Author Archives: chick

Why I Don’t Relax

Posted on 09/29/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, I don’t dare relax when watching you. Some people might call me hypervigilant, but you see, I know a few things about you. If there’s anything dangerous around, you’ll find it. Everything goes into your mouth. Yesterday, you … Continue reading →

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Less Love, More Mockery

Posted on 09/27/2010 by chick

As you may remember, I once reviewed a book called Dragondoom by Dennis L. McKiernan. I gave it a positive review in spite of all its silliness. It is a special book, I think. Recently, as part of the GLP, … Continue reading →

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Mind Your Own Business

Posted on 09/26/2010 by chick

Poirot knew what he was about. Murder is my business. And it is my business before it has happened as well as afterward. From “Wasps’ Nest”

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The Weekly Poirot

Posted on 09/19/2010 by chick

How far would I have to go back in my memory to reach a time when I didn’t know who Agatha Christie was?  I remember playing Trivial Pursuit while on vacation at my grandparents’ lake cottage. I was maybe 10 … Continue reading →

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Tots and TV

Posted on 09/18/2010 by chick

Dear Marshall, Everyone has their own opinions about how to take care of a child, and they can get downright nasty if you disagree with them. This can be quite a problem for new mothers, unsure of themselves, not knowing … Continue reading →

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Done!

Posted on 09/15/2010 by chick

Today marks the 120th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s birth and the end of the Marplethon. Did I finish in time? Of course.  I finished  the last few stories tonight. I will tell you about them some time later this week … Continue reading →

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SITY: August Beauties

Posted on 09/10/2010 by chick

I had a hard time finding time for exercise this summer, so I started taking a break in the day that I called my “blackberry walk.” First, I’d check to see if any more blackberries had ripened overnight. There never … Continue reading →

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Surprise, Surprise

Posted on 09/09/2010 by chick

Dear Baby Girl, When you’re pregnant, people always ask, “So are you going to find out the sex?” And I say, “Of course!” Thanks to modern science, there’s no reason to wait. My theory is that knowing in advance gives … Continue reading →

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Libraries and Hotel Disappoint

Posted on 09/07/2010 by chick

The realization that I had fallen behind on the Marplethon prompted me to figure out exactly which books I had left to read and where I might find them (hence the recent post). On Saturday, I discovered that a nearby … Continue reading →

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About the Future

Posted on 09/06/2010 by chick

Sometimes I attempt to capture my thoughts as they rove from subject to subject. I scribble down the thoughts on random pieces of paper, which then generally drift around the house for months, becoming more and more tattered, until I … Continue reading →

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