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Garrison Keillor on Winter in Minnesota

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Growing up in a place that has winter, you learn to avoid self-pity. Winter is not a personal experience, everybody else is as cold as you, so you shouldn’t complain about it too much. You learn this as a kid, … Continue reading →

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How to Write the Opening Line of a Novel

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

This morning I finally got to sit down the Henry James’ The Aspern Papers, after letting it languish in a stack of junk for the last week. Writers, take note:  this is how to start a novel: I had taken … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Auden

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

“The More Loving One” by W. H. Auden Looking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man … Continue reading →

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An Old Favorite

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

I ran across this poem today, an old favorite by Alexander Pushkin: I loved you; even now I may confess,    Some embers of my love their fire retain; But do not let it cause you more distress,    I … Continue reading →

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January Reading Project

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

I was thinking how amazing it was that the world contained so many lives. Out in these streets people were embroiled in a thousand different matters, money problems, love problems, school problems. People were falling in love, getting married, going … Continue reading →

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The Downside of War

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

Donald Rumsfeld also said, “Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.”  

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Scratching the Itch

Posted on September 25, 2009 by

I feel uncontrollably compelled to post some cat photos today. It’s like an itch that I just have to scratch every couple of weeks while blogging. This first photo features two little orange kittens I fostered for our local Humane Society awhile back. … Continue reading →

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Quotations for Today

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

“Is today peaceful, or just boring?”  – Family Circus cartoon     “At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires with you.” - Goethe     “Life is annoying as hell, but it has its pleasures.” – Cary Tennis   “There … Continue reading →

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