Darlene Arden
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Mar.28.2012

Okay, so I haven't blogged for awhile and suddenly I'm blogging a book title? Uh, yes. While I was doing a million different things I discovered the most wonderful book. I'm one of those non-fiction authors who adores fiction and wishes she had the nerve to try it. Meanwhile, I admire other...

Oct.27.2011

Protest

I've been watching the news, reading wall posts on Facebook and now I'm feeling cranky. Why? It's all the Wall Street stuff. I came of age during the Vietnam protests. I know about protesting something that's unfair and certainly that was a war we shouldn't have been in but, ironically, after the U...

Oct.18.2011

Divorce? Marriage? Life in The New Century

I remember when I was doing celebrity profiles I had a number of really interesting encounters. Mostly they all swim together but some people stand out for something they said or did. I was particularly pleased to be invited to interview Gig Young who was on a press tour, promoting his new...

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Oct.14.2011

Taxachusetts & The Cell Phone

It's time for a new cell phone. My two-year contract is up and my phone has been a disaster for months. It won't work unless it's plugged in. Really. Kinds or negates the entire idea of a cell phone, doesn't it? I tried contacting RIM, the people who make Blackberry. A friend helped me...

Sep.23.2011

And Another One Bites The Dust

It was like a death in the family. The news came out of a Canadian publishing business site: "Dogs in Canada" was no longer financially viable and so, Apex Publications had decided to fold the magazine. A multi-award winning publication with an editorial staff that treated its writers with respect...

Sep.23.2011

And Another One Bites The Dust

Sep.22.2011

Reading in Public

The Red Room's topic for the week caught my interest. Reading in public is an interesting topic, especially for someone who writes non-fiction and whose first book was about Toy dogs. I once passed on a reading at a meeting of The National Writers' Union because I thought I wouldn't fit in. All...

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Sep.20.2011

Taxed to Death

I've been listening to the usual rhetoric from politicans and their ilk with a few others mixed in for good (or bad) measure. Once again, Warren Buffett has declared that he's not paying enough in income tax. He doesn't think it's fair. A few celebrities have gotten on the bandwagon. I'...

Sep.14.2011

What is a Vampire?

This week the Red Room has asked us to blog about Vampires. Do we believe in them? Do they exist? It's kind of a loaded question. Just today a murderer in Massachusetts told the police that he's a Vampire. Does he believe he is? I have no idea and I don't want to get close enough to a...

Aug.25.2011

Renaming Your Rescue Dog

"There are few things in life as rewarding as giving a homeless animal a second chance at life. Some have never had a proper home, many have never had a good home and some have lost their home because of their owner's life circumstances, often the death of the owner or the birth of a child who...

Jul.28.2011

Goodbye, Borders

I'm feeling a little melancholy tonight. I never thought I'd feel that way about the closing of a "big box" store, but there you have it. We lost so many independent bookstores when the big guys opened and I was pained by each closing. The stores and their owners were so passionate about...

Jul.21.2011

MRSA and Pets

"We've heard a lot about MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusproduce) mainly as it affects people. It also affects companion animals. But there's no need to panic. If you have a healthy dog or cat, there is little chance of your pet being infected with MRSA. Even if your pet...

Jul.06.2011

Late Night Musings Following the Fourth of July

I was sorely tempted, on the Fourth of July, to post The Pledge of Allegiance as my Facebook status update. Really. The whole thing. I don't think people really consider it. I wonder how many people think about the meaning of the day, of those who died so that we may be free to express our...

Jun.29.2011

Puzzled

Okay, I'll admit it, I'm puzzled. The world has, apparently, become too strange for me. Let me take you back a few weeks. My best friend/chosen sister is visiting. She came to help me while I was recovering from eye surgery and wouldn't be able to bend over, etc., which meant I needed help...

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May.25.2011

The Eyes Have It

I was always the nearsighted kid with the glasses. Funny thing, though, my right lens was like a Coke bottle but the left one was much thinner. I spent most of my life like that. And then I tried contact lenses. My eyes rejected the hard lenses and I hated the soft ones. There was something about...

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About Darlene

I was born at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts where Jack Lemmon made his appearance in the elevator many years before. My mother managed to make it all the way to the delivery room. It seems as if I’ve always written although my first career...

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