Thanksreading 2020: Secret Origins

For this year’s Thanksreading series, I’m exploring my development as a reader and giving thanks for the books and people who made me the lover of books that I am today.  Out on Route 15 in Johnson, VT, near the intersection with Hog Back Road, there’s a tiny, unassuming shop called Buggyman Antiques. That’s where …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Thursday, Nov. 22, 1984

In the Top Ten: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A On the Bestseller List: Moses the Kitten by James Herriot Photo credit: amazon.com New In Theaters: Supergirl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxXbvzOdj-Q New In Comic Shops: Starriors #1 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Night Court https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUltrX-ICew Magazine Roulette: Vanity Fair Photo credit: wolfgangs.com Zodiac/Horoscope: Click …

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Care Package for Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020

November is Native American Heritage Month. Care Packages between now and Nov. 30 will be dedicated to the culture and achievements of Native Americans. Poetry: On Strings of Blue by Cedar SignWas it tonight’sflirtatiousremark or hisexquisite song-bookon stage?Read More Song In My Head: What Makes the Red Man Red by Frank Waln https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhDj-n3kSg4 Art: Harry …

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Thanksreading 2020: A Whale of a Collection

For this year’s Thanksreading series, I’m exploring my development as a reader and giving thanks for the books and people who made me the lover of books that I am today.  Photo credit: lostinthecloud.files.wordpress.com It’s Christmas morning. Maybe 1981? Or 1982? One or the other. I’m pretty sure it’s 1981. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Thursday, Nov. 21, 1974

In the Top Ten: Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmjLpePIz8o On the Bestseller List: Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read Photo credit: amazon.com New In Theaters: Earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_BwX2fEUTo New In Comic Shops: Creatures on the Loose #32 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Paper Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix9hXtbiLD4 Magazine Roulette: Ms. Photo credit: …

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