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Triscuit Moment 2.0
This month marks the first anniversary of currentlyblog.net! Some of you may remember that it all started when I had that Triscuit Moment in the snack aisle of the grocery store last year. Inspiration tends to strike in the unlikeliest … Continue reading
Posted in That's Life
Tagged cranberry & sage triscuits, first anniversary, nabisco, originality, Triscuits
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Don’t Judge A Book By Its Genre
One of my favorite blogs is The Book Jam. I always look forward to getting the latest book recommendations from Lisa Christie and Lisa Cadow, friends and avid readers in Norwich, Vermont. The Book Jam also features author interviews and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Parenting
Tagged abnegation, abraham lincoln, beth reynolds, divergent, e. lockhart, eleanor & park, faction, fear landscape, gale, harry potter, harry truman, his excellency george washington, john adams, peeta, rainbow rowell, the book jam, the book thief, the fault in our stars, the hunger games, the sorcerer's stone, twilight, we were liars, ya fiction, ya literature, young adult fiction, young adult literature
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Malala Wins Nobel Prize
I couldn’t let another day go by without saying how thrilled I was to hear that Malala Yousefzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee’s announcement on Friday was remarkable for many reasons, not the least of which … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation
Tagged bachpan bachao andolan, boko haram, child labor, Christina Lamb, clinton global initiative, education for girls, global partnership for education, goodluck johnathan, I Am Malala, india, kailash satyarthi, malala yousefzai, nigerian schoolgirls, nobel peace prize, Pakistan, save the children, the malala fund
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Culture Clash
This summer, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) made a disturbing discovery: hundreds of vials of deadly pathogens, packed in cardboard boxes and stashed in a little-used storage room on the agency’s Bethesda campus. Live samples of smallpox, … Continue reading
Hollister 911
Ladies and gentlemen, the 911 transcript you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. (Actually, none of it is true and no names were used at all, but go ahead and read … Continue reading
We Were Liars
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (2014) The bad news is that summer is coming to a close. The good news is that there’s still time to squeeze in one more terrific summer read. In fact, one quiet afternoon may … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged cadence, cadence sinclair eastman, e. lockhart, fairy tales, family, gat, island, johnny, martha's vineyard, migraines, mirren, summer, the liars, traumatic brain injury, trust fund, we were liars
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Still Got It
Most of the time, I think of myself as a typical mom: chronically tired, several seasons behind in fashion trends and forever wondering what to make for dinner. But once in a while, something happens that makes me think maybe, … Continue reading
Posted in That's Life
Tagged aussie, beach, body boarding, body surfing, boogie board, civics, family, family vacation, kickboard, north carolina, ocean, outer banks, pawleys island, ronald reagan, south carolina, surfing
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Long Man
Long Man by Amy Greene (2014) It is the summer of 1936 and the town of Yuneetah, Tennessee is disappearing. The Tennessee Valley Authority has dammed the river known as Long Man, which runs through this valley, and the water … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged amos, amy greene, annie clyde dodson, beulah kesterson, dam, east tennessee, flooding, gracie dodson, great depression, hydroelectricity, james dodson, long man, river, silver ledford, tennessee, tennessee valley authority, the price of progress, tva, valley, yuneetah
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