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• Literary Journal Monday – Mapping My Mind

  

  I am not ADD, but my mind is often many places at once. It goes and goes… it races… it is unstoppable.I’ve been reading Hunger by Michael Grant. It’s one of my... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Generations of Kung Fu

  

  Last night I watched many of my instructors and one of my students get inducted into a Martial Arts Hall of Fame.  It was all done over belated Chinese New... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bouquet of Color

  

  Revisiting…Title:  I Love Dirt!(52 Activities to help you and your kids discover the wonders of nature)Today, we went for a much needed walk in the woods. ... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• It All Started With an Upskirt Photo

  Maybe I read too much dystopian fiction. Maybe I was a little too brainwashed by my very paranoid grandfather as a child. Maybe it’s a reasonable theory… maybe... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 6 Things Every Extrovert Secretly Has To Deal With

  

  Anakalian Whims:My extroverted self relates. My introverted self laughed at the whiny-ness of it all. I’m a 50/50 crap shoot on whether I’m an introvert or... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Art Available!

  

  Anakalian Whims:New Etsy Shop from a fun little chick I know. Check it out. Originally posted on CoffeeScribble: Well, I finally stopped being lazy and decided... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Little Bit of Fad Reading

  

  Title: DivergentAuthor: Veronica RothPublisher: Katherine Tegen Books (An Imprint of HarperCollins)Length: 487 pagesSo I finally took that leap onto the [fad]... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Interview with Jennifer Theriot

  

  Meet Jennifer Theriot, Texan, CFO, wife, grandmother, and AUTHOR!1. Describe your book and its inception. What was your muse so to speakOut of the Box... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literary Journal Monday…

  

  …became “figure out how to make my car run by book club tonight” Monday.  Sort of.This involved coercing my husband into taking the battery out – because I... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Interview with Comedian Jeff Hodge

  

  I’ve had the pleasure of reading Jeff Hodge’s Road Trippin’ over the last few months. I’ve been plucking through, taking my time with this delightful memoir,... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!

  

  This is an annual event at most Half Price Books stores. If you missed it this year, keep your eyes peeled for signage in your favorite store next year.Oh The... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Herodotus and Me

  

  On Wednesday one of my book clubbers emailed me about my reading status.  How far along was I in preparation for our discussion for Monday (now tomorrow).We wil... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Ancient North Africans.

  

  Anakalian Whims:I’m speed reading through Herodotus for book club discussion on Monday. As I compile notes, I also like to read outside sources. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Austistic History

  

  Title: Not Even WrongAuthor: Paul CollinsPublisher: BloomsburyGenre: Memoir/ PsychologyLength: 245 pagesI’ve journaled nearly twenty pages of commentary on... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Slow Reading in a Hurried Age

  Anakalian Whims:Wonderful. Originally posted on So Many Books: Slow Reading in a Hurried Age by David Mikics was like a sandwich, the kind that you want to thro... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literary Journal Monday

  

  Today, I picked up The Arizona Quarterly. It was Volume 37 from the Winter of 1981, Number 4. The ISBN is 004-1610. I chose this one for the first essay listed... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Big Book for Peace

  

  A Weekly Low Down on Kids BooksThis picture is from BookMine – the one I took at GBITW didn’t take.Title: The Big Book for PeaceThis is where I normally list th... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• So This is 30

  It’s 9am.  I’ve been up for over an hour.  I’m clean. My coffee is being made.  My three year old is asleep in MY bed and my husband is asleep on the couch. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Response to Book Riot – A Bella Swan Post

  

  Kristen Stewart, actress, as Bella Swan in the Twilight Saga moviesMany moons ago, I posted this.Today, I read this.Of course, I have something to say about it... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literary Journal Mondays

  

  Remember the zine movement? (No? Visit Snapdragon Zine Fair) Ah, the 90′s and early 2000′s. Except that’s not where it started. No, it began long... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE