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In my last blog I had stated that my husband and I were scheduled to get our last set of fingerprints taken for our adoption. Well we went on Monday to have this done.
Our appointment was for 9 AM so we had to leave the house at 7 AM to catch the bus to the ferry. Luckily we didn't have to wait long for the bus and then made the 7:30 ferry. From the ferry we had to hop on a train for about 5 stops. Going by bus, ferry and train only cost us $8 total (going in) instead of going by express ...

A tragic climax: the horrifc murder of the popular fiction writer Arnold Baffin

by optimisticnad

The murder of the prolific popular writer, Arnold Baffin, has shocked the nation. ‘Who?’ you may ask but those who knew him and liked his work are intense in their devotion. Among his titles are: The precious Labyrint, Tobias and the Fallen Angel, A Skull on Fire and my personal favourite – Mysticism and Literature.

What made this murder of the ...

There are many things that can be taken
A myriad others that can be lost,
The detritus of life which we amass
And the substances making us human.

Money will always be ephemeral
As it promises to 'pay the bearer',
None of us will escape the grim reaper
Because life sprints towards our funeral.

The worst thing to lose of all is your hope!
Hope is a tall beacon burning brightly
High up on a hill in the distant ...

I don't know why I put "Cave Man" as the title, but in the moment I typed it in it felt good.

It has been FOREVER since I've been on--or at least a long time.

FIVE MORE WEEKS. And then the semester will be over. Thank goodness. I've decided that I really--And I Mean Really-- don't like economics. It is interesting, but I can't stand it. I had my second microeconomics exam today and I am feeling pretty good about it. First time I've felt good about anything ...

Just a note:

A friend and former student of mine told me this story today. . . .

In high school, he and three other friends were concurrently reading this Robert Jordan fantasy novel over their study hall hours. They had study hall at different hours of the day, so they would leave the book for the next person of their group to read. And because everyone read at a different pace, there were four different book marks in the book as it went from reader to reader throughout ...