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Category Archives: Onward & Upward
December 5
It’s my birthday and I ‘ll cry if I want to… Except I have no desire to cry. I am grateful for every single one of my 54 years and I am HAPPY. Who else has a birthday on this … Continue reading
December 2014
December gets its name from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar. December, of course, always means Christmas is on the way – it seems to arrive … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving
Good friends and family, lots of good food – and lots to be thankful for!
And now I’ve decided to start on the Rain Wild Chronicles, by Robin Hobb, with Vol. 1: Dragon Keeper. I have loved all of her books and have been looking forward to reading these for a long time!
November 12, 2014
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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
… what to read? So many books, so little time – and sometimes it’s hard to find something just right to fit my mood. Problem solved – my sister handed me Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan. And it … Continue reading
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Salinger and…
On October 28, I finally started reading My Salinger Year, by Joanna Rakoff, who I saw in person at Copperfield’s in August. This was a wonderful book and I enjoyed it in many ways. One thing in particular I got from … Continue reading
November
November was actually named for the ninth month of the year, as that is what it was in the ancient Roman calendar. For most of us in the Northern Hemisphere, November mainly signifies Autumn, when the days get shorter, darker … Continue reading
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Halloween 2014
There are many different theories to explain Halloween‘s beginnings. The most commonly-held belief is that it began as the ancient pagan festival, Samhain. And I believe there is probably some truth to that. Many Catholics claim the holiday evolved from … Continue reading
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September (and October) books
After finishing The Ocean at the end of the Lane, I decided to read Three by Dillard, which contains three of her best books, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, and The Writing Life. I must say that Annie … Continue reading
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Comcast Sucks (Chatting with a Robot)
Complaints about Comcast are all over the Web. I’m not happy about how much they charge, of course, and wish it was regulated like other utilities. And I’ve had a few complaints from time to time, but luckily have not … Continue reading
Crazy Cat Lady?
I recently learned that the people who lived across the street from the house where I used to live (where my brother-in-law is now living) packed up and moved away a couple of weeks ago. And there was a question … Continue reading
October 2014
These last couple of months I have been so ridiculously busy that I have barely had time to keep this up! This post may be dated the first of October, but I am actually doing it on the 11th. Oh … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, FUN, history, holidays
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Commuting
I have probably mentioned the fact that once a week I go and work at a client location for a few hours. It is just across the county line and a drive of only about 20 miles. When the traffic … Continue reading
September 2014
September, for me, has always meant SCHOOL (although, these days, school seems to start earlier and earlier every year.) And here in Northern California, our hottest weather often occurs in September and I always feel sorry for the school kids … Continue reading
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Tagged Balance, creativity, family, school
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Santa Cruz (Road Trip part 3)
Road Trip, 2014 – continued: Tuesday morning, August 26th – we are now in Santa Cruz, where we will remain until Thursday, August 28th. We are staying at the same place we stayed last year, which is only two blocks … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, family, FUN, travel, vacation
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MONTEREY (Road Trip part 2)
Summer Road Trip, continued… 8/25/14 – Monterey, California – what a wonderful place to be. And it’s always a nice feeling to wake up in a hotel, knowing the day is yours to do with as you like. We took … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, family, FUN, NATURE, vacation
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Summer Road Trip 2014
On Sunday morning, August 24th, my son and I embarked on our very first Road Trip. Because of the fact that our trip to see my father in LA will be delayed (due to their moving once again), I decided … Continue reading
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Tagged California, family, NATURE, ocean, parenting, road trip, vacation
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More Asimov? (and Gaiman)
After my last post on this subject, I did finish “Pebble,” followed by “Forward the Foundation.” And I also finished reading the autobiography that I’d been reading for so long. But instead of that being the end of my “Asimov Summer,” … Continue reading
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Outlander
Back in April, I had an issue with Comcast which resulted in three months of HBO for free. I was then able to watch the Game of Thrones series, based on the George R.R. Martin books that I so loved; … Continue reading
Author Events
Books are really stacking up these days for me to read! But what I’ve determined will be next on my list is the following: My Salinger Year, by Joanna Rakoff On June 24th, Copperfield’s presented author Joanna Rakoff to talk … Continue reading
An Asimov Summer
I didn’t know what I was getting into when I first decided to start reading Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. As I’ve mentioned, I was very pleased to find his books so delightful to read; he is quite the storyteller. And … Continue reading
August 2014
August was originally named Sextili in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus [from Wikipedia]. It’s kind of amazing … Continue reading
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July synopsis
I haven’t had much time to do any writing this month. June 30th started me on month-long roll of running to various doctor appointments, with a dental appointment in the morning and an MRI of my shoulder in the afternoon. … Continue reading
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July
The month of July, it seems, got its name from Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. And this same Julius Caesar also created the Julian Calendar back in 46 BC. Most of us here in the USA, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, community, history, holidays, philosophy
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Catching up
Well, luckily, not much seems to have happened in June worth writing about – unlike May, for instance. Mainly, I have been struggling to keep up with an unusual amount of work, what with this new client for which I … Continue reading