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24: I’m so lost

I spent the day being sick. My sinuses are all congested and my food tastes funny. But of course, the day I’m sick is the day the cleaners come and it just felt too weird to be laying on the couch (dying) so I went up to Panera to have a cup of coffee and …

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Page 343

I’m on page 343 of The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Thank you Jennifer for lending (loaning?) me such a lovely book. For a number of years now I’ve scoured the various bestsellers lists for what I should be reading next. I’ve actually read some really good books this way, and it’s always nice when Time …

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The One Without a Title

Tonight is wine club and this month we are tasting South American wines. One of the best parts about tonight is that the hostess has THE BIGGEST chick-lit book collection I’ve EVER seen! Oh Kate, I’m bringing my library book bag to check out some books. Tomorrow is yoga, a facial, probably the movies, and …

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Dexter’s No. 1 State of Fear

I love it when iTunes has a sale on audiobooks. On Sunday I noticed a sale on 100 mystery and thriller books ($6.95 each), so of course I couldn’t help myself and plunged right in to pick out a few to listen to. Dexter By Design, Jeff Lindsay: I’ve not read the Dexter books, but …

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A 200 Year Old Bottle of Wine

I’m reading The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle of Wine, by Benjamin Wallace. The synopsis of the book is this (from the back cover): The Billionaire’s Vinegar tells the true story of the 1787 Chateau Lafite Bordeaux — supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson — that sold for $156,000 at auction …

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How Starbucks Saved My Life

I’ve finished reading The Vintage Caper, by Peter Mayle, the guy who brought us the book that the movie A Good Year was based on that starred Russell Crowe. The Vintage Caper is a nice little book about a wine heist. Now, you know how much I enjoy an art heist, but this was my …

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