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Sep.17.2008
This has nothing to do with writing but Tuesday (yesterday or still today depending upon how you view it -- I have insomnia again) is/was Primary Day in Massachusetts. Teddy Kennedy was out early at the polls. For the first time in eons, John Kerry had competition and bested him soundly.
I showed...
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Sep.14.2008
What's happening with the pet book marketplace? Does anyone have any idea? There are two upcoming conferences for pet writers and I have to wonder: WHY?! What's the point? There is little enough work and little enough interest in publishing pet books. Years ago I wanted to write a memoir. The...
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Sep.06.2008
I'm feeling rather upset. If I had any energy left I'd be downright angry. I guess I'm just deeply disappointed because I never saw it coming.
I came of age in the turbulent '60s and '70s. Women's Lib wasn't just a glib phrase; it was a concept and a rather radical one at the time. Women realized...
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Aug.30.2008
I somehow missed reading James Carroll's book, "Constantine's Sword," but today I saw the film. A friend and I were going to see "Brideshead Revisited." We'd seen the Masterpiece Theatre version but the film was something on our "short list" of movies.
Karen was...
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Aug.25.2008
I'm sitting here in Massachusetts, somewhat in shock. Summers tend to fly here since it's such a short season in New England but this year we got more than a little short-changed. Virtually the entire month of August it has rained. Not just rain but impressive displays of thunder, lightening and...
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Aug.19.2008
I've had an odd week. Well, not odd so much as sad and rather bittersweet. Forgive me if I spend some time thinking aloud in this blog.
I live in an "unusual" neighborhood. The neighbors aren't exactly friendly. That's not necessarily a redundancy just because I live in New England....
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Aug.12.2008
I met a friend for lunch today. We followed lunch with a trip next door to Trader Joe's. We shopped, said goodbye and went to our respective cars. I had lucked out and found a spot between the restaurant and the grocery. I live alone (unless you count the cat) so shopping isn't a huge deal. I buy...
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Aug.02.2008
I spent yesterday in Rhode Island at the WCFO International Freestyle Conference and today nursing a migraine. Tonight I want to write the blog that I had planned to write on August 1st. Somehow, time got away from me....
I want to congratulate all of the winners of the Red Room's Housewarming...
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Jul.31.2008
I suspect that I'm the only one here who is a true Independent. I've written about this before. I take pride in the fact that I am quite capable of weighing issues and thinking for myself. Right now we're in the middle of a political campaign that may or may not reshape America. As a taxpayer, as a...
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Jul.30.2008
Our dear Belle wanted to see where it all happens, what our office space looks like. Well, that's one of those loaded questions. Sometimes you really do have to be careful of what you wish for because you may get it. In my case, you won't get as much of it because I couldn't load multiple photos....
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Jul.28.2008
I've been thinking about my trip to Albuquerque last month. What stays in my mind isn't the sight of the Sandia Mountains, or the endless shopping centers, or Old Town, or the (relatively) cheap gas prices. What remains in my mind is how much progress has been made in their Shelter System. They...
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Jul.26.2008
I've taught at various writing conferences, lectured, moderated panels, given seminars. In fact, I was the entire Writers' Conference at one large event in Pennsylvania. Yes, you read that correctly. I was surprised to find so many people who wanted to become dog writers and I spent the day...
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Jul.23.2008
I maintain two blogs. It's enough. I've been asked to blog at more sites. Begged. But I won't. I'm here because I love The Red Room. I also maintain a pet-oriented blog at Blogspot. Does anyone get paid to blog? I don't and no one has offered. They've just wanted me to blog sans compensation....
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Jul.19.2008
So, I'm sitting here in New England "enjoying" a typical New England Summer. It's about 90 degrees and 100% humidity. There's something about air that you can chew. I just don't like it. But I love summer. Go figure. Well, it's really easy to figure out. The rest of the year is...
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Jul.14.2008
With all of the complaints about the price of gas, the number of people who are driving is, frankly, astonishing.
I made my annual trek from MA to PA this past weekend. I'm a Learning Facilitator in Kutztown University's Dog Training and Management Program. I started out doing this twice during...
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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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