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Target Audience

Did you know that teaching full-time is time consuming? I’m pretty sure I came to that realization last summer, too, actually.  The actual teaching load is a lot easier this summer, because I’m much more comfortable with the curriculum, with … Continue reading

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The Forgotten Queen

 D.L. Bogdan’s The Forgotten Queen is a novel about Margaret Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII. I’d previously read Secrets of the Tudor Court by this author, which is what interested me in The Forgotten Queen,  and I was really … Continue reading

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Choice of Romance

Choice of Romance is a new text-based PC and iPhone game by Heather Albano and Adam Strong-Morse, using the same ChoiceScript code and choose-your-own-adventure style as Choice of Dragon. You play as a young mage, from a noble but impoverished … Continue reading

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Reading List

A few weeks ago, Harold and I exchanged tweets (why is there no convenient usage for this?) about reading selections, and how revealing a reading list can be. My choices right now are skewed towards travel (No surprise that I … Continue reading

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King Henry VIII Joins Twitter

King Henry VIII joins Twitter tomorrow, according to the Brand Republic News today. LONDON – One of England’s greatest kings Henry VIII will be Tweeting from beyond the grave, updating Twitter followers about events from 500 years ago which helped … Continue reading

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Lampreys and Roadkill

Kristine is moving out today. (Why isn’t there a picture for “Double-Plus Emoticon Frowney”?) She got an internship in Michigan, measuring and weighing and sometimes killing lampreys. If you’re a history geek, the lamprey’s main claim to fame is causing … Continue reading

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