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Free stuff Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:30:18
Book cover via Amazon FYI, for those interested in these sorts of things: Women on the Web, an online women’s magazine, is giving away a beach bag containing an autographed copy of Jane Green’s The Beach House, Lancaster sunscreen products and a custom beach towel to five lucky readers. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcollectedmiscellany.com%2F2008%2F09%2Ffree-stuff%2F’; addthis_title = [...]
Constellation Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:34:42
I hope this means more books available for Kindle and available on the publication date. I seem to have looked at a few books who were not available on the Kindle until after the hardback had been released. Might have something to do with the publisher’s profit on each item. I would love to see digital [...]
Lamplighter (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book 2) by D.M. Cornish Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:32
Book cover via Amazon Way back in May when I saw that the second book in the Monster Blood Tattoo series by D.M. Cornish, the sequel to Foundling, was being released I was excited. But I will admit that I was a little nervous when I saw that Lamplighter was such a large tome (over 700 [...]

Obama's con

Great Blogger Headlines Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:30:17
Fisking Obama on his ridiculous attacks on Sarah Palin is like shooting fish in a barrel, but I wanted to draw your attention to two of my favorite responses. Ace has a long but effective title to his post: Extremely Confused Would-Be Commander-in-Chief Launches “Harshest Attack Yet” on Woman Who’s Not Technically Even His Opponent Ace links to [...]
Obama’s false bravado on change Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:54:00
Obama has clearly decided to run a campaign against President Bush. And he has also lost any sense of shame. He is constantly accusing his opponents of things that apply equally, or even more so, to himself. Take today: “Don’t be fooled,” a particularly punchy Obama told a crowd this morning at a town hall meeting [...]
Obama continues to smear opponents Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:02:40
Obama goes back to the “they will try to scare you” complaint: “I know that I’m not your typical presidential candidate,” Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told executives and employees of the Schott glass company Friday afternoon, “and I just want to be honest with you. I know that.” “And I know that the temptation is to say, [...]

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Don’t Think, Blog

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I really thought I would totally stay away from The Blogosphere and attend to the death of my grandmother. But instead what I have found is that I need the distraction and the feedback. It is weird how much blogging is weaved into my life and the way I think. It is a habit now and a big part of my mental exercise. I stayed away some but I also felt drawn back to it.

The funeral is Wednesday, so we are taking off in the morning and coming back Thursday. I appreciate everyone’s condolences and prayers. It is neat to think about people I feel like I know and trust, and yet have never met, praying for me and my family. That is a part of the blogosphere that is hard to explain to an “outsider.”

To mangle a quote from Bruce Cockburn: “I guess something you” said “made me remember that, I guess I’m saying thanks for that.”

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One Response to “Don’t Think, Blog”

Kathy on July 30th, 2003 10:55 am

So sorry to hear of your loss. The same thing happened to me last year when my mother died. Emails from readers around N. America, total strangers for the most part. I will never forget their generosity. It sounds so trite to say this, but every little note made a huge difference. A real lesson to me about reaching out to others.

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