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One Hundred

Posted on 07/12/2007 by chick

This is Chick’s hundredth post. She has written to you (the world) exactly 100 times. It doesn’t matter that you weren’t listening. The point is that she wrote. But don’t be fooled—almost anyone who loves reading enough to write about … Continue reading →

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The Egypt Game

Posted on 07/11/2007 by chick

I finished The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder last night. Grade: B+ I bet I would have loved The Egypt Game if I had read it as a child. Coming from a suburb, I enjoyed stories set in more … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter Strikes Back

Posted on 07/11/2007 by chick

We went to see the new Harry Potter movie (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) earlier tonight. I really liked it. I think it’s the best so far. The acting has really improved, and I was particularly impressed … Continue reading →

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Busy, Busy Bees

Posted on 07/10/2007 by chick

Everywhere I looked for bees, Under trees, Behind my knees. I only found a tiny few. How they flew! But none I knew. Where be my busy honeybees?

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Where Be the Bees?

Posted on 07/09/2007 by chick

I carefully navigated the clovered lawn this afternoon, recalling keenly the sharp sting of the honeybee and knowing that open-toed shoes were an open invitation to pain. The effort was wasted. Not a single bee did I see. Perhaps they … Continue reading →

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Unusual Reading

Posted on 07/08/2007 by chick

I just finished The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan. It’s unusual for me to read nonfiction. It’s even more unusual for me to read autobiographical nonfiction. For me to read autobiographical nonfiction by an author whose fiction I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today

Posted on 07/08/2007 by chick

I don’t think it’s wise to place your self-esteem in the hands of strangers.—Amy Tan

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Just in Case

Posted on 07/07/2007 by chick

I was reading Amy Tan’s The Opposite of Fate in the bedroom. It said, If the roof crashes on your head, no need to cry over this bad luck. You can sue anybody, make the landlord fix it. I looked … Continue reading →

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Separation Anxiety

Posted on 07/07/2007 by chick

We went to the movie theater Wednesday night to see “Transformers.” It was sold out, so we bought tickets for the next showing. We should have taken a hint from the earlier sold-out show, but we thought we had time … Continue reading →

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Hot Irony

Posted on 07/06/2007 by chick

Have you ever thought about the irony of air conditioning? Air conditioning takes energy, which is made by burning fossil fuels, which leads to global warming, which makes it hotter, which means you run your air conditioning more, which uses … Continue reading →

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