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Book Review: Charmed Life

Book 1 of the Chronicles of Chrestomanci, by Diana Wynne Jones (1977).  When people say, “If you like Harry Potter, then you should read Diana Wynne Jones,” these are the books you should probably start with. I don’t remember Diana Wynne Jones books being around when I was a kid.  I’m pretty sure I would

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

Time to put my evil Ice Queen hat on. Winter & Depression: http://blog.deannaknippling.com/?p=1950 # Dipsomania: An insatiable, periodic craving for alcohol. http://wordsmith.org/awad. # Yes! One of the Picnic Basket cooking classes will have knife sharpening! http://foodie.deannaknippling.com/?p=2004 # @Three_Star_Dave I, for one, don't love you any less for not getting a Christmas card. in reply to

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Some 2009 Thank Yous

I won’t catch everyone.  It’s just not possible. Thank you to Lee – your patience has seen me through more than just any trouble with our marriage, it’s seen me through days when I can’t believe in myself or anybody else.  Your sarcasm has seen me through everything else. To Ray – you have a

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Word of the Day: Meticulous

A big thank you to Anu Garg, the only vocabulary website with insight into the human condition. A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg A Happy New Year to all the readers from all of us at Wordsmith.org meticulous PRONUNCIATION: (muh-TIK-yuh-luhs) MEANING: adjective: Extremely careful, precise, or thorough. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin meticulosus (fearful), from metus (fear). Originally the

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