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The Waking

I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.

We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.

Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.

Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.

Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.

This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.



--Theodore Roethke






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Wednesday, November 30, 2005  
New Toys

I got Kathy's children this really cool interactive globe for Christmas today and have been playing with it. LeapFrog has neat toys that are educational and fun and so does vtech. Americans are notoriously bad at geography, and I'm one of them. That's usually my last piece in Trivial Pursuit to get which is scary because sometimes I know the sports and leisure questions before the geography. Some of it I know very well, though. Anyway, I've had fun playing with this globe and would like to have one. It tells the names of all the places, capitals, population, money, music, distances, the time everywhere, and much more. Then there are the dreaded quizzes! It would help if I could see some of those small places and print. Guess I need a magnifying glass.

Another thing I bought is the Book Lover's edition of Trivial Pursuit. I'm going to post a quiz from that on here now and then to see how we do on that. I don't want to do that too much since I plan to play it with friends and don't want to cheat. So stay tuned for a new quiz!



Book Lover's Quiz

1. Children's - What Judy Blume novel was originally slated to be called Peter, Fudge, and Dribble?
2. Classics - What Western tale by Walter Van Tilburg Clark centers on the lynching of three innocents?
3. Non-Fiction - What long-dead rapper's 2003 book Resurrection was hyped as "the autobiography he never got to write"?
4. Book Club - What lyrical Kent Haruf novel recounts a year in the life of a town in the Colorado flatlands?
5. Authors - What homemaker parlayed her At Wit's End column in the Kettering-Oakwood Times into 15 best-selling humor books?
6. Book Bag - Whose unique verse, collected in Deadline Post, was launched when a former GOP official inspired his first poem, "If You Knew What Sununu"?

If you don't know many of these, join the club! (and I'm a former English teacher)

5:17:00 PM



Tuesday, November 29, 2005  
The Blues

For those of you who like the blues and want to help blues musicians who are in need, they also have those bracelets. These have Honor Blues on them.

6:13:00 PM



 
Tuesdays with Telly

Sunday and Tuesday have become my favorite television nights.  I look forward to House, Commander-in-Chief, Boston Legal, Law & Order SVU, and Bones.  Thank goodness for my newest favorite gadget, my DVR, since some of them are on at the same time!  Sunday night has West Wing, Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Law & Order CI, and Cold Case.  

The first season of Lost was innovative and clever, but they lost me during the second season.  That underground thing, the others, and odd story lines make it too strange.  It’s as if they don’t know where they’re going with it.  Anyone else feel that way?

12:18:00 PM



Monday, November 28, 2005  
Brave and Undaunted

Brendan had dental reconstruction surgery this morning at the Tennessee Christian Medical Center in Madison. He had quite a bit done and did really well. It's scary when a child that young has to go through something like that. Melissa explains it really well here. I got to his room around 7:30 and saw him in his little aqua hospital gown. Melissa said he was beginning to freak out from all the strange people coming in and doing things to him and was glad I got there when I did to provide a familiar face. He started dancing around entertaining us and was fine with the nurse and anesthesiologist. They were wonderful there and explained things so well and were great with him. His surgery was at 8:00, and they got to go home at 1:30. We're really thankful for the care they took of him and for Brendan!

6:56:00 PM



Saturday, November 26, 2005  
Movie Review

I just got home from watching Walk the Line and really liked it. Joaquin Phoenix portrayed Johnny Cash so well that he looked and sounded like him well enough for me to get caught up in it. Reese Witherspoon was convincing as June Carter and had her perky, funny side as well as her down-to-earth, authentic personality. It's a long movie, but I didn't fidget or lose interest at all. Very good!!

10:30:00 PM



Friday, November 25, 2005  
Venting

I just want to say that I don't like the way Ann Heche horned in on what was a major event in Ellen Degeneres's life. Coming out on her show and in real life had to be scary and difficult. Then along comes Ann Heche to get in on the spotlight and have it all about her. I'm not even sure that crazy stage she went through was real because then she moved on to a man, married him, and has children. Whatever it is, I don't choose to watch her again.

