Unreliable Truth: On Memoir & Memory by Maureen Murdock I find myself wondering, as I read, what was Murdock’s solution to her loss of faith…
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Unreliable Truth (III of IV)
Unreliable Truth: On Memoir & Memory by Maureen Murdock Murdock muses that she writes in an effort to disentangle her voice from the grip of…
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Unreliable Truth: On Memoir & Memory by Maureen Murdock I believe there are as many different truths as there are people to hold them, and…
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Unreliable Truth: On Memoir & Memory by Maureen Murdock Fact can exist without human intelligence but truth cannot. — Toni Morrison For a piece of…
Continue ReadingSolstice pizza, woohooo! :)
One of my housemates dragged me away from the computer to go get a pizza with him from Papa Murphy’s — a “take it home…
Continue ReadingWhat is the “reason for the season”? (2 of 2)
There was also a curious song with four female singers titled “Sending You A Little Christmas.” I say curious because it was about being far…
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As a child I adored the holiday season: the wonderful carol singing, the excitement and sharing and happiness that abounded all around us, the excited…
Continue ReadingMaterial Girls in the Holidays
or: Why Eartha Kitt is sexier than Madonna & Betty Boop combined! ;) Originally posted December 2004 Credits: For Bob, who correctly insisted the singer…
Continue ReadingHappy 232nd birthday, San Jose! :-) (2 of 2)
The ceremony was held on the grounds of the Peralta house — a small, two room, adobe building with handcrafted furniture which was built by…
Continue ReadingHappy 232nd birthday, San Jose! :-) (1 of 2)
(written Sunday 29 November 2009) Just got back from visiting San José’s 232nd birthday party, which I found fascinating on a number of levels —…
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