Patricia Stoltey

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Passing on the Blogger BFF Award

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During the A to Z Blog Challenge, Lydia Kang of The Word is My Oyster passed the Blogger BFF Award on to Arlee Bird of tossing it out and host of the challenge. Arlee was kind enough to pass the award on to every one of the participants in his challenge. Be sure to visit …Read More

What’s it All About, Arlee?

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That’s the big question being answered today by the bloggers who participated in Arlee Bird’s A to Z Blog Challenge during the month of April. Not only was Lee the perfect host during the challenge, listing all the participating blogs in a special blogroll, but now he’s come up with a way for us to …Read More

I Was Going to Take the Day Off, But…

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…last week I received this adorable Sweet Blog Award from Carol Kilgore at Under the Tiki Hut. Thanks, Carol, I consider it an honor to receive any blogging award, but those with white teddy bears are awesomely special. The blog carries no special rules, but Carol and the blogger from whom she received the award, …Read More

Z is for Zounds! I’m Zonked!

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Technically, being zonked refers to an alcoholic or drug-induced stupor. And zounds is a euphemism for a mild oath. So technically I’m not really zonked. But this is the last day of the A to Z Blog Challenge, and I’ve grown accustomed to thinking of each blogging day by its designated letter. By the time …Read More

Y is for Yada Yada Yada

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This is the next to last day of the A to Z Blog Challenge. Don’t forget Monday, May 3rd, is the day to check this blog and others that participated in the challenge for our thoughts — why we participated and what we learned in the process. Back to my Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Yada yada …Read More

X is for Xander (as in Zen and Xander Undone)

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Zen and Xander Undone is the new YA novel by Amy Kathleen Ryan, one of our Northern Colorado writers. The book’s official release date is in May, but I ordered and received the book last week. I read Amy’s previous novel, Vibes, last year and thought it was excellent. It’s now out in trade paperback, …Read More

W is for Ways I Waste Time

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I don’t want to waste too much of your time, so I’ll only list ten of my favorites: 1. Search the library catalog for books I want to read — place them on Hold, even though I already have a mile-high pile of books next to my favorite reading chair. 2. Watch my tulips. They’re …Read More

V is for V

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We’re winding down. Arlee Bird’s A to Z Blogging Challenge is almost over. We’ll be do the summary posts on May 3rd. Today, however, I’m dealing with the letter “V”, and I couldn’t think of a better topic than V — the science-fiction television series on ABC. V is for Visitors, and they’re not the …Read More

Sunday Bits and Pieces

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Jesus Christ Superstar Yesterday I went to a matinee performance of Jesus Christ Superstar, the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera. Ted Neeley (now 65) headlined as Jesus, the role he played in the 1973 movie version. He was good, but I (and the two older ladies sitting behind me) felt a younger …Read More

U is for Useless (and Why I Keep Useless Things Around the House)

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I hardly need to consult my trusty Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary to explain “useless.” I found the following useless items around my house (and garage): 1. Erasers. I have a delete key. My eraser is an ornament. I keep a few erasers around my office just in case the computer dies or the power goes out …Read More