Marion on October 30th, 2011

Update: 3/31/13 — This post was originally posted in October 2011 and is still getting frequent views.  I’m editing to get to the chase more quickly because if you are here, your dog has probably been recently diagnosed, so let me share my story. First Mazie, now at least 16 years old is still not [...]

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Marion on October 18th, 2011

PD James at 91 is about to publish her novel, Death Comes to Pemberly, a mystery-murder sequel to Pride and Prejudice.  No need to worry — Wickham, seducer of teenagers and the rake you love to hate, is the one who gets it. James has stated she always wanted to do this.   Godspeed.  Short of [...]

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Marion on October 10th, 2011

I was having a discussion with my better half about Spalding Gray, the late great storyteller/performance artist. There was a story about him in this week’s New York Times Magazine even though he died in 2003.    There was also a documentary about his work made in 2010. Back in the 1980′s and until the early [...]

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