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Jul.21.2011
I was so excited about the camping trip. Finally some time out of the city. No phones, TV or other incendiary device, meaning a gadget I might burn in a fire pit. We set up the tents - one for us, the other for the dog whose abode is twice the size of ours. People walk by with their dogs, wave...
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Nov.06.2010
The next book on my agenda is "The Day of the Triffids" by John Wyndam - an awesome read. Classic Science Fiction - no talking swords or cats or humans turned into talking plants. In the novel, the world as we know it is over. The planet has been destroyed by Triffids, long stocky...
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Oct.19.2010
One thing I want to do in this blog is book reviews. Why not? I read enough. Lately, I've been reading (present perfect continuous students!!) a ton of science fiction. Why? I love the escape and leaving the world for a time is good. Oh so good.
Firstly, "Ender's Game," written...
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Oct.07.2010
Lie Fat
by
D.E. Reid
So, I’m driving home from work. It’s sunny and beautiful, almost spring like, even though it’s still March; the wind is up, as usual, and the swirling dust only makes me sneeze twice in a row, rather than the usual forty times. And nothing flies from my nose and hits the...
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