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October 21, 2013

14 Ingenious {Marketable} Pinktober Products

Everyone wants to chip in for a good cause, right? So when you see those pink products with the breast cancer awareness ribbon displayed prominently, you might think: I should get this XYZ brand, because part of the price goes … Continue reading →
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Published on October 21, 2013 13:32

October 4, 2013

Then We Came To The End

What a great title. This novel was included in the reading list at the end of Stephan King’s On Writing. I decided to go through the list, one by one, throwing out those dealing too heavily with the supernatural, horror, … Continue reading →
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Published on October 04, 2013 11:15

September 6, 2013

More Perfectly Logical Propaganda on Facebook

Holy crap.  I just spotted this on Facebook and was moved to write about it. It’s rare these days, that I’m moved to write about anything. So thank you, Anonymous Facebook “friend” for giving me a kick-start. WTF? This isn’t … Continue reading →
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Published on September 06, 2013 11:57

July 29, 2013

Five Things For Which Life Is Too Short

I am not entirely sure how this post came about, but probably because I’ve been reading several really good novels, and then the inevitable stinker came along. It wasn’t even inevitable, it was self-induced. I knew it was a stinker … Continue reading →
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Published on July 29, 2013 12:58

July 11, 2013

On Reading “On Writing”

Stephen King’s “On Writing” has been recommended and suggested so often I finally decided to read it. As with most How To Write books, I bought the actual book. For some reason, I prefer the physical book because they are … Continue reading →
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Published on July 11, 2013 10:43

June 13, 2013

Please Read My Error-Ridden Autobiography!

Recently I received an offer for a free copy of an autobiography by a new author. I don’t think this person is famous, but I’m not sure. It took me a very long time to figure out why anyone should … Continue reading →
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Published on June 13, 2013 11:44

May 20, 2013

Concerned about Alzheimer’s Disease? Read “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova.

Have you ever thought about Alzheimer’s disease as it relates to you? Do you have a relative, perhaps a parent who suffers from it? I did. My father. Many thoughts and worries have surfaced since he was diagnosed with “symptoms … Continue reading →
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Published on May 20, 2013 09:01

May 13, 2013

Ein weiteres großartiges Tool von Google*!

I received an interesting comment on my last post Euphemism, Anyone? I said to myself, hmm, this is not an English comment. Why, I believe this is in German! This is a German comment! Someone in Germany likes this post … Continue reading →
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Published on May 13, 2013 07:24

May 6, 2013

Euphemism, Anyone?

For 2 1/2 blissful years, I’ve been blogging via WordPress. I have nothing but fine, kind words to say about the WordPress blogging tool. It is easy to use, and my posts look how I want them to, and I … Continue reading →
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Published on May 06, 2013 12:07

April 29, 2013

Sometimes You CAN Tell a Book By Its Cover

Emails pop up every day in my inbox, offering eBooks at reduced prices, sometimes free, and I always look at them but seldom take advantage of any of the offers. But one day a book popped up that immediately caught … Continue reading →
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Published on April 29, 2013 07:05