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Liveblogging Atlas Shrugged, Part II Chapter 10: This Crap Again

Posted on 4 February 2013 by

(My apologies for missing last week’s Feline Friday post.  As penance, allow me to offer this link to a wonderful collection of photos of cats meditating in Buddhist temples.) Good News: We’re on the final chapter of Part Two! Bad News: … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons I Hate Les Miserables (The Show, Not the Book)

Posted on 17 January 2013 by

A helpful local billboard has informed me that Les Miserables, the touring stage production, will be in town soon (or has already been in town – I forget). My first thought: “Ugh, didn’t I just see that?” I did.  And whatever … Continue reading →

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Of All The Books I’ve Reviewed This Year, Here Are the Ones You Should Read First

Posted on 7 December 2012 by

In reverse chronological order, roughly; not necessarily the order in which I endorse them. 1. BYE, MZUNGU! by Janice Ellen Lever.  Lever’s memoir of her eighteen years running a kindergarten in Uganda is funny, adventurous, sweet, and absorbing all at … Continue reading →

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