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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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Wherefore Art Thou, Marple?

Posted on 09/05/2010 by chick

I am so far behind on the Marplethon. I don’t know how it happened. One minute I had all the time in the world, the next minute it had been almost a year. Time doesn’t just fly, it hauls ass. … Continue reading →

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Another Rant

Posted on 09/04/2010 by chick

There have been so many irritating stories in the news, I feel like I have to say something. So let’s talk about the mosque thing. An Islamic group wants to build a community center near Ground Zero in Manhattan. Opponents … Continue reading →

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Empty

Posted on 09/03/2010 by chick

I’m so sorry that I haven’t written anything lately. I look at the empty post screen and a sort of panic comes over me. I can’t focus enough to write, but I feel time slipping away and memories fading from … Continue reading →

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August

Posted on 08/17/2010 by chick

The blog in August: a lot of nothing with a very little something here and there to break up the void.

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Old Books and New Books

Posted on 08/12/2010 by chick

More recent reading… Shattered Silk and Search the Shadows by Barbara Michaels Grade: an A for each Barbara Michaels (a.k.a. Barbara Mertz and Elizabeth Peters) writes books in the genre of romantic suspense. But don’t judge her by her genre, … Continue reading →

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The Rant

Posted on 08/01/2010 by chick

People piss me off. Past acquaintances, complete strangers, close friends, it could be anyone at any moment. Here is a small sampling of the people who have pissed me off in recent weeks. To my ex-boyfriend: You’re an idiot. You … Continue reading →

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Exhausted

Posted on 07/29/2010 by chick

Tonight I am exhausted. I like the word “exhausted,” because it doesn’t just mean “tired.” It means that you’ve used up all your energy. That’s me, energy-free. Though I was able to keep the boy up until 7:45, by the … Continue reading →

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