Books
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Hola! Odds and Ends
Hello Blogtropolis! It has been over a week since my last post and I miss you! Just some quick odds and ends tonight to keep in touch. Here’s a Top Ten of what’s on my mind: 1. Work. Work = Blah, Blech, Yuck, Yada Yada. Work really does interfere with life, doesn’t it? Enough said. Continue reading
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“However”
Today I had some free time between a school meeting for M. and a work event, so I took a side trip to the Barnes & Noble to check out their supply of grammar books. I ended up purchasing Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style, because I felt like I needed to have it on Continue reading
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Got Plot? Maybe Not!
I was honored when a friend allowed me to read her unpublished novel and proud when I finished it. Her heartwarming story involves a myriad of quirky, interesting yet different characters who I felt I got to know within the course of reading the book. As I learned about the characters, I emailed my friend Continue reading
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The Weekend Getaway
HI EVERYONE! I’m back! Home from my weekend getaway with my husband. We had a great time so I thought I’d share some highlights for tonight’s post. Where did we go? Well, any local New York Knicks fan around the turn of the millenium could sing along with the commercial that we were forced to listen Continue reading
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On Being in the Mood…
Do you ever find that you are not in the mood to write? That you’d rather just sit and veg out, or sleep, or stare at a blank wall? That you’d rather do anything other than fire up the laptop? Do you have days where writing or blogging seem like a gargantuan effort and you Continue reading
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V-Day Treat: Favorite “I Love You” Scenes
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share some of my favorite “I Love You” scenes. I picked four out of millions and list them below, in no particular order. Happy Valentine’s Day! 1. Scarlett and Rhett in Gone With the Wind I’ve loved Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, since I read it decades ago Continue reading
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WOAW’s What to Watch- The Walking Dead (and a note on Zombies…)
In this second installment of Waiting on a Word’s What to Watch, we talk ZOMBIES! As you all know, I like me some sap. Beautiful stories about love and friendship and families warm my heart and make me cry. But guess what, Blogtropolis? I also love a good apocalyptic survivor story. I revel in watching Continue reading
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Chopping the Branches of Avidya
My husband gave me a book for Christmas called, The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice, by T.K.V. Desikachar. I previously posted about my newfound love for yoga, and I wanted to share something I read that applies universally, whether or not you enjoy yoga practice. The following is from Chapter Two, “The Foundations of Yoga Practice.” Don’t Continue reading
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