Monthly Archives: April 2008

Good Advice

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

Samuel Johnson’s mantra for keeping melancholy away: “If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle.”

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New Page

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

I just added a new page to my blog. It’s a page devoted to the characters of the children’s books that I’ve read. It’s also a huge maintenance job, so I don’t know how well I’ll be able to keep … Continue reading →

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Hanging With the Wolves

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George Grade: B+ Julie of the Wolves is the story of a 13-year-old Eskimo girl from Alaska who runs away from home because of her abusive husband. She is heading for San Francisco, … Continue reading →

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Signs of Thought

Posted on 04/17/2008 by chick

While I was learning sign language in college, I practiced fingerspelling by spelling out my thoughts, letter by letter, any time my mind was drifting. The habit became so ingrained that I still do it now, like when I’m shopping … Continue reading →

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Philosophy of Blogging

Posted on 04/16/2008 by chick

It is too easy to live one’s life as a series of big things (births, weddings, vacations, promotions, etc.) and bad things (illnesses, deaths, accidents, taxes, etc.) and overlook the wealth of small, wonderful things that happen all the time. … Continue reading →

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Seeing Double

Posted on 04/16/2008 by chick

On Saturday, I went to Sturbridge to meet up with K—. We found a nice place to have lunch and browsed through a couple of stores. We would have spent the rest of our visit at one of the local … Continue reading →

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Tax Relief?

Posted on 04/16/2008 by chick

Whew! My taxes are done! But after all the numbers were crunched, punched, and slightly drooled upon, things did not turn out in my favor. Uncle Sam took a mighty chunk. Do you think there’s any chance he might learn … Continue reading →

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Beauties of Nature

Posted on 04/15/2008 by chick

Ah, the beauties of nature—a couple of geese coming in for a landing on the canal, the maples’ fuzzy red flowers, and a bicylist’s butt crack.

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Nine Squirrel Day

Posted on 04/14/2008 by chick

I took a walk in the woods the other day. I saw 9 squirrels. I named them Alistair, Bernard, Coco, Dumbledore, Ernest, Frodo, Guinevere, Heliotrope, and Ignatius.

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Why?

Posted on 04/13/2008 by chick

I have two nail clippers: one for fingers and one for toes. Why is it that no matter which one I’m looking for I find the other first? And while we’re thinking about such things, since a pothole can form … Continue reading →

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