Author Archives: Susan

LITERATURE: Deciding on What’s Up Next

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Susan

With Munro half-finished, I'm ready to browse the bookshelf. While I was rather thinking of Junot Diaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, my amazon order has been sitting in the hands of the US Postal Service since the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The Economy–the part I can’t do anything about

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Susan

It's on everyone's mind these days, whether you're wondering how to pay the mortgage this month or whether you're canceling that trip to France. Where there was barely enough macaroni and cheese, there's half of that now. Steve Ersinghaus asks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Helping the Economy

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Susan

Oh poo. Likely there's no converting the freebie gas range since it's too old. (Another marketing trick–I'm sure there's a way!) So that means some kind of new replacement is necessary–or else I dress up warm and use the outdoor … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: The Kindle

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Susan

One of the good things about twitter is that you connect with someone who can direct you to something you've been looking for. Wayne Schulz happened to mention that he loved his Amazon Kindle and upon further tweeting, he directed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REVIEWS: Prince of The Universe

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Susan

When Kasandra Strid was thirteen, she started writing a story in her native German about a fantasy world and a quest. Three years ago, she self-published Prince of The Universe: Book 1 of The Shadow of the Stars in English … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Truth is Stranger Than Fiction…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Susan

A while back Dan Green at The Reading Experience posted a response on Obooki's impressions of how valuable fiction is to the store of human knowledge. Dennis Jerz points to a Telegraph article that questions instead the value of journalistic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Additions

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Susan

I don't dare tell you how many more books I bought from amazon.com. I do this every time; go to the library sale and then, feeling bad about how many books I didn't get from my list, turn to Amazon … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: New Old

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Susan

Well the stove problem got fixed cheap and easy: my sister-in-law had one 10 years younger I could have for free. This eliminates the need to make the decision on a real good unit before we’re ready to redo the … Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: RIP Miriam Makeba

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Susan

Just caught the sad news of the death of Miriam Makeba, one of my favorites years ago. I have several of her albums and fondly remember seeing her perform in person at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, CT with Harry … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Celebrations

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Susan

A good meal, cheap and deliciously varied; unlimited supply of shrimp in a dozen different ways. Raw clams and oysters, scallops, beef and pork and chicken and birthday fluff of whipped cream over carrot cake and 'Happy Birthday' sung by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Next Up

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Susan

Before I select my next read, I've come to admit that no, I don't really do a good job of reading several books at a time.  That said, I'm going to continue with Alice Munro's The Moons of Jupiter and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Happy Birthday!

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Susan

Joni Mitchell–one of the many who started the changes in America.(Thank God she's older than me!) Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Plagiarism

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Susan

This is our future? — "Companies Trading Cash For Admissions Essay" And UConn's Usher says he's not concerned? Continue reading →

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HYPERTEXT: Hypertext ’09

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Susan

Steve Ersinghaus reminds us of the late June Hypertext '09 conference to be held in Torino, Italy. Steve will be part of the program committee and headed a workshop at the Hypertext '08 event in Pittsburgh, PA this past summer. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Seeking

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Susan

Been spending this extra hour this morning checking out schools both local and online for what I think may be a new direction: computer science. I'm not sure I'm up to the entry level, but I think that this is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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