What was begun as an online journal of the books I read evolved...or maybe it devolved...to also feature behind the scenes goings-on at All About Romance from my perspective (mostly based on my personal feelings - okay, it's a personal pity party); topics I've gone over ad nauseum in commentary at AAR, including the nature of reviews and online behavior; and my non-cyber life (including family and items in pop culture that capture my interest, which is just about everything).

Please do not violate my trust. I restricted certain AAR-related and personal entries for a reason...to keep them as private as possible. Now that my blog is read-only, to access restricted entries you must already have a password; if you do, hold onto it so that you can continue to read restricted entries.

This blog is not part of All About Romance. I ask that you keep comments or questions regarding restricted blog content off of AAR.

Below you'll find the blogs I visit, broken out in my own odd little system of categories.

September 2006



Anatomy Of a Glom Re-Dux

Saturday, 30 September 2006 12:20 P GMT-05
I received lots of posts on your biggest gloms, and I appreciate it, but I wonder if some of you who responded so far (and anyone else, for that matter), might also talk about the feelings that accompany a glom. For instance, I'm in that giddy, d

"Anatomy of a Glom"

Thursday, 28 September 2006 11:21 A GMT-05
So Monday we will be posting our next At the Back Fence column, and it's my turn in the rotation.  So, due to behind-the-scenes stuff that has made concentration on writing nearly impossible, I've been blocked.  And then it hit me..
Category: AAR

Separated at Birth?

Tuesday, 26 September 2006 12:57 P GMT-05
Do you suppose Floyd the Barber was the Edward Everett Horton of Mayberry?TTFN, Laurie Likes Books
Category: Entertainment
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Naked in Death

Sunday, 24 September 2006 6:55 P GMT-05
Review of Naked in Death
Category: Reading
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Love Is Blind

Saturday, 23 September 2006 12:21 P GMT-05
Review of Love Is Blind
Category: Reading
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

Monday, 18 September 2006 12:30 P GMT-05
Review of Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Category: Reading

Accessorizing

Sunday, 17 September 2006 8:04 P GMT-05
Last week I updated my blog into Blog-City's new interface, and refined it's look. Today I did a little accessorizing and re-decorating. One of the features I built into AAR After Hours was What We're Reading, and I'd alre
Category: Entertainment Blogging

Fifteen Year Old Boys

Friday, 15 September 2006 11:50 P GMT-05
In our house we joke that our daughter, when she's not being a 40-year-old woman, has the mind of a fifteen-year-old boy. I guess she gets it from me because my latest guilty pleasure is listening to Mitch Fatel on XFM's comedy channel.
Category: Entertainment

She's No Faerie Princess

Friday, 15 September 2006 12:29 P GMT-05
Although this book won't be published until November, I thought I'd let you know about it now. Those of you who like Urban Fantasy are in for a treat; Christine Warren's She's No Faerie Princess, the follow-up to Wolf at the Door (whi
Category: Reading

My Evening with Daughter (and Friend)

Sunday, 10 September 2006 3:56 P GMT-05
A few weeks ago I spontaneously ordered tickets for a concert last night featuring the Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows. My daughter likes the Goo Goo Dolls (she thinks "Iris" is the best song ever), and I like enough songs from both
Category: Reading Entertainment
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So, here's what's new!

Monday, 4 September 2006 11:42 A GMT-05
I hope I did a good job "teasing" with yesterday's blog. It's all official now...today we launched AAR After Hours and began a year's worth of polling for various Top Ten categories. What, you may ask, is AAR After Hours? AAR After H
Category: AAR Blogging
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Tomorrow is a very big day!

Sunday, 3 September 2006 4:45 P GMT-05
Tomorrow will be a very big day indeed at AAR.  In addition to the new At the Back Fence column, we are set to start an entire year's worth of _______ and are launching an entire new venture, _______________!  Visit AAR in the morning so yo
Category: AAR

Change Is Good ...(updated - check comments)

Friday, 1 September 2006 10:06 A GMT-05
Obviously, I've changed the look of my blog. Why? There's something very cool we're working on at AAR, and it inspired me to change my blog. Further changes in its look may be on the way, but first I have to go through blog entries
Category: Blogging
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