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Book Review – Matriarch: A Journey Through Tradition by Suzann M. Brucato

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MATRIARCH ~ A JOURNEY THROUGH TRADITIONSuzann M. BrucatoISBN: 978-0-615-47832-6 This lovely photo journal is a wonderful tribute to the family to which Suzann Brucato belongs, tracing her heritage back several generations. The pictures and the poetry speak to the importance of family and traditions and special rituals that all families seem to have. I’m sure …

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Friday’s Odds and Ends

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Regarding the recent Supreme Court decision to strike down caps on aggregate giving to federal candidates, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts had this to say in an interview in the Washington Post, “If the First Amendment protects flag burning, funeral protests and Nazi parades – despite the profound offense such spectacles cause – it …

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To Drill or Not to Drill

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Please help me welcome Slim Randles with another bit of humor to brighten our Wednesday. I’m not sure I agree with the last statement in his post, but you can decide for yourself. Since poor Herb has such a bad tooth, maybe he should have a milkshake and we could all join him. Herb walked …

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Monday Morning Musings

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An interesting essay in The Dallas Morning News by Brigid Schulte a Washington Post columnist, was all about how busy people are, and she recommends that people stop thinking that having a full schedule is a virtue. Since that flies in the face of the old adage my grandmother told me, “Idle hands are the …

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It’s Spring Somewhere

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But not in Michigan where I spent the last ten days. Drifts and piles of plowed snow were 15 to 20 feet high in places along the highways, and I can’t remember when I have seen drifts that high. It is nice to be back in Texas, where it is a bit chilly, but warmer …

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Taking a Week Or so Off

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Due to a family emergency, I will be offline and not doing my regular blog posts for a while. Carry on without me. If you are in the mood to pick up some bargain books, my publisher is putting two of my titles on sale the rest of this week and into next. My short …

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Monday Morning Musings

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A frat without alcohol? That was a question posed and answered by Caitlin Flanagan in a column in The Dallas Morning News on Sunday. Flanagan is a journalist who spent a year investigating fraternities for a story she did for Atlantic “The Dark Power of Fraternities.“ For some students the “Greek Life” is a major …

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Book Review – The Holy Mark by Gregory Alexander

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The Holy Mark Gregory Alexander File Size: 457 KBPrint Length: 247 pagesPublisher: Publish Green (January 19, 2014)Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00HYN2N9C The path from the beginning of the story when Joe Miggliore, later to become Father Tony, is born and his immigrant Italian grandmother sees a odd mark on his head and …

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Friday’s Odds and Ends

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I’m so excited. I received my first ever written review for a performance for my role as Big Mama in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” The entire review is by Terry Mathews, the Arts Editor of the Sulphur Springs News-Telegram, has some wonderful things to say about the entire cast, especially the actress who …

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What Theatre Can Teach About Writing

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Please help me welcome J. David Core as my Wednesday’s guest. We both share a love of theatre, so I was pleased to have him tell us some of the ways he has learned more about writing by being active on stage. I am still sick, but I have sprayed the blog with sanitizer, so …

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