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  1. I'm Okay, She's Terrific: Beth Lisick's Helping Me Help Myself

    5/31/08 1:35pm by ToddieDowns
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    I just finished reading the best book, a book that had me snarfing milk out my nose as I read it at the breakfast table. I know, it's rude to read at the table, but so be it. Beth Lisick lays her cards right on the table in the introduction of Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone. She writes:  Read more >

  2. Great Posture for a Fat Chick: A Wii Fit Review

    5/28/08 1:33pm by ToddieDowns
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    I've had my Nintendo Wii Fit game for almost a week now, and let me just start by saying, according to Wii Fit, I've got amazing posture for a fat chick. And still, even despite that backhanded virtual compliment, I love love love this game. Why, you might be asking, is a blog devoted to good writing spending precious procrastination minutes talking about a video game, for pete's sake? Because I am going to talk about the writing.  Read more >

  3. Putting a Face to Catastrophe: NPR's China Earthquake Coverage

    5/18/08 2:42pm by ToddieDowns
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    I've been thinking a lot this week about writing about tragedy, whether as a reporter or as someone who is part of the story. How difficult it must be on so many levels to be witness to suffering on such a mammoth scale.  Read more >

  4. Fun at the Apocalypse: Fiona Maazel's Last Last Chance

    5/5/08 9:58am by ToddieDowns
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    Drug addiction. A superplague pandemic. Chicken farms. Vikings. Reincarnation. Does this crazy melange of elements sound like the makings of a comedy to you? Well, it is. A darned fine one, in fact. I have to confess, when fellow BlogHer JillMZ recommended Last Last Chance, the debut novel by writer Fiona Maazel, and I read that it was about drug addiction and recovery, my first reaction was "Ugh." Having never been there nor done that, I can't say addiction/recovery novels are up there in the top tier of favorite genres for me.  Read more >

  5. Women Who Rock! The Songs and the Inspirations

    4/13/08 10:11pm by ToddieDowns
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    I posted this on my blog yesterday because I so struck about the power women have had in music over the years, both as the creator and as the muse. I read two fabulous articles within the space of a week that addressed this concept, and knew I had to comment. Here's the original post:  Read more >

  6. Kids' Music Rocks! An Interview with Justin Roberts

    4/7/08 12:33pm by ToddieDowns
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    What's a music lover to do when tickets for live shows of your favorite artists start at $25 a seat (and that's for the cheap ones)?  Read more >

Toddie Downs

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