Saturday, June 30, 2007

Special Edition: Athol Dickson's Latest

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Once you've published a few books, people often ask you to read their about-to-be-published books for possible endorsement. There's ...
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The Elevator Movie

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No, not my elevator movie. Someone else's. :-) Found this on youtube. Apparently three kids made their own version of "The Elevator...
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Friday, June 29, 2007

The Other Side of the Writing Life . . .

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This is part of the writing life few people talk about. Oh, it's nice to hear kind comments and read nice reviews, but every once in a ...
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Thursday, June 28, 2007

The Night-Blooming Cereus

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I have two of these strange little plants, and I was sure the first was going to bloom on Monday night. When it hadn't bloomed by midni...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

I'm a Rockin' Girl Blogger!

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Cindy Swanson over at Notes in the Key of Life has named me as a Rockin' Girl Blogger. Let me say, I am touched. Seriously. I was tag...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

I need to brush up on my driver's test . . .

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I took the following "driver's test," and the first time I only got 6/10 correct--a failing grade! So then I went back and fi...
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Monday, June 25, 2007

THE OAK LEAVES by Maureen Lang

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I'd like you all to meet (relative) newcomer Maureen Lang, author of "The Oak Leaves," a new release. Please welcome her to th...
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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Money-saving coupon for THE ELEVATOR

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You may have heard that THE ELEVATOR has rolled off the presses. Here's a coupon you can enlarge (by clicking on the image), print, and...
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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Evan Almighty

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I can't remember the last time we went OUT to see a movie, but hubby and I slipped out last night to go see EVAN ALMIGHTY. The verdict? ...
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Friday, June 22, 2007

The Purpose of LIfe

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In my daily Bible reading this week, I came across this passage: "Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for for...
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Thursday, June 21, 2007

300 years of women in art

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If you like art--and I hope you do--you should find this video fascinating. http://www.flixxy.com/fine-art-women-portraits.htm?a=1 Enjoy! ~...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Mormons and Evangelicals

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This weekend I read an article in the Tampa Tribune that reported the following: "About 1 in 3 voters would be less likely to support...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Overgrown Vines

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Photos: left--a blue trumpet vine. Right: Someone else's night blooming cereus. My new next-door-neighbor knocked on my door after he ca...
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Monday, June 18, 2007

Kyle XY

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I don't watch a lot of TV (especially now that 24 is finished), so I do occasionally watch TV on DVD. (Which means I'm always a yea...
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Sunday, June 17, 2007

The Babe went swimming!

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No, I'm NOT referring to myself, but to my rescue mastiff. Until today, she had seemed a little wary of the pool, but tonight hubby, so...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007

Saturday!

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Whew. I thought it would never arrive. I worked like a dervish this past week to get the book with Deanna Favre out the door--now I hope ev...
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Friday, June 15, 2007

Too funny!

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In honor of THE ELEVATOR, the following is a video about being "stuck." Sent in by Michael Garnier, who was indispensable as I was...
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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Florida Stories

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When I travel, particularly overseas, I find that people love to hear Florida stories. They are amazed that yes, many of us Floridians do ha...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Library Journal, June 1 issue

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I love the opening paragraph of Tamara Butler's review page in this month's Library Journal: Thoroughly Modern --this summer's b...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Whatever your position on the war . . .

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I hope you'll remember and pray for Iraqi Christians. From my Sunday newspaper: "An al-Qaida-affiliated insurgent group is giving C...
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