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Remembering

“After kids, there are days that just get going when you say, ‘Hi honey, I’m home’”, wrote the U.S. Army Major. “My conclusion is that what we do until that moment pales in comparison to what we do after that point in the day.” This is the 9/11 bracelet I wear to remember those taken […]

Les Paul – R.I.P.

Les Paul 1915 -2009 The contributions Les Paul made to music are well documented…and little known. I doubt most who are not in the industry realize what huge leaps were made based on his innovations. I’m sorry that the only Les Paul album I can find in my collection is a greatest hits collection of […]

Saying Goodbye To a Music Legend

One of my favorite music men died last week, news that was lost in the flood of celebrity deaths. Harve Presnell 1933 – 2009 Though he went on to many other roles, not all of which involved singing, he won my heart as Johnny Brown, singing “I’ll Never Say No To You” to Debbie Reynolds’ […]

R.I.P. – Michael Jackson

The Michael Jackson I’ll remember ✏

R.I.P. – Farrah Fawcet

Farrah Fawcet 1947 – 2009 I was never a huge Farrah fan, despite my obsession with Charlie’s Angels. It always seemed that she left because she thought she was too hot for the show that launched her career (perhaps bad advice from her management) The whole “leaving her husband for his best friend” kind of […]

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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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