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CIVIC DUTIES
VERY BAD NEWS The ding-dongs are at it again, banning books they don’t like and may never have read. Stephen King brings it home with a great review of Celeste Ng’s new dystopian novel, “ Our Missing Hearts,” in which, … Continue reading
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MORE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Information comes and goes. The how of it? Nobody knows. I care. This is not a post for everyone, maybe not for anyone, but the post is true to its title. I have been thinking, again, about the flow of … Continue reading
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FIRST THINGS FIRST, PART 2
Rain and more rain. The good about yet another wet day is that this book order WILL get done as long as the raindrops fall stirringly on my (uninsulated) rooftop. So, carrying on, the list continues. Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius … Continue reading
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UPDATES AND THOUGHTS, Part 3
UPDATE: As of November 6th, I had this post already started. It’s mourning in America. A pestilence is upon us. What on Earth could be worse? Then I did a crumple-fall and broke the femur in my left leg, my … Continue reading
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THOUGHTS, AS PROMISED
THOUGHTS I have a thought. ”Oh no,’ says Charlie THINKING IS DOING I was reading Ron Padgett’s poem, Think and Do, which begins, ‘I always have to be doing something, accomplishing something, fixing something, going somewhere, feeling purposeful, useful, competent—even … Continue reading
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SENSE OF PLACE, Part 2 B00KS PLUS
Last blog post, I got all quibbley about Paul Theroux’s NYT list of books for a traveler to read before visiting Boston, even though I have mostly been a pass-through Boston traveler on my way to Maine. So to answer … Continue reading
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MORE NEWS OF MY WORLD: PLACES, BOOKS, CIVIC DUTY, AND CHARLIE
Question of the day: Books may furnish a room, but can they capture a sense of a place? I am 4 years new to Seattle and still don’t know what makes it what it is, except for Charlie and the … Continue reading
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NEWS FROM MY WORLD, amended
UPDATE AND REWRITE… This post is later than late because WordPress changed itself, so I sent it out on email to my 4 faithful readers, but Charlie fixed this latest catastrophe, as he … Continue reading
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SLOGGING THROUGH OMICRON
We’ve had the first ever cases of COVID in my building. Sigh. Cases still dribble and we have to be K95 masked, but the breakfast regulars who were or near the infected are back, enjoying treats and each other, and … Continue reading
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MORE FROM THE PRE-POST PANDEMIC
I intended for this post to be posted several weeks ago, but things kept cropping up. For example, I had the introductory sentence, which connected the disparate ideas. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, grateful, generous, and thinking about things. … Continue reading
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