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I can remember the lyrics to songs that I haven't heard in 20 years.

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A Jane Austen Education Author Agrees - Love is a Verb

5/17/11 12:08pm by aaustin13
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In A Jane Austen Education, the author and narrator describes his path from youth to adulthood, and from immaturity to wisdom, through the lessons he learned from Jane Austen’s six books.  Read more >

Uplifting and Heartbreaking: Girl in Translation

5/2/11 6:29pm by aaustin13
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I can’t decide if Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok is heartbreaking or uplifting. It kills me that immigrants to this country are living in condemned, unheated, infested buildings, and working illegally in dangerous sweatshops for pennies per piece. At the same time, though, it gives me such hope that a girl can lift herself out of those sorts of conditions to become a heart surgeon or a bestselling author.  Read more >

Caleb's Crossing is Engrossing and Richly Detailed

4/20/11 4:38pm by aaustin13
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When I first received Caleb's Crossing Caleb's Crossing, it felt a lot like homework. I had one of those “what have I gotten myself into” moments, when I thought about all the work stuff I had to do and my three small kids -- how would I ever read an entire novel? What if I didn’t like it?  Read more >

There are some things up with which I will not put

11/1/10 10:29am by aaustin13
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The Transportation Security Administration, in its infinite wisdom, has apparently mandated that new Whole Body Imagery "security" machine - the one that takes pictures of your body through your clothes.  And if you refuse to allow representatives of the federal government to take nude photos of your body, you get to be manually patted down by a TSA representative.  And they will feel your crotch and your posterior and your breasts, if you have them.  Because  Read more >

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I'm new to blogging, but I really enjoy the community and hope to become more involved over the coming year. Visit my family at http://prettybabies.blogspot.com

 

A surprising fact about me: I can remember the lyrics to songs that I haven't heard in 20 years.

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