Monthly Archives: October 2008

Keeping Fantasy Real

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Marion

The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss Daw Fantasy Paperback               The Name of the Wind is the first book of a three-book story arc.  It’s well done, introducing interesting characters and intriguing “story questions” from the opening couple … Continue reading →

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Imagine My Surprise

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Marion

Living in California, I’ve been bombarded with “Yes on 8” ads on TV.  Proposition 8 could revise the California constitution to define marriage as only being between a man and a woman. Two ads state that children will be taught … Continue reading →

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Tolay Lake Fall Festival

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Marion

            You’ve got to love a festival whose major competitive sporting event is a pumpkin-seed-spitting contest.  For the past three years, Tolay Lake Regional Park has hosted a fall festival each October ever since the county acquired the property in … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Dark

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Marion

            “–Come on, Riddick.  Don’t you want to rejoin the human race?”             “–Truthfully, I wouldn’t know how.” Radha Mitchell and Vin Deisel (Fry and Riddick) Pitch Black               So a couple of months ago this guy in … Continue reading →

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Fall Festival, October 18, 2008

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Marion

                Photos copyright 2008, Marion Deeds

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Disappointment

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Marion

See, this is why I hate these new-fangled contraptions like digital cameras.  The other day I took a different route to work.  As I looked east across the laguna, the area above the blue outline of the hills gleamed white-wine … Continue reading →

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Just an Observation

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Marion

            There’s a run-off election for county supervisor in my district.  One candidate is styled as the “environmental candidate.”  The Environmental Candidate has said that the other candidate is in the pocket of the developers and doesn’t understand the district’s … Continue reading →

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Reading the Leaves

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Marion

            If you like books, or writing about books, check out Terry Weyna’s blog Reading the Leaves.  Terry is in my writers’ group but I didn’t know about her blog until recently.  It’s like stumbling across that used bookstore in … Continue reading →

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The Power of Doubt

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Marion

Religulous Directed by Larry Charles Starring Bill Maher   Clearly I don’t know what a documentary is anymore, because this is marketed as a documentary and I don’t think it is one.  I don’t think most of Michael Moore’s work … Continue reading →

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2400 Fahrenheit

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Marion

 After breakfast at Ken’s we drove through the Puna District toward the volcano.  There is a glass-blowing gallery on the way to the Volcano Park called 2400 Fahrenheit.  Because of the Big Island’s strict rules about access to highways (and … Continue reading →

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