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The Woes of Selling a House
I have never sold a house before. After living through buying two houses, I thought that selling one would be less stress than buying because as a seller you aren’t applying for a loan and all…
Fess Up: Did You Read Them Too?
I’m talking about Dana Fuller Ross’s Wagons West books. I did. All twenty-four of them, and then some of The Holts: An American Dynasty too. When I was a teenager, I was initially afraid of what people…
Earworm of the Day: Apologize
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePyRrb2-fzs I’ve heard this song (Apologize by Timbaland) dozens of times but for some reason hearing it last week on the radio got it stuck in my head. I disagree with the artist – I don’t…
Love on the High Seas
My list of shipboard romances is relatively small. There is the mediocre Moriah’s Mutiny from Elizabeth Bevarly. The much better Whirlwind from Cathy Hake and the lovely Imagine from Jill Barnett. Christina Skye’s Going Overboard is…
Mildly bummed out now.
So, it turns out I’ve never heard the word “respite” before. I’ve read it, seen it, understand it, heard of it, but I’ve never actually heard anyone use it. So naturally, I’d formed my own idea…
Eagerly Awaited May Books
As we looked over the list of May 2012 titles, it’s fair to say that all of us at AAR found at least a few things to anticipate. Some months are fairly slim pickings, but May…
The Care and Feeding of our Aging Pets: Part 2
I awoke this morning at 3 a.m. to loud shrieks and pitiful wails. I immediately jumped out of bed and ran to find my cat Princess. These weren’t her usual “I want to play” cries that…