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The news broke last night that a Grand Jury determined not to indict the officer that shot Michael Brown to death in Ferguson, Missouri. At about the same time, Marissa Alexander accepted a plea deal in Florida. Ms. Alexander was facing decades in prison… Continue Reading “The Least I Can Do”
I had a sleepover with my nieces last night while their brother, father and grandmother were out of town. They are both fascinated and sometimes intimidated by my dogs. Both dogs are very barky, though Fiona settles down and makes friends pretty quickly. Gibbs… Continue Reading “Chasing Off Boys”
Friends of the Glenview Library hosted a program last night with John Alexander, a Civil War scholar who runs a used bookstore downstate with his lovely wife. I found him particularly charming because he said several times that his interest was not necessarily in… Continue Reading “An Evening with the History Nerds”
It seems to be November and I barely started recording the books I’ve read. I am also at least two books behind schedule if I am really going to finish 60 this year, but nevermind that. Rather than go chronological, let’s see if we can… Continue Reading “Book 20 – 27 2014”
The other day a post popped up on my Facebook feed from Heartland Animal Shelter. This isn’t unusual, as they are active in social media, but the post was a flyer for a fundraiser in memory of Amy Thier, founder of Splash Dog. My… Continue Reading “Shout Out for Amy”
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