Vox

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The ABCs of Vox

Shamelessly stole this quiz from my great-niece’s Facebook page. Hey, I need blog fodder & I’m not in the mood for heavier stuff right now.   Alphabet Quiz Available = Romantically? No; Employment? Perhaps; Parties? Doesn’t hurt to ask Birthday = July 19th … hey, that’s coming up. Crushing On = Same guy I’ve been […]

Fortune Cookie Encouragement

New and rewarding opportunities will soon develop for you   ✏

Goodbye to 2012

On our last day of 2012, WordPress sent me a year-end report. It appears some thanks are in order. Thanks to the SandCastle Crew for the linky love, your sidebar gets a lot of action 🙂 Thanks to the Exurban League boys for giving me a glance now and then. Your blog (and your Tweets) […]

War on Christmas Pageants

I am not a firm believer in the “war on Christmas” meme, but I certainly know there are battles that crop up each year. One such skirmish happened in Missoula, Montana, where a supposed group* of parents demanded that Chief Charlo Elementary School remove all non-secular songs from the Christmas concert. The program shows that […]

Take Flight

The Wright Flyer made four flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, the best covering 852 feet in 59 seconds. It was the first heavier-than-air, powered aircraft to make a sustained, controlled flight with a pilot aboard. It was also one in a long line of designs over several years. A great […]

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    Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
    Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
    In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
    True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray
    Emma
    The Walls Have Ears : The Greatest Intelligence Operation of World War II
    Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
    I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses
    B is for Bubblegum
    How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
    License to Parent: How My Career As a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids
    Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff
    On Liberty
    Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
    Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping
    The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
    Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide
    Hallowe'en Party
    If You Really Loved Me
    I Don't Need Therapy: and other lies I've told myself


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