Category Archives: Misc

Checking Out

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

I’ve decided to let my library card expire. On Sunday I turned in the last couple of books I’d checked out and cleared my hold list. My library system is actually quite good, so my decision is not based on … Continue reading →

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TSS: Family Matters

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

I hope to get back to sharing some link love with you all next week, but today I’m going to tell a personal story about something that happened to us this weekend. We had a bit of a misadventure yesterday. … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up the Lists

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

I had a tidy pile of Christmas money to spend this year, so I decided to take a long look at my wishlist and determine what to buy. Given that part of my commitment to the TBR Double Dog Dare … Continue reading →

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2012 End of Year Survey

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

I participated in The Perpetual Page-Turner‘s end-of-year survey last year, so I thought I’d try it again this year. Even trying to pick favorites for this list was difficult! 1. Best Book You Read In 2012? (You can break it … Continue reading →

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Challenged

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

To start, I had this blog post mostly written and then I did some magic with the keyboard and the first draft disappeared. So it has been that kind of day/week/month/year. I am so ready to see 2012 out (Bye … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you here in the U.S. May you have a peaceful and safe holiday!

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On Political Correctness and Literature

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

This is somewhat random, I realize, but I’ve been thinking a lot about political correctness in literature. I’m not talking about things like inclusiveness in regards to awards ceremonies, or authors calling each other out for being sexist in real … Continue reading →

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A Life Worth Living

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

“A couple of times a year I make myself a tape to play in the car, a tape of all the new songs I’ve loved over the previous few months, and every time I finish one I can’t believe that … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

I’ve been amazed the last few days at book bloggers’ reaction on Twitter to yet another article by a literary critic about how book blogs are the scourge of the literary world (or something like that). The article was in … Continue reading →

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If David Mitchell Says It’s Okay…

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

If a book is so manky a dog that you’re going to regret reading it, you’ve only got yourself to blame if you do. I’m 42, I read maybe 25 books a year, with luck I’ll live another 40 years, … Continue reading →

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