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Friday Flicks! Roman Ruins
I’m always a bit fascinated by Roman and Greek antiquities. I’ve heard that the British Museum has entire sections on things that happened after 400 AD, but I can’t drag myself away from the old stuff! Here are a few… Read More ›
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Little Shop of Horrors or Modern Dentistry?
I haven’t required any dental work for several years. Last week, I went in to have a crown replaced, and expected the usual (pardon my pun) drill of the crown being yanked off, some grinding on the remains of my… Read More ›
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Why cheating will always be with us.
I have a wonderful variety of friends. Some are happily partnered and monogamous. They joke “I can only handle one partner.” They just feel comfortable in a marriage like “mom and dad”. Others feel with children, monogamy is just the… Read More ›
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Firday Fun Flick!! Vacation book cover!
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A Librarian at Retirement Remembers Her Mentor
Originally posted on Yankee Skeptic:
I want to thank my good friend Ellie, who is retiring this month, for this terrific post on her mentor. The Enoch Pratt Free Library has to be one of the most beautiful in the… -
Memorial Day on the Boston Commons
I spent a week on the College of Curiosity field trip “European America” last week, and was in Boston on Memorial Day weekend. Our tour, led by fellow 2DG blogger Jeff Wagg, included a walk through the gorgeous Boston parks,… Read More ›
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Needle Little Break from Knitting?
I’ve been knitting many hats for the hospital she helps support in South Africa. However, my fingers finally began to complain and needed a break. My younger daughter does needle art, where you take wool roving and basically form it into… Read More ›
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Duck and Cover for GI Brats
When I was in my 30s, I got into a conversation with a woman, roughly my age, who brought up how terrified she had been throughout grade school, practicing “duck and cover”. I had never heard of this, so she explained… Read More ›
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Site I love to visit, “Dog Shaming”
Those of you that are blog regulars know I am going through a very difficult battle with a pesky version of arthritis. Drug number one worked well, and also gave me every side effect listed. While I considered the career… Read More ›
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Not a Good Day
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Explaining the NSC, from a former staffer
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Top Ten Searches Which Find our Blog!
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Memorial Day in Europe
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Decorating and Gifting with POSTCARDS!
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The Gravy Train for Women in STEM
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Sex education….science vs. religion
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Where I Listen to Crazy Conspiracy Theory Show So You Don’t Have To
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I’m Going to TAM. I Hope You Are, Too.
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A Day in the Life of an Engineering Director
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The People You Meet in the Library, Part 1
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