Author Archives: chick

Cats and Kisses

Posted on 11/09/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, At nine and a half months old, you were able to say “mama” and “dada” pretty well, but no amount of coaxing would get you to say “mama” to me. So imagine my surprise when I pointed to … Continue reading →

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I Just Can’t Help Myself

Posted on 11/08/2011 by chick

OK, I know I said I wasn’t going to do regular book reviews, but it really bothers me to grade a book without saying why I gave it that grade. So, I’m going to do a brief round-up of the … Continue reading →

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Watch Your Mouth!

Posted on 11/06/2011 by chick

Said Poirot, In conversation, points arise! If a human being converses much, it is impossible for him to avoid the truth! from A Holiday for Murder

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Picking Favorites

Posted on 11/05/2011 by chick

It seems like most people have a favorite this and a favorite that. I don’t. I have a hard time making decisions on even on the most inconsequential subjects. So today, as an exercise in decision-making, I’m going to try … Continue reading →

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Good-Bye, October

Posted on 11/03/2011 by chick

It was a strange October. I’m not sure I will miss it. I’m going to say why, and then “Good-bye!” My husband and I had our third wedding anniversary, though we didn’t do anything special to celebrate. We know that … Continue reading →

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Sad but True

Posted on 10/30/2011 by chick

For your Weekly Poirot enjoyment, another conversation between Hastings and Poirot. “Is it really necessary to tell such elaborate lies, Poirot?” I asked as we walked away. Poirot shrugged his shoulders. “If one is going to tell a lie at … Continue reading →

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Keep Talking

Posted on 10/25/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, Soon you’ll be speaking so well that there will be nothing left to say about your speech development, but that time is not yet. I made banana bread a couple of weeks ago. You called it “le na … Continue reading →

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Hard Choices

Posted on 10/24/2011 by chick

I have to face it. I just don’t have time to do everything I would like to do. So unless I want to miss out on the things that really matter to me, I have to give up some of … Continue reading →

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Just the Facts?

Posted on 10/23/2011 by chick

Here is another conversation between Poirot and his friend Hastings. “Mon ami—you know my suspicious nature! I believe nothing that any one says unless it can be confirmed or corroborated.” “That’s right, old boy,” I said affectionately. “A thoroughly nice, … Continue reading →

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Separation of Church and Narnia

Posted on 10/22/2011 by chick

The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia by Laura Miller Grade: B Are you one of those people who loved Narnia as a child but came to dislike it later when you realized it was all about Christianity? Not … Continue reading →

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