Monthly Archives: January 2008

Leatherheads of the North

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Steven Dalager

Leatherheads is a little piece of local history by Chuck Frederick of the local News Tribune. I saw a promotion at Barnes and Noble a couple of weeks ago, and I had a gift card burning a hole in my … Continue reading →

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On a spider turning 18

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Steven Dalager

Kylie turned 18 yesterday. We all woke up this morning and raced through the customary scramble to get to school as though nothing had changed, but something has. I just haven’t figured out exactly how. The cliché regarding this passage, … Continue reading →

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Forever Lily

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Steven Dalager

  My friend Kathy Fahrion, a great recommender of books, placed this in my hands one day last fall, saying I had to read it. Forever Lilly is Beth Nonte Russell’s memoir of an adoption trip to China, and Kathy, … Continue reading →

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Fifteen years of water under the bridge reveals the same river

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Steven Dalager

An offshoot of our Marshallese sojourn last summer was our Hawaiian visit with old friends Dave and Cindy, who we’ve vaguely kept in contact with over the past 15 years. They’re two of the most courageous people that I know. … Continue reading →

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The Kite Runner

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Steven Dalager

As usual, I’m several years behind the book club curve, but I finally got around to Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner over break. It’s a definite must read in these times. The well drawn characters of Baba and Hassan, and … Continue reading →

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Heart of Darkness

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Steven Dalager

Catching up with the classics, and with my daughter and her AP English class, I read Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness over break, too. What can I say, except perhaps, “Oh! The horror!” I remember reading Moby Dick a few … Continue reading →

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