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Mike Christie
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It took us until now to get an electric can opener.

#blog #BlogPost #KitchenAppliances #cooking

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Cuisinart electric can opener
May 24, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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After three years we still grieve.

#blog #BlogPost #family #pets

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photo of our dog Tasha, greatly missed
May 1, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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In "Braiding Sweetgrass" author Robin Kimmerer writes about how she can both live her heritage as an Indigenous North American and work as a botanist teaching at the college level. Her prose is lyrical.

#books #BookReview #nonfiction #memoir

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cover of the book "Braiding Sweetgrass"
April 19, 2024 at 7:28 PM
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In "Says Who?" author Anne Curzan offers a down-to-earth practical approach to writing that emphasizes clarity without getting tied up in knots by unnecessary rules.

#books #BookReview #language #writing #grammar #English

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cover of the book "Says Who?"
April 16, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer has announced her retirement.

#blog #BlogPost #basketball #WomensBasketball #NCAA #WomensNCAA #Stanford #Pac12

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April 11, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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thoughts on when to stop reading a Kindle sample and buy the book

#books #ebooks #Kindle

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Kindle boy reading under a tree image
April 9, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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In her new book "Our Moon," author Rebecca Boyle draws on both history and science in allowing us to contemplate humankind's relationship with our companion in orbiting the sun.

#books #BookReview #nonfiction #science #astronomy

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cover of the book "Our Moon"
April 5, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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Author Geraldine DeRuiter's essay collection, "If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury" is full of readable insights into dining, baking, family, society, and internet culture.

#books #BookReview #essays #nonfiction #cooking #FoodandDrink

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cover of the book "If You Can't Take the Heat"
April 2, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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In "The Freaks Came Out to Write" author Tricia Romano offers a fascinating and readable oral history of The Village Voice.

#books #BookReview #newspapers #journalism #AlternativeNewsweeklies #VillageVoice

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cover of the book "The Freaks Came Out to Write"
March 26, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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two delightful dining outcomes

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#dining #FoodandDrink #pizza #IndianFood
pizza slice from Antionio's Pizza
March 21, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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Crystal Geyser sparkling water is no more.

#blog #BlogPost #FoodandDrink #beverages #SparklingWater #CrystalGeyser

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bottle of Crystal Geyser in the refrigerator
March 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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Monday was the last day of production at the Los Angeles Times printing plant on Olympic Boulevard. The printing of the paper is now outsourced. It's a sign of the difficulties newspapers face today.

#media #journalism #newspapers #news

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the mastheads of three newspapers
March 15, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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When it comes to Chinese cooking and cuisine, Fuchsia Dunlop knows her stuff. In her book "Invitation to a Banquet" she delivers that knowledge in a brisk and entertaining style.

#books #BookReview #nonfiction #cooking #cuisine #ChineseFood

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cover of the book "Invitation to a Banquet"
March 7, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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In "The Allure of the Multiverse" science writer Paul Halpern takes on the idea that there may be universes other than the one that we know. He discusses both quantum mechanics and cosmology.

#books #BookReview #science #physics #QuantumMechanics #cosmology

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cover of the book "The Allure of the Multiverse"
March 5, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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We've lost our favorite local pizza place.

#blog #BlogPost #dining #FoodandDrink #pizza

mypointbeing.com/2024/02/29/a...
sign saying that this Marco's pizza location has closed
February 29, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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I have long known of the work of Calvin Trillin, but I have read very little of what he has written. When I saw word of the publication of "The Lede," I decided it was time to remedy that gap in my education.

#books #BookReview #nonfiction

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cover of the book "The Lede"
February 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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There is surprisingly little evidence as to the origin of the spelling of the word "lede" as used by journalists.

#language #writing #spelling #etymology #journalism

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typesetting
February 22, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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In "The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting" author Lee Gutkind writes about the evolution of creative nonfiction and his own role in the genre.

#books #BookReview #nonfiction #CreativeNonfiction #NewJournalism

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cover of the book "The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting"
February 20, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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I've given myself permission to use microwave rice as a side dish at dinner. It's a nice solution.

#blog #BlogPost #cooking

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microwave rice packages
February 13, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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In "Alexandria: The City that Changed the World" author Islam Issa traces the city from its origins in the mind of Alexander the Great to the modern era.

#books #BookReview #nonfiction #history #AncientHistory #Egypt #Alexandria

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cover of the book "Alexandria: The City that Changed the World"
February 8, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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In his twelve lecture video series, "Creation Stories of the Ancient World," Professor Joseph Lam discusses the context and origins of ancient creation myths. Interesting material.

#blog #BlogPost #mythology #AncientHistory

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cover of the video lecture series "Creation Stories of the Ancient World"
February 6, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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For the lover of essays or the lover of the memoir, Donna Leon's new book "Wandering Through Life" is not to be missed.
#books #BookReview #nonfiction #essays #memoir

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cover of the audiobook "Wandering Through Life"
February 1, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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I believe the American Dialect Society is on to something with their selection of the word of the year for 2023. (Profanity warning)

#blog #BlogPost #language #words #WordoftheYear #technology #SocialMedia

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smartphone screen with social media icons
January 30, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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In "The Propaganda of Freedom" author Joseph Horowitz provides a detailed and interesting, if somewhat dry, account of the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union on the cultural front during the Cold War.

#books #BookReview #AmericanHistory #ColdWar

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Cover of the book "The Propaganda of Freedom"
January 25, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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Thinking about the jazz vocalists we have lost, but who are still with us on CD.

#music #jazz #JazzVocalists #GreatAmericanSongbook

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CD player
January 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM