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• Ivory Madison Sings and Wins A Raffle

  October 19, 2009

  • On Sunday, October 18th, The California Writers Club celebrated its centennial anniversary at Book Passage in Corte Madera, California.  The event was titled "We Know They Can Write But Can They Sing?"  Published authors were given the choice of singing a song or two, or reading a passage from a book that they didn't themselves write.  This was the centerpiece of an all afternoon ...
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• Heroes

  August 14, 2009

  • Once upon a time, there lived an average man who lived an average life.  He lived with other average people within an average community.  Then, one day this average man encountered a not so average situation.  This average man had to make a quick decision and needed to commit to an instant action.  The average man accomplished his goal, and he did it selflessly, without any worry to ...
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• RIP Moonwalker

  June 26, 2009

  •   As far back as I can remember, I have always been a fan of great dancing.  I remember getting up early on Saturdays to watch the old black and white musicals (this was before Ted Turner gobbled them up for his Turner Classic Movies channel.)  My brothers and I would stare in awe as we watched Fred Astaire tap dance his away around a room.  His technique, his flow, his grace - it was ...
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• Obama, Chavez, and the Book: Caption This!

  April 22, 2009

  • What are they really saying to each other?#1Chavez: It's my favorite book.  Is there a way you can get Ivory Madison to autograph it?Obama:  I am a member of RedRoom.Com - I'll make a call.#2Chavez: It's a book with a very strong female lead.  She likes to beat up on men.Obama:  And you're telling me this ... why?#3Chavez: First they make you buy six separate comics!  And, now they sell it ...
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• Qingming (or, when Gravestones Go THUD!)

  April 15, 2009

  • This past year, my family celebrated the Chinese holiday known as qingming (Tomb Sweeping Day.)  This day occurs on the fifteenth day after the Spring Equinox on the Gregorian calendar.  The Qingming Festival is an opportunity for Chinese to remember and honor their ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, (joss) ...
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