Monthly Archives: July 2020

Day 122: Pandemic Reading

Posted on 07/13/2020 by chick

I am currently reading Daniel Silva’s The Rembrandt Affair. I had seen it on a list of recommended reading, and I was able to purchase a used copy at a reasonable price. I had hoped for something heist-y, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Day 121: Going a Little Mad

Posted on 07/12/2020 by chick

I finally broke down and bought a digital subscription to The Washington Post. I just got so sick of hitting their paywall. I doubt it will last past the $1 trial period, but if it does, I’ll have to dump … Continue reading →

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Day 120: Hodgepodge

Posted on 07/11/2020 by chick

120 is a great number. It’s not only even, but a multiple of 10 and 12, and it has a pleasing look, like it’s extra round somehow. Some numbers are like that. I don’t really understand why, but they are. … Continue reading →

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Day 119: Whew!

Posted on 07/10/2020 by chick

One of my work projects will be going to print soon, and it’s time for me to make corrections. Thanks to the pandemic, the procedure for making corrections has changed, but for the better. Previously, I would go to the … Continue reading →

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Day 118: We Love Books

Posted on 07/09/2020 by chick

My husband, who is concerned about my book-buying habit, attempted a sort of intervention. He told Livia to tell me to stop buying books. And it worked to the extent that she did pass along the message. But then she … Continue reading →

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Day 117: Not the Only Ones

Posted on 07/08/2020 by chick

As I’ve said before, my husband and I probably won’t send our kids to school in the fall, even if the schools are open. At first I worried we were the only ones and that all the other parents were … Continue reading →

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Day 116: This Post’s For You

Posted on 07/07/2020 by chick

I’m supposed to write a post for every day, but sometimes I get lazy and fall behind, and sometimes I might even get a little cranky and question the whole point of it. So I remind myself that the point … Continue reading →

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Day 115: Acorn Memories

Posted on 07/06/2020 by chick

My short-term memory is shot. It’s gotten so bad that I cannot remember which lap I’m on as I’m walking my daily 16 (or more) laps. Not that accuracy is critical, but I strive to walk at least my daily … Continue reading →

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Day 114: So Long

Posted on 07/05/2020 by chick

My hair is longer now than it has been in more than a decade. I had already postponed getting a haircut several times before the pandemic hit, so my hair was longer than it ought to have been. Now it … Continue reading →

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We Agree

Posted on 07/04/2020 by chick

My husband told me he’d seen a bird that looked “like a svelte robin with an orange belly.” I told him it was probably an oriole, based purely on the “orange” part of his description. I have seen orioles here … Continue reading →

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