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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day. As you can see from above, I’ve started playing with Instagram on my HTC Sensation (even thought it froze the while phone the first time I installed it.) I love photos and … Continue reading
Driving and venturing out late
Get behind the wheel. Two things of uniqueness happened last week. First, I started my driving lessons. Now, as you may well know already, I have driven in the United States for the past, what 20 years? I have driven … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Review, Travel, Writing
Tagged animals, art, artists, attention, British, cars, Chevette, Chevrolet, costumes, Dirk, driving, engine, England, events, farm, Florida, fraction, From, galleries, gallery, gear, gears, instinct, instructor, Kingdom, lane, Late, learner, lessons, library, museum, Newcastle, Ohio, Ouseburn, performances, road, street, suggestion, The Late Shows, tour, traffic
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The Beautiful Blogger Award
I could get use to this each day. I was honoured with a nomination for the Beautiful Blogger Award by Amelia Curzon. A million times, thank you for this honour. I appreciate it so much. So, this is what happens … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Review, Technology, Writing
Tagged about, Again, Award, Beautiful, blog, Blogathon, blogger, Bloggers, book, Canon, children, conversations, degree, Deserve, Discount, Elementary, England, Everywhere, Facebook, Facts, Fire, Florida, girl, Hawaii, hometown, husband, Iron, Island, Kindle, laptop, lessons, links, literature, Logan, lottery, Love, Mods, monkey, Newcastle, newspapers, nomination, Obsessions, office, Ohio, Once, Orlando, Paradise, parents, participant, person, pictures, Polynesian, Pontiac, puddle, radiator, Rockbridge, romance, sale, school, Series, Seven, Shelf, suggestion, teens, Texas, Ticket, times, Titusville, translations, Wait, Washington, Waterstones, Write, writer
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But everyone else likes it: Popularity vs. Quality
Hey you, get off of my cloud. Have you ever wondered why something is popular? Have you ever questioned the quality of something popular? Have you ever tried something that everyone else seems to be raving about, only to be … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Books, Movies, Music, Review, Television, Writing
Tagged Animal Planet, argument, band, Battleship, competition, crap, decisions, difference, effort, entertainment, example, fiction, Gilligan, Handfishin, Island, Jagger, Joel, Joel McHale, McHale, Mick, Mick Jagger, money, movie, music, producers, Radio, Rolling Stones, sheep, song, Stephen, talent, television, The Soup, Twilight, winner, world
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Contemporary or classic books?
Just a few of my books lying around. This is why I need a bookshelf. Today I stumbled across the Guardian article, “Influence of classic literature on writers declining.” I understand what the author is saying. When I was in … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Books, Library, Review, Shopping, Writing
Tagged article, Austen, author, authors, books, bookshelf, college, Contemporary, drivel, English, entertainment, example, fact, fiction, Guardian, heritage, Influence, language, literature, news, photo, preference, reading, sellers, Shakespeare, writing
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The Tales of Missus P. 