. We had one cold snap so deep that the temperature was hovering around 0 when the kids were headed out to the bus stop. They don’t normally wear coats, let alone hats, gloves, … Continue reading
Thoughts from September 2024
I watched the original Planet of the Apes movie with Marshall recently. As a child, it was one of my favorite films, so it seemed like it would be a great movie to share with him. Watching it with an … Continue reading
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Ooof
I have a random-quote feature on my blog. Most people who have been to my site have probably never noticed it. I don’t add to the quotation database often, I rarely think of it, and I don’t remember everything I’ve … Continue reading
Cake Stomach
Earlier this year, when my daughter was cutting her birthday cake, she asked me how big I wanted my slice to be. I told her to give me a small one. My husband said the same, adding, “When you get … Continue reading
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