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Truth or Fiction?

Posted on 07/26/2009 by chick

Everybody has something to say about taking care of a baby. A sneeze is as good as a burp.—Hospital Nurse According to the hospital nurse, a sneeze brings up air. I think she was full of hot air herself. Based … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on 02/21/2009 by chick

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. –from “Essay on Man” by Alexander Pope Those immortal words, some of the only words I remember from my many English literature classes, came to … Continue reading →

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Yawping Mad

Posted on 01/29/2009 by chick

I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.-–Walt Whitman Tuesday morning I sounded my barbaric yawp across the bed. OK, maybe it wasn’t so much a yawp as a shriek, and maybe not so much in manly … Continue reading →

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Movie Highlight

Posted on 12/30/2008 by chick

I just watched the end of Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, a classic movie in which Santa Claus says, “I oughta be able to get you to Father Time in a few bongs!” Santa, you do enough bongs and you can … Continue reading →

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Year-End Reading

Posted on 12/24/2008 by chick

I thought it would be fun to reread the entire Harry Potter series, so that’s what I’ve been up to lately. I already finished the first three (The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The Prisoner of Azkaban). I’m … Continue reading →

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It’s Crazy!

Posted on 09/24/2008 by chick

When I first started investing in individual stocks, I was told that I needed to make rational decisions and not be swept away by emotion. That made sense until I had been investing for a few months. Then I realized … Continue reading →

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The Bruce Is Back

Posted on 08/05/2008 by chick

It had been months since we last knowingly heard from Bruce, an obviously troubled man who had been desperately reaching out for his old friend. I say “knowingly” because we no longer have caller ID, so Bruce may be also … Continue reading →

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I’m a Fan

Posted on 07/03/2008 by chick

I know this will sound a little strange given my usual reading choices, but I’m a fan of Stephen King. He writes in a way that’s so easy to read, it’s as if he’s communicating telepathically. I love that. I … Continue reading →

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Make Love, Not War

Posted on 06/28/2008 by chick

People can surprise you. At any time, words may come out of their mouths that you never could have anticipated. This happened to me just a couple of weeks ago during lunch with Faithful Reader’s parents, when his mother shared … Continue reading →

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Q&A With Carroll

Posted on 06/10/2008 by chick

“Why do you sit here all alone?” said Alice…. “Why, because there’s nobody with me!” cried Humpty Dumpty. —Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass

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