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Entries Tagged as 'books'

Protected: Pat to Ida: 28 April 1944 (letter 2)

August 3rd, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Tags: books · food · Ida & Pat

Kittens!…inspired by…Kittens!

July 17th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Okay, so this is just a video post, but I dare you not to laugh!

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Tags: books

Reunion Journal: 31 July 2008, part 2 (Getting There)

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments

It is easy to identify with the book’s protagonist and author Jean-Dominique Bauby, in full-body paralysis, as I am wedged between the triple-pane airplane porthole and Diane and Walter, curled up in a human ball next to me with their DVD player.

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Tags: books · film · politics

The Arsenal: 10 June 2009

June 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Top Chef Masters;
Researching my house;
American Masters: The American Novel

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Tags: books · fiction · food · house · The Arsenal · TV

The Arsenal: 26 May 2009

May 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Rain;
The library;
The Dexateens’ Singlewide

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Tags: books · fiction · house · music · self · The Arsenal

The Arsenal: 21 April 2009

April 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

I used to think that 1972 was the be-all, end-all year of pop music, and 1967. Now I’m not so sure which one comes out on top. There is a ten-year stretch in there between the mid-’60s and the mid-’70s when some of my favorite records of all genres were released. I become firmer in my resolve about that with each passing year.

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Tags: books · fiction · film · food · history · music · The Arsenal

25 Things You May or May Not Know About Me (lifted from my Facebook page)

February 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments

– My favorite writing instrument is an L.C. Smith manual typewriter with glass keys that is in perfect working order, sits atop a desk in my office, and rarely gets used.

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Tags: books · family · film · food · music · self · writing

Protected: Ida to Pat: 23 January 1944

January 23rd, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Protected: Pat to Ida: 22 November 1943 (letter #1)

December 16th, 2008 · Enter your password to view comments.

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8th Grade Fundraiser

December 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Yep, I’ve gone back to shcool to learn how to spel!

But, really…My nephew Nicholas’ 8th grade class in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, is fundraising this weekend by gift-wrapping at their local Barnes & Noble store.

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Tags: books · family · music · self