Monthly Archives: August 2014

Santa Cruz (Road Trip part 3)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Linda

Road Trip, 2014 – continued: Tuesday morning, August 26th – we are now in Santa Cruz, where we will remain until Thursday, August 28th.  We are staying at the same place we stayed last year, which is only two blocks … Continue reading →

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MONTEREY (Road Trip part 2)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Linda

Summer Road Trip, continued… 8/25/14 – Monterey, California – what a wonderful place to be. And it’s always a nice feeling to wake up in a hotel, knowing the day is yours to do with as you like.  We took … Continue reading →

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Summer Road Trip 2014

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Linda

On Sunday morning, August 24th, my son and I embarked on our very first Road Trip. Because of the fact that our trip to see my father in LA will be delayed (due to their moving once again), I decided … Continue reading →

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More Asimov? (and Gaiman)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Linda

After my last post on this subject, I did finish “Pebble,” followed by “Forward the Foundation.”  And I also finished reading the autobiography that I’d been reading for so long. But instead of that being the end of my “Asimov Summer,” … Continue reading →

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Outlander

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Linda

Back in April, I had an issue with Comcast which resulted in three months of HBO for free.  I was then able to watch the Game of Thrones series, based on the George R.R. Martin books that I so loved; … Continue reading →

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Author Events

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Linda

Books are really stacking up these days for me to read! But what I’ve determined will be next on my list is the following: My Salinger Year, by Joanna Rakoff On June 24th, Copperfield’s presented author Joanna Rakoff to talk … Continue reading →

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An Asimov Summer

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Linda

I didn’t know what I was getting into when I first decided to start reading Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. As I’ve mentioned, I was very pleased to find his books so delightful to read; he is quite the storyteller. And … Continue reading →

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August 2014

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Linda

August was originally named Sextili in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC.  In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus [from Wikipedia].   It’s kind of amazing … Continue reading →

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