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More Catch-Up

Posted on 04/09/2008 by chick

I did a lot of reading during my break from posting. I only have two books left to post about, so I might as well handle them at the same time. The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, Book 5) by Eoin … Continue reading →

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Only the Names Have Changed

Posted on 04/09/2008 by chick

Sometimes living in Rhode Island is like a distorted echo of living in Connecticut. Everything’s the same, only the names have changed. It’s often the small things, like TV commercials, that remind me of how displaced I am. Years of … Continue reading →

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Of Birds and Flowers

Posted on 04/08/2008 by chick

Linnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge Grade: B+ Elizabeth Goudge wrote The Little White Horse, a magical book that has long been a favorite of mine (and J.K. Rowling’s), so when Linnets and Valerians, came back into print, I had … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Stranger

Posted on 04/08/2008 by chick

I’m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson Grade: B+ I borrowed this book from the library because I needed to read a passage for work. I figured I might as well read the whole book while I had it. … Continue reading →

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I’ll Take Mine Extra Rare

Posted on 04/08/2008 by chick

In a recent post, I said that a surname was unusual because only 1 in 33,333 families in the U.S. had that name. That may have been an overstatement. By comparison, Faithful Reader’s name is much rarer (1 in 50,000) … Continue reading →

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We Must Be Crazy

Posted on 04/07/2008 by chick

Today I cooked and ate breakfast, worked for almost 8 hours, prepared and ate lunch, cooked and ate dinner, washed dishes, took a brief walk, and blogged. For me, this was a full day and it felt like I accomplished … Continue reading →

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People Change

Posted on 04/07/2008 by chick

I did something kinda gross, but I’m also kinda proud of it. I used some chorizo that was like 4 months past its sell-by date. It contained preservatives and it was refrigerated for much of its life. Moreover, it looked … Continue reading →

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The B-Word

Posted on 04/07/2008 by chick

My Faithful Reader doesn’t use vulgar language very often, but every once in a while he says something so horrible, so unforgivable, that I have to say, “Don’t you ever use that word on me again!” The B-word is one … Continue reading →

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Imperiled Goals

Posted on 04/06/2008 by chick

We are approaching the one-year anniversary of the day I started blogging, and looking over past posts, I’m disappointed by the number of goals I have failed to reach. Two of my remaining goals—to read all 14 of Vonnegut’s novels … Continue reading →

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Spam a Lot

Posted on 04/06/2008 by chick

If you don’t like spam a lot, then watch what you write on your blog and never use any of the names or phrases that I used in the first two sentences of my last post. They get you instant … Continue reading →

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