Monthly Archives: September 2007

Writer’s Block

Posted on 09/21/2007 by chick

I have a terrible case of writer’s block, so please forgive the scarcity of posts. It’s only a temporary thing. I hope.

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Best Present Ever

Posted on 09/15/2007 by chick

I had a birthday this week. My Faithful Reader and I attempted to celebrate the day with a trip to Newport. The goal was to enjoy the afternoon on the fabled Cliff Walk, a paved 3.5-mile path that runs between … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia

Posted on 09/14/2007 by chick

I just found the instructions for snow removal at my old condo complex. It made me sad because I won’t be there for the winter. I won’t be walking along the shore during the snowfall, collecting jingle shells, listening to … Continue reading →

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Kilgore Trout Rules

Posted on 09/12/2007 by chick

My favorite quote from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: [The ex-con] was a quiet, cynical, resentful man. He had never thanked Eliot for anything. Eliot was neither hurt nor startled. He was used to ingratitude. One of his favorite Kilgore … Continue reading →

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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Posted on 09/11/2007 by chick

“That’s one of the troubles with this country,” said the Senator. “The Madison Avenue people have made us all more alarmed about our own armpits than about Russia, China and Cuba combined.”—excerpt from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt … Continue reading →

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How Corny!

Posted on 09/10/2007 by chick

I am grateful for kettle corn. At the fair on Sunday, we couldn’t resist the sweet aroma of kettle corn. Kettle corn is lightly coated in sugar, which gives it a delicate crunch and, as I discovered today, helps to … Continue reading →

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More from Darkover

Posted on 09/10/2007 by chick

I recently read Darkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Grade: B A decent book. Some of the characters behaved in ways that I found peculiar, particularly with regards to sex and childbearing, though I wonder if my modern mindset is … Continue reading →

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Sunday Slacker

Posted on 09/10/2007 by chick

Really, I’m not a slacker. It was just a busy Sunday. My Faithful Reader and I went to Brimfield for the antique fair and to hang out with K—, who happened to be in the area. We had lunch at … Continue reading →

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The Week in Review

Posted on 09/08/2007 by chick

It was an exciting week. My Faithful Reader hung the medicine cabinet in the bathroom. It looks good and it’s wonderful to have somewhere to put all those miscellaneous bottles and tubes and jars of the pills and pastes and … Continue reading →

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On Rejection

Posted on 09/07/2007 by chick

Giuseppe Verdi wrote amazing music. Even if you don’t like opera, Aida will knock your socks off. Something interesting about Verdi: he was turned down by the Conservatory in Milan. They said that he was privo di talento musicale (lacking … Continue reading →

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