In keeping with the theme of resilience during times of great hardship, terror, and need, the newest addition to the best-selling series, I Survived the Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964, tells the story of one boy's courageous survival of an earthquake so powerful tha...
I discovered, from observing the trash-basket outside her door, that her regular reading consisted of tabloids and travel folders and astrological charts; that she smoked an esoteric cigarette called Picayunes; survived on cottage cheese and melba toast; that her vari-colored hair was somewhat sel...
Very little of the stuff I loved as a kid has survived adulthood. Even the Three Stooges and Bud & Lou faded away. I can’t get through most John Wayne westerns. But Superman? I guess some part of me remains eight years old. # I took Mike Resnick’s The Buntline Special along. To...
I could wax poetic about the architecture and the construction of the Arch, something I have been doing all day to anyone that would listen, but there are books and books and movies and movies about those subjects. Here are a few fun facts. On a clear day you can see up to 30 miles...
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So, dear interns, I survived….and you will, too! Just don’t drink too much coffee on day one – your heart rate will already be high enough and you’ll be shaking even without it. A couple of things to read about internship, July 1, and “the July effect:” http://www.theatl...
Jessica is one tough and damaged chick. Also, I don’t know how her liver has survived. If you haven’t seen it. Go. Now. Before it all goes away. Ten stars!!! What are you reading and watching now? Start The Reaper Series FREE for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. Like…this week. On...
Our original intention that day had been to visit the Musée D’Orsay, which offers free admission to everyone on Sundays. However, the Musée was “sold out” of free tickets so we weren’t able to visit. Turns out that even when tickets are free, you still need to book them in adva...
Our original intention that day had been to visit the Musée D’Orsay, which offers free admission to everyone on Sundays. However, the Musée was “sold out” of free tickets so we weren’t able to visit. Turns out that even when tickets are free, you still need to book them in adva...
Our relationship has survived many very late nights, an Eagles/Patriots super bowl, the heart ache of miscarriages, the heart ache of watching your baby be hospitalized, a global pandemic (with tiny children). Oh, that pandemic isolation. Boy, did we learn a lot about communication then!