I was watching reruns of Celebrity Poker, enjoying the banter, and having fun watching the men of Wisteria Lane. I always enjoy seeing and hearing Jamie Denton. Then they had another one of champions competing against each other. They were introduced: Barry Corbin (fine, Maurice on Northern Exposure), Dule Hill (love Charlie from West Wing), Kevin Nealon (always funny), Steven Culp (winner from the Desperate Housewives game), and then a name that I'd tried to forget ... Wendy Pepper, who managed to be even more obnoxious during the tournament than she was on Project Runway. She never should be given any more attention from anyone anywhere that I can see her. I really enjoyed watching after she was eliminated and went to the Loser's Lounge except when she was all over Barry Corbin. Yuck! Yuck! Ick! Bleah!

OK, I feel better now. Do any of you have people you don't even really know who affect you this way?

8:20:00 PM



 
Photos

New pictures folder has some from Thanksgiving. Check them out.

5:37:00 PM



 
Quiz

Answers are posted in the Squawkbox comment place.

from the Pop Culture Edition of Trivial Pursuit ...

1. MOVIE - Who directed the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes?
2. TV - Who was Johnny Carson's permanent guest host from 1983 to 1986?
3. MUSIC - What singer shares a birthday with country singer Ryan Adams?
4. SPORTS & GAMES - What early video game featured robots yelling, "Intruder alert! Intruder alert!"
5. BUZZ - What's the name of the style of martial arts created by Bruce Lee?
6. FAD - What drink existed for a mere 79 days in 1985?

from the "Know-It-All" Edition ...

7. PEOPLE & PLACES - What Presidential family is rumored to have provided the model for the book Primary Colors?
8. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - What was Howard Borden's profession on The Bob Newhart Show?
9. History - What musical instrument, often found at the circus, is named for the Greek muse of epic poetry?
10. SCIENCE & NATURE - What disease results from the destruction of islet cells?
11. SPORTS & LEISURE - What regulation added more offensive punch to baseball's American League in 1973?
12. WILD CARD - Where would you find the arrangement of letters based on the qwerty system?

2:00:00 PM



Wednesday, November 23, 2005  
Batman Continues

I watched Batman Begins yesterday and liked it very much. Christian Bale might now be my favorite Batman. It was helpful to see how things were when he was a child and where his demons originated. Batman has always been mysterious, dark, and adult. This version explained why and had depth and story. It was enlightening to watch the metamorphosis and struggle with Batman's persona as it evolved. I loved the bat cave and how the batmobile gets to it. It was neat how the outfit (especially the cape) and car came to be.

I enjoyed seeing Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine, as usual. Liam Neeson's character was a dark Jedi master type who trained Bruce Wayne into the League of Shadows. There were several villains, among which the Scarecrow was totally corrupt.

I could almost forget about Tom Cruise while watching Katie Holmes, thank goodness. This version wasn't as cartoonish or camp as some and was more realistic and quite entertaining. I've liked most of the Batman movies and really did enjoy this one. Now I'd like to watch them all and compare since I don't remember some of them too well.

From the movie: "Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up."

12:16:00 PM



 
Spamalot (not the musical)

What's with these people who send that jibberish email? They're not trying to sell something, vandalize your computer, rip you off, or anything apparently like that. So what's the deal?

11:10:00 AM



 
Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone has a warm, happy Thanksgiving! Fifteen of us will be at Mother's now that we have the little great-grandchildren. That should be interesting now that they are mobile and talking. Jill has fifteen for Sunday dinner every week! Wow! I know a lot of you are getting ready for large groups and some, like me, are taking dishes to add to the gathering. Whatever you're doing, I hope your day is good.

10:57:00 AM



Tuesday, November 22, 