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An Update on the Bathroom Cleaning Manual

Last month I raved about Jeff Campbell’s book, Speed Cleaning (see the post here). Well, now I’ve begun putting his ideas in practice. That is, I’ve been cleaning house in our regular irregular way, swiping at noticeably smudged surfaces once … Continue reading

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Sci-fi with a Feminine Slant

It ocurred to me while I was reading Stephanie Meyer’s The Host, that I very seldom get to read science fiction written by a woman. That right there explains why I give this 600-page tome a B+; I completely applaud … Continue reading

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Very clean. Very fast. Very easy.

I know I often gush about new books I’ve found – but be advised (that yes! I’m enthusiastic!) that it’s because I don’t bother much with critiquing books that I didn’t like. Who has the time? and besides, by the … Continue reading

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I Heart Edward

Okay, not really. My favorite character is actually Alice, but you’re not going to see t-shirts with I heart Alice all over town… But considering that I’ve just finished reading Breaking Dawn, the fourth book of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight saga, … Continue reading

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Meet my new best friend, Mark Bittman

At my six week check-up with Karen, my midwife, my red blood cells were up but not quite high enough to satisfy Karen. And since I’m not planning on visiting another doctor anytime soon to check those levels again, Chad … Continue reading

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Another Good Read

Although I find myself frustrated in my efforts to complete my to-do list everyday, I have more time to read, since it is something I can do easily while holding a nursing or sleeping baby. I’ve just finished The Golden … Continue reading

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A Non-Baby Post

Before the baby was born, I read a really good book. It was one of the handful of books recommended to me by the new guy at work; the poet from UCI. It’s In Revere, In Those Days by Roland … Continue reading

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Book Clubless

I have detached myself from both book clubs at this point: the first one, because it was falling apart anyway and a two-hour drive to boot, the other, well, I just couldn’t get over the political spam I kept receiving … Continue reading

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A Non-justification for My Credit Card Debt

Let’s call it what it is – it’s not the credit card “bill” if it rolls into the next month and I have to pay a day’s worth of computer-labor to pay for the month’s interest. It’s my DEBT, and … Continue reading

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Are We "the Right Nows"?

Pulled from the Oct 1, 2007 New Yorker‘s interview of Philip Roth by Hermione Lee – discussing his newest book, Exit Ghost. “I agree with the Chekhov character who, when, in a crisis, he is reminded that ‘this too, shall … Continue reading

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