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Dec

 

While watching Jeopardy yesterday, there was an answer about Queen Christina and the 30 Years War. Were I not a huge fan of Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire series, I would not have known the question was “What is Sweden?” :) So, thanks, Eric! :thumbsup:

So what have you learned from reading fiction?

On this date in 1927, the Ford Motor Company introduced the Model A. It was the successor of the Model T and cost $395. It would still be cheap even by today’s standards at $4,916.46. I’d like to see somebody now selling a brand new car that cheaply!

Tonight on TV, we have NCIS, The Mentalist, Fringe and Eli Stone. Another night without Dancing with the Stars. Weird. *g*

Much to my amazement :confused68: I wrote a full page last night.

Reading: Finished up Body Movers: 3 Men and a Body and now I’m reading First You Run by Roxanne St. Claire. This is an excellent romantic suspense. Australian-born bodyguard/investigator Adrien “Fletch” Fletcher is searching for a woman who was given up for a black-market adoption 30 years before. Anthropologist Miranda Lang may the one, but he has to find a tattoo she was given as a baby to prove it. In the meantime, he has to keep her alive from crazies who are trying to stop her controversial theories about the Maya. This is a new-to-me author and I will continue to read her books. Good stuff, Maynard! :)

Nov

 

On this date in 1913, Charlie Chaplin made his screen debut in Mack Sennett’s short film “Making a Living”. And a legend was born. :)

Nov

 

NBC has canceled My Own Worst Enemy and it looks like the CW’s Valentine may be headed the same way.

Speaking of NBC, on this date in 1926, the NBC radio network made its debut.

And I realize most of you don’t watch Survivor, but I have to cmment on this one guy on there named Randy. He comes across as the biggest jackass (not really the word I want to use…) on the planet. Every time he opens his mouth I have this uncontrollable urge to smack him upside the head with a 2×4. :fryingpan:

Tonight we have Stargate: Atlantis, Numb3rs and Sanctuary.

I wrote almost two & a half pages last night. :whoo:

Reading: I finished up Dead Canaries Don’t Sing and will be starting My Nerdy Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson tonight.

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