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November 2008

Star Wars: Darth Vader Toaster

I own a toaster.  I inherited it from my grandmother after her death.  It came into my world neither new nor clean, …

Blog: Thoughts on Classroom Violence

Tuesday. After school program. Quiet writing time. A rare moment – though becoming less so: the class is quietly, yet energetically, working …

Book: The Call to Vengeance

Catching up on my blogging of Jedi Aprentice books just made me want to read another one…sigh…  Read half of it Saturday …

Book: Plane Insanity

Title: Plane Insanity Author: Elliot Hester Genre: Travel Essay Anna’s Rating: 4/5 While not as brilliant as his second book, Adventures of …

USA: NYC: Cup Diner & Bar

I’m starting to get accused of being a food snob, but I really don’t think I am.  I just really enjoy eating…almost …

Star Wars: One Season More

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzHp51q3YEY This is a nice piece of CGI animation to accompany the song “One Season More” from Star Wars: The Musical, (which I …

Baking: Black Velvet Cake

“What could go wrong?” was the foolish thought I had when I originally decided to ever-so-slightly modify the Red Velvet Cake recipe.  …

Book: The Death of Hope

Title: The Death of Hope          (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #15) Author: Jude Watson Genre: Young Readers Anna’s Rating: 4/5 My first thought …

Book: The Ties that Bind

Title: The Ties that Bind          (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #14) Author: Jude Watson Genre: Young Readers Anna’s Rating: 4/5 This and the …

Blog: ECG Group Dinner: Outback

[ECG/501st group dinner at Outback] Inspired by my fellow troopers’ desire to socioalize, and frustrated by our complete inability to ever make …