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Monthly Archives: March 2013
“What Beliefs Do You Get Up With in the Morning?”
In Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week for March 24 – 30, 2013, “the doctor” speaks about: …having a set of guiding beliefs that are so fundamentally important to your existence that they actually get you going as you rise … Continue reading
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TV Faves
I am not a big TV fan. I generally prefer to read a good book in the evenings rather than watch television. At times, I even go months without ever turning the TV on, although I will occasionally watch the … Continue reading
Books: Nesbo again, and art…
I went to the Library today. Got “The Redeemer” by Jo Nesbo,” which I had reserved for some months. This book belonged in between the “Harry Hole” books I read at the end of last year, but for some reason … Continue reading
Illustrated Journals
In the fall of 2008 – after I’d begun going to Molly’s ADD Group – I purchased this book “Creative License” by Danny Gregory. It took me a while to read this book – I was trying to break through … Continue reading
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3/24/2013
Today I started reading “The Nuremberg Interviews,” by Leon Goldensohn; Robert Gellately, editor. Who isn’t curious about what drove the Nazi “monsters” to do what they did. It is chilling. …And as I write this, I am thinking about a client … Continue reading
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“All But My Life”
And to stay with the ‘theme’ of books I’ve been reading lately, I started this latest book, All But My Life, by Gerda Weissmann Klein, on Monday. This is a memoir written by a woman who experienced the Holocaust first-hand, and who lost … Continue reading
About BALANCE
I found this quote today from “Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week” that I really like: “Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you’re … Continue reading
Sala’s Gift
And I am now reading this: Sala’s Gift: My Mother’s Holocaust Story by Ann Kirschner This is actually a good segue from the last book I read, “By Blood.” And I finished this on Monday, the 18th. What a wonderful … Continue reading
“By Blood”
I started this book on or around March 5th or 6th – I had oral surgery on Wednesday, and have been recovering since, so my memory is not perfect. By Blood by Ellen Ullman FINISHED March 14, 2013. This was … Continue reading
Arthur Koestler
From Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week – March 3 – 9, 2013, I learn about Arthur Koestler: This Week in History: On March 3, 1983, Arthur Koestler died at age 77 by consuming a lethal dose of barbiturates. A … Continue reading
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3/4/2013
The weather has been lovely and the trees are starting to bud – I think Spring is finally making an appearance. I have not been doing very well quitting smoking. I did all but quit, but then kept “cheating;” having … Continue reading
“How it all Began”
On March 1st, I began reading How It All Began by Penelope Lively And I finished this March 4th or 5th (can’t quite remember). A very lovely book – about how one event can set off a whole series of … Continue reading