From the monthly archives:

May 2005

50 Banned Books: The Catcher in the Rye

by chasitymoody on May 24, 2005

Title: The Catcher in the Rye Author: J.D. Salinger Status: The most banned and challenged book in the US between 1966 and 1975 for being “obscene” and containing an “excess of vulgar language, sexual scenes, and things concerning moral issues.” The Plot: Holden Caulfield has been expelled from yet another prep school. Once again, it [...]

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Bad Luck Follows a Paid Off Vehicle

by chasitymoody on May 20, 2005

It all started a couple of weeks ago. I was having a fairly uneventful work day. I get this call. You know it’s not good when the first words out of the other person’s mouth are “I’m OK”. My husband called to tell me that he had just been in an accident on I-85. Because, [...]

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SWEET

May 10, 2005

Please Pardon My Nerdishness This is my new G5. Isn’t it beautiful? I just watched Napoleon Dynamite again last night, so of course I am tempted to use the word “SWEET”. And, look at this: The inside is even cooler than the outside. If you will excuse me, I am about to go off on [...]

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Read a Banned Book/The 50 Books Challenge

May 6, 2005

Many of you may have heard of the 50 Books Challenge. It has been passed along the internet with growing popularity for at least a couple of years. The basic idea is that you would read 50 books in a year. In most cases, people set up blogs and discuss the books and the challenge [...]

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