From Silvia at Po Moyemu: Our next meeting will be on Monday, September 17th, from 6:30 to 8pm, at the Barracks Rd Shopping Center’s Barnes and Noble. There is no child care available, but older kids that can be by themselves in the store are welcome, as are nursing babies. Grandparents or other relatives can [...]
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I received this notice today of some upcoming seminars at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton. I attended a teacher seminar at the ASC a couple of years ago when I was still homeschooling my son. I had a great time, met some very nice teachers from all over Virginia, and learned a lot. Plus, [...]
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…But I’m only 58% addicted to blogging. That’s not much. Only more than…half. Hey, you out there, you’ve got nothing to be smug about — you’re reading this, aren’t you? 58%How Addicted to Blogging Are You? Mingle2 – Free Dating Site HT: RealEstateZebra
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Digital Grin is running the eleventh contest in its series, “Last Photographer Standing,” with the theme, “Man or Machine.” Gary Glass (Mr. CvilleWords) made it into the semifinal round with his self-portrait. Scroll down to see his photo “The Measure of a Man.”
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Sigh. I don’t even like iTunes for music. What do you think about ebooks and ebook readers? Like so many people (see comments here, for starters), I have an attachment to books as objects. But I suppose I could get used to ebooks, given the right reader. It would require an interface vastly superior to [...]
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Literary Kicks investigates an interesting question: Why do some books come out in hardcover then paperback, while others debut as trade paper originals? A publisher, author, and agent give their perspectives. I like Richard Nash’s idea: Now, I happen to think that it would be rather good if we could engage in a far more [...]
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You can see my review of Weird Virginia: Your Travel Guide to Virginia’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets at The New Dominion. As a bonus, I will give away a gently used copy of Weird Virginia to the first commenter who can name all of the Virginia-born U.S. presidents. I will mail anywhere in [...]
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I’m a little disturbed that so many people are coming to my blog from a search on “cockroach” or “cockroach pictures.” But any click’s a good click, I guess.
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