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Some People’s Kids: Unlimited Talk and Text
My kids are pretty funny. Really funny, in fact. I write down some of the things they say: A complaint from the oldest after laying her head in my lap and suddenly realizing I was absent-mindedly...
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Pearls of Wisdom
“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme...
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Schoolish Thoughts: Doors
“You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world! This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have – arm yourselves!” -The Doctor Eric was upset this morning. Really upset....
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Rodalena Reviews: The Fault in Our Stars
“That’s part of what I like about the book in some ways. It portrays death truthfully. You die in the middle of your life, in the middle of a sentence” Before I begin, I want to thank Esther Earl and...
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Payday
Today was a big day for me. To the casual observer, it looked a lot like many other days, but I celebrated Something Major: I got paid today. I have a new paying job (well, two actually, but the other...
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Rodalena Recommends: Kennedy Tomes
President Kennedy died fifty years ago today. The amount of attention being paid to this anniversary is indicative of his impact on our country. Every time I’ve looked at any news source over the last...
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Books that Move
Social media can be #sofrustrating. So, yeah, I got “tagged” by a friend on Facebook to list “Ten Books that Have Stayed With Me in Some Way“ (a Rather Vague distinction if ever there was one), and I...
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Rodalena Reviews: Doc
Doc is Mary Doria Russell’s foray into the Wild West. It seems to be her aim in life to leave me a blubbering pile of mush when I finish her novels, but, I must say, the emotional roller coaster is...
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How Hugh Jackman Helped Me Break Out of My Bloggy Rut
“You aren’t blogging enough.” My BFF made this emphatic statement the other day on the phone. I was sitting in traffic, like I usually am when I’m not sitting at my desk. Seriously: Monday through...
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Rodalena Reviews: Go Set a Watchman
(Note to reader: the following review includes vague spoilers; the linked articles give specific ones.) Even a piece of fiction can break your heart. Reading Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman is like...
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