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Book Review – Mr. Boardwalk by Louis Greenstein

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Mr. BoardwalkLouis Greenstein Print Length: 294 pagesSimultaneous Device Usage: UnlimitedPublisher: New Door Books (March 12, 2014)Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00IZJ0QZC “At the age of seven, Jason Benson first experiences the wonders of Atlantic City—carnival rides, fortune-tellers, fudge shops, arcades and Miss America. Smitten, he decides to live there forever. But when we […]

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Friday’s Odds and Ends – Short and Sweet

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For the sweet part, why don’t we all have a cup of coffee and a piece of this yummy coffee cake? The cake is really easy to prepare, and I used to make a lot when the kids were young, and it was a family favorite, especially on Christmas and Easter mornings. The recipe used

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The Technological Singularity

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Please help me welcome Benjamin Dancer as today’s Wednesday’s guest. I forgot to ask what his beverage of choice might be, but he doesn’t seem like a latte or cup of tea kind of guy. Maybe it isn’t too early for just a little nip of scotch. He, and the central character in his book,

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Monday Morning Musings – Memorial Day

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Here in the U.S. we are celebrating Memorial Day, a day that we honor those who died in service to our country. I thought it would be nice to meet veterans who are remembering their comrades who died in battle. We are quickly approaching the time when there will be no more WWII veterans, so

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Book Preview – Patriarch Run by Benjamin Dancer

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Patriarch RunBenjamin Dancer Print Length: 314 pagesSimultaneous Device Usage: UnlimitedPublisher: Old Man Press (March 19, 2014)Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00J49L77S After reading the sample on Amazon, I regret not taking the author up on the offer of a review copy, but when he first contacted me I was so overwhelmed with, well,

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Friday’s Odds and Ends

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Its a beautiful spring day here in East Texas and I was out early picking berries and then I took my dog for a walk. We have to enjoy these spring days before the blast of summer heat hits. Here is a picture of one of my favorite wildflowers. They grow abundantly in my front

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Meet Marjorie Brody

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Please welcome Marjorie Brody as my Wednesday’s Guest today. I asked her for a quick introduction and she wrote: “I love scuba diving, the theatre, escaping into books, creating characters and stories from a blank page, my husband, our four children, and our five grandchildren—and not necessarily in that order. I met Maryann and her

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Monday Morning Musings

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Actually, its almost Monday afternoon musings. The morning almost got away from me before I started this post. As I shared on Friday, I was out of town over the weekend to celebrate my daughter’s graduation and got home late in the afternoon yesterday. That meant that this morning I had to finish unpacking, put

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Book Review – Twisted by Marjorie Brody

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TwistedMarjorie Brody Paperback: 252 pagesPublisher: Bell Bridge Books (March 1, 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 161194256XISBN-13: 978-1611942569Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches In this thoughtful story we meet Sarah Hausman, a teen who has been traumatized by a rape and thinks she must pretend it didn’t happen, and she absolutely can not tell her parents.

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Not What You Expected

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I’m traveling again this weekend – right after my five minutes of fame on television – so I am preparing this in advance. It’s always nice to have something posted on the days I say I am going to post. (smile) Today I want to honor my daughter, Anjanette, who now likes to be called

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