Monthly Archives: July 2012

What I’ve Been Reading

Posted on 07/30/2012 by chick

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain Grade: F In A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, a 19th-century engineer from Connecticut gets clobbered on the noggin and wakes up in 6th-century England. I’m not sure exactly … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Child

Posted on 07/21/2012 by chick

Dear Children, Your father sometimes accuses me of favoring one of you. If he was consistent about which one of you was the supposed favorite, I’d probably get mad at him. He isn’t, though. Sometimes he says Marshall is my … Continue reading →

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Sing a Song of Sequels

Posted on 07/16/2012 by chick

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Grade: A+ In The Lord of the Rings, a hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits the magic ring that his uncle, Bilbo, found on a journey many years previously (the story of which … Continue reading →

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Favorite Thing: Daybed

Posted on 07/01/2012 by chick

I wanted a daybed very much when I was younger, and though I remember shopping for daybeds, somehow I never got one. Years later, I needed somewhere for guests to sleep and my office was big enough to accommodate a … Continue reading →

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