Thursday, April 27, 2006

Locks Of Love

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I did it. I cut my hair. Short. Several years ago I read about an organization called Locks Of Love , which furnishes human hair wigs to ch...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

The Nexus Lives

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So it's been four months since I updated my blog. Not because nothing's happened, but because so much was happening my muse needed a...
Saturday, November 26, 2005

My Grown Up Christmas List

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We now have less than a month until Christmas. When I was a child I could write several pages listing all of the toys, clothes, accessories ...
Thursday, November 24, 2005

Memoirs of a Turkey Queen

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My Butterball turkey sits in my kitchen sink awaiting the special touches that will transform it from a naked carcass to our family’s Thanks...
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Thursday, November 03, 2005

Niagara in the Fall

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There are places on earth that defy description. Niagara Falls is one of them. Today our group from the 2005 SITE Conference were treated b...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005

The Blog Explosion

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Someone recently likened the explosion of blogs to the revolutionary invention of the printing press. There is no doubt that blogs are a pow...
Monday, October 17, 2005

A Sad Passing

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Over the weekend we found a tiny grey tabby kitten on our front porch. Despite my nursing it with Pedialyte and “kitty formula,” I got up th...
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Angels fold their wings...

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Cheers for the Angels, those mighty winged sluggers, tossers, sliders and catchers. Thank you for a great season. Here's to next year!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Go, Angels!

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I grew up in the shadow of the Big A. Angel Stadium of Anaheim , the colossal ballpark whose name has changed as often as its home team, has...
Friday, September 30, 2005

Beware of Spammed Comments

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Ovations has been discovered. By spammers. I've just gone back to delete several posts from spammers entering a "cool blog" co...
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Thursday, September 15, 2005

Supporting Katrina Relief Efforts

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There are many ways to give toward Katrina relief. Fellow author Tony Hellman is pulling out his checkbook with a promise that for every co...
Thursday, September 08, 2005

Katrina...

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So much has gone on since hurricane Katrina did what Americans thought would never happen here. The proud city of New Orleans and surroundin...
Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Changing Routines

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I just got back from taking my son to his first day of school for the new term. I love the lazy days of summer, but by the time September 1s...
Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Summer Sands Remember

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Summer dropping moment by moment to the base of the hourglass. This last summer both of my children en residence. Joys of summers now buried...
Wednesday, August 17, 2005

A Vision of The Good Life

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A recent discussion of "The Good Life" in my online writer's group piqued my interest. I posted a couple of paragraphs there, ...
Thursday, August 04, 2005

When Lightning Strikes

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One of the most powerful effects of the internet and blogs in particular is how they can touch people’s lives in time of need. I learned thr...
Thursday, July 28, 2005

Online Grief Group and Memorials

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I recently read an interview with author John Irving where he said that all of his books feature death in some way, a phenomena he attribut...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

An Agent's Debut Sale

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Publishing sages commonly advise unpublished authors to choose their literary agents with the same care they would in picking a mate. One of...
Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Dear Zoe: A Novel by Philip Beard

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Several thousand people died on September 11, 2001. The date alone grabs one’s attention and screams REMEMBER THIS DAY. We see the burning t...
Monday, July 04, 2005

Happy Birthday America!

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Disneyland always puts on a great Independence Day fireworks show. Photo copyright 2005 by Carolyn Burns Bass