Month: August 2006
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i am about to blind you with some serious fucking science.
I’m not a Fergie fan. To the point where when someone mentioned that Fergie had an album coming out, I was skeptical that Americans would be interested in listening to an album by British Weight Watchers royalty. The first time someone told me about Fergie’s new song, that is exactly what I said back. “How…
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warning: reading this might make you itchy
I’m a dork, so I took pictures of my allergy tests. Some of you are dorks, so I know you want to hear all about it. (I know you want to hear about it not because you’re a dork, but because you emailed to say, “Please, I want to know what happens when you go…
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new reviews
“…a rollicking page-turner…Ribon has crafted Benny to a fully realized, sympathetic protagonist, an intelligent woman who lost her way at some point, but manages to stumble toward happiness. The result is fantastic and satisfying.” “…a pithy and achingly accurate tale of a family that puts the fun in dysfunctional.” Thanks to Sarah Wolf at the…
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cat nap.
It’s not so much that he’s bigger than the chair and needs to ooze over onto other furniture, even though that’s really a big part of it. He’s really more a circus tiger than any kind of housecat. But it’s more about the fact that he’s using the remote control as a pillow. His outstretched…
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maintenance
Yesterday I made a list of people I needed to call to schedule appointments. At the top of the list: allergist. Mom called yesterday morning and said, “Have you seen the wheat doctor yet? I really want you to be able to eat bread again.” I think the next time I come to town, she’d…
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A thank you letter from our Dewey Donation System librarian in Biloxi, Sharon.
[readermail] Most thank-you letters for donated items end up sounding pretty cheesy, and I’m afraid this one probably will too. I want to share a story with you that shows just one small instance of how much difference your support has already made in our community. A teenage girl in a school uniform came in…
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last call for the mississippi book drive
This is the last day to donate to Dewey’s book drive for the Harrison County Library System. I am beyond proud to report that in just over two months, we sent 1835 books, cds and DVDs and over $2700. Thanks to everybody who gave, spread the word, and then came back and gave again. You…