Author Archives: chick

Two Library Books

Posted on 05/27/2011 by chick

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Grade: C- This book, its sequels, and the movies are so famous, and the story so simple, that I’m not going to worry about spoilers. If you’re concerned about them, then you might not want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Leave a comment

Aren’t We All?

Posted on 05/22/2011 by chick

Poirot once said, I am as the good God made me. from Cards on the Table

Posted in Reading, The Weekly Poirot | Leave a comment

Peepa Pa!

Posted on 05/20/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, You are developing so fast now. Every day you learn a new word or do some other interesting thing, or we have so much fun together that I actually stop and think how wonderful it is to spend … Continue reading →

Posted in Dear Marshall | Leave a comment

Justification

Posted on 05/19/2011 by chick

I used to keep a copy of every book I had read. If it was a borrowed book, I would keep the title in mind and try to acquire a used copy later. This habit of mine eventually led to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | 1 Comment

There’s No Such Thing as a Stupid Question (Really!)

Posted on 05/18/2011 by chick

Eleanor Roosevelt was an interesting person. I hope that I find the time to study her life and works someday. Perhaps she could be the subject of a new reading marathon? I’ll certainly keep it in mind. The reason I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A Doing Day

Posted on 05/16/2011 by chick

Yesterday was a Doing Day. In other words, I spent most of it getting things done. It felt so good to be active, and particularly good to get things off my desk. That feeling of “things hanging over my head” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Often, If Not Always

Posted on 05/15/2011 by chick

There have been many Ponzi schemes and insider trading scandals in the last few years. One former hedge fund manager, Raj Rajaratnam, was convicted this week of fourteen counts of securities fraud and conspiracy. The guy had so much money … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading, The Weekly Poirot | Leave a comment

SITY: Memories of Violets

Posted on 05/13/2011 by chick

I recently wrote about ticks and how much they were ticking me off. If you read my comment on the post, you’ll see that just a quick walk in the yard garnered me another tick crawling on my leg. Yuck! … Continue reading →

Posted in Memories, My Favorite Things | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Yalpdrow

Posted on 05/11/2011 by chick

Ounce, Dice, Trice by Alastair Reid Grade: B Amazon has been trying to sell me this book for a while, but I’ve been burned too many times by their recommendations, so I ordered it from the library instead. Good thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Leave a comment

Another Beautiful “Once Upon a Time”

Posted on 05/10/2011 by chick

Many Moons by James Thurber Grade: A+ James Thurber wrote The 13 Clocks, one of my favorite books of all time. I haven’t been as impressed with some of his other books, though. Amazon had been trying to sell me … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Leave a comment