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Blog of a Blog-Ottawa International Writers Festival
The Writers Festival here in Ottawa ends today. This year (since I am beyond full-time, flat-out work) I have had the luxury of attending a number of events. One of the events was based on the book...
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Cleve
The International Writers Festival wrapped up recently in Ottawa. I took in several events. It is wonderful to have some time to do that sort of thing when one is beyond full-time work. I have eyed...
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MASS MoCA-Not a Large Specialty Coffee
Not all that long ago we took a road trip. We journeyed quite a distance into and across the states of New York and Massachusetts. We were well inland during the trip. It was late fall and there...
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Being Behind the Curve Can Put You Ahead
Technology: a true story I have owned an iPod for several years. It was a gift from my husband who thought it was time for me to come out of the dark ages when it came to music listening devices. An...
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A Blog Topic Can Keep You Current-Even If You Aren’t Interested
Background: When you have a blog you can see some of the ways people find your site. They may google a certain topic-for example, “scotch and chocolate” and since there’s a blog about that subject on...
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Caine’s Arcade
There was a heartwarming story in the paper recently about Caine Monroy, a 9 year old who lives in East Los Angeles. He is the subject of a short film that has become a recent Internet viral...
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A Prairie Home Companion and We Were There!
Garrison who? Some twenty years ago my sister gave me an album on cassette tape (remember those…or maybe not). She’d heard about the performer, Garrison Keillor, on CBC radio. Mr. Keillor, an...
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Lynn Miles-Ottawa International Writers Festival
The 2012 Fall International Writers Festival is underway in Ottawa. I have attended a number of events with a couple more in my plans over the next few days. It is one of the pleasures of feeling you...
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An Aversion to Oscar
Such hype there is every year when the Academy Awards Ceremony is shown on television. There are tons of promotions about the movies and great speculation about who will win what. My memory dims but...
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The Berkshires-Xu Bing at MASS MOCA
During our recent trip to the Berkshires in Massachusetts we returned to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams, MA. The gallery space is amazing and the art is, well,...
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