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Carpe-ing the Diem, or Winter Thrills
For you, this is probably deep-freeze sort of weather: wind chills and warm jackets, hot coffee and cold feet. For me, though, this month has always signified new beginnings: I was born in February. I got married in February. And most recently, I quit my job in February. To be honest, this last deve...
Posted on 26 February 2014 | 1:21 pm
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Serial Filler
1. Have you picked up a book and left it midway? (Yes) 2. Did you do this with your last two reads? (Yes) 3. Did you go back and finish them? (No) 4. Did you feel the need to? (No) If your answers match any two of those given, you may be a victim to the [...]...
Posted on 22 October 2013 | 1:06 pm
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Whirlwind of Change
When I was about twelve, I read J D Salinger's masterpiece, The Catcher in the Rye. To a dyed-in-the-wool Dickens fan like me, Holden Caulfield's repudiation of David Copperfield thrilled as much as it disgruntled. Back then, I couldn't understand what the fuss around the book was about. I was too y...
Posted on 22 June 2013 | 9:45 pm
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