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Free stuff Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:30:18
Book cover via Amazon FYI, for those interested in these sorts of things: Women on the Web, an online women’s magazine, is giving away a beach bag containing an autographed copy of Jane Green’s The Beach House, Lancaster sunscreen products and a custom beach towel to five lucky readers. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcollectedmiscellany.com%2F2008%2F09%2Ffree-stuff%2F’; addthis_title = [...]
Constellation Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:34:42
I hope this means more books available for Kindle and available on the publication date. I seem to have looked at a few books who were not available on the Kindle until after the hardback had been released. Might have something to do with the publisher’s profit on each item. I would love to see digital [...]
Lamplighter (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book 2) by D.M. Cornish Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:32
Book cover via Amazon Way back in May when I saw that the second book in the Monster Blood Tattoo series by D.M. Cornish, the sequel to Foundling, was being released I was excited. But I will admit that I was a little nervous when I saw that Lamplighter was such a large tome (over 700 [...]

Obama's con

Great Blogger Headlines Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:30:17
Fisking Obama on his ridiculous attacks on Sarah Palin is like shooting fish in a barrel, but I wanted to draw your attention to two of my favorite responses. Ace has a long but effective title to his post: Extremely Confused Would-Be Commander-in-Chief Launches “Harshest Attack Yet” on Woman Who’s Not Technically Even His Opponent Ace links to [...]
Obama’s false bravado on change Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:54:00
Obama has clearly decided to run a campaign against President Bush. And he has also lost any sense of shame. He is constantly accusing his opponents of things that apply equally, or even more so, to himself. Take today: “Don’t be fooled,” a particularly punchy Obama told a crowd this morning at a town hall meeting [...]
Obama continues to smear opponents Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:02:40
Obama goes back to the “they will try to scare you” complaint: “I know that I’m not your typical presidential candidate,” Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told executives and employees of the Schott glass company Friday afternoon, “and I just want to be honest with you. I know that.” “And I know that the temptation is to say, [...]

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Monday morning we packed the station wagon and headed to the great state of Michigan to spend some time with my parents - Dad and step mom. It is a festive week as today is my lovely wife’s birthday, Friday is my parents anniversary; Sunday is my birthday, and of course Monday is Memorial Day.

The weather here is gorgeous and we have had a great time already. Once my dad got it running we took the pontoon boat out on the lake. It was windy and cool but beautiful. While he was getting the boat ready I took Ella for a paddle boat ride and dipped her in the water a couple of times. Each time she was surprised by just how cold the water was. She is attracted to the idea of swimming but the reality of the cold is just too much. But the idea of swiming makes summer real and an exciting prospect.

Each time I return to Michigan and to the lakes I contemplate living here. But outside of the financial challenges - lake houses aren’t cheap obviously - there is the matter of leaving a town where we have a church home, friends, and stability for our children. Hard to give that up. Which is the very reason we decided not to move to Texas last year.

Still, the state of Michigan calls to me every time I return. I envision life on the lake and I can see myself staying here a long time. I guess I have a goal for retirement . . .