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Book Update
In: life
20 Apr 2011Since my last book update, I have finished Diet for a Dead Planet (Christopher D Cook) and The Consumer’s Guide for Effective Environmental Choices (The Union of Concerned Scientists), gotten halfway through Redwall, and read The Last Little Cat. I highly recommend Diet for a Dead Planet to anyone who wants to read about the [...]
Bookstore Bingo
In: life
1 Apr 2011*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas* The phone rings. I answer it (within the first two rings, of course). “Hello, this is <Bookstore Name> in <Location>, Anna speaking, how may I help you?” ***** “Hi, do you sell books?” No, the whole “Bookstore” part of our name is a joke, we really sell sticky widgets. ***** [...]
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A little follow up to Kindness
In: life
29 Mar 2011Earlier this week I posted a comparison of the words Niceness and Kindness, particularly in regard to how they affect our interactions with people. Today, I was called to Jury Duty. For a number of reasons, going to something like Jury Duty in downtown Houston for criminal court in one of the largest cities in [...]
The Problem with Locke Lamora
In: life|Navel Gazing
24 Mar 2011This is not an easy post for me to write. If you’re not into any kind of personal stuff, and just want the usual Anna fare, it’s probably not the post for you. Having written it, I’m willing to admit that even pushing post on this kind of terrifies me, just for fear of the [...]
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- Trothwy: *Beautiful* harvest. That tomato looks delicious! [...]
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- Kyraine: That is awesome. I know what you mean when you say you'll miss the bookstore, I've had a few jobs i [...]
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NaBloPoMo 2011
