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Off to a Good Start

Posted on 01/08/2008 by chick

Another book read in 2008! Mister Monday (The Keys of the Kingdom, Book One) by Garth Nix Grade: B+ Mister Monday is the story of Arthur, a boy who nearly dies from an asthma attack. He is saved at the … Continue reading →

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Charming Book

Posted on 01/07/2008 by chick

I just keep digging deeper and deeper into the children’s section of my personal library. Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones Grade: A- Charmed Life is a story about two orphaned siblings, a teenage witch and her younger brother, who … Continue reading →

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Mighty Pen

Posted on 01/06/2008 by chick

I wasn’t the first to think that deliberate gratitude might be good for the soul, but I have my own way of going about it. I draw no distinctions between the big things, like water, and the small things, like … Continue reading →

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Invitation to Gratitude

Posted on 01/05/2008 by chick

Gratitude, I still barely know you. Let’s be better friends this year.

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There’s Always a Priestess

Posted on 01/05/2008 by chick

Sci-Fi/Fantasy has always been one of my favorite genres, but I don’t read fantasy novels, except YA, much anymore. The descriptions all sound the same to me. There’s always a priestess, and there are clans and silly made-up words and … Continue reading →

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Late-Night Misfire

Posted on 01/04/2008 by chick

Late last night, I was in the bedroom reading when I heard the voice of Bill Maher coming from the TV in the living room. I put my book down for a moment and listened. My reward was to hear … Continue reading →

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Just Do Something!

Posted on 01/04/2008 by chick

One day, years ago, I realized that I wasn’t pursuing any of the many ideas I had. I remember saying, “If I did half of what I thought about doing, I’d be twice as successful in life.” It sounded wise, … Continue reading →

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Euphemistically Speaking

Posted on 01/03/2008 by chick

If you had visited this site just minutes ago, you would have seen a post with a “newly-minted” euphemism. I thought it was my word. Then I looked it up and though it’s not in any conventional dictionary, it is … Continue reading →

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Life Imitating Art

Posted on 01/03/2008 by chick

I must be living in the Monty Python scene where they bring out the dead and one of them says, “But I’m not dead yet!” That’s me. I’m still not dead. In spite of all my efforts to be dead, … Continue reading →

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On Cloud Zero

Posted on 01/03/2008 by chick

Our new mattress, formerly known as The Cloud, had me floating on air for about two weeks, and then it started to sink and I started to ache. Faithful Reader, who noticed the sagging before I did, agreed that there … Continue reading →

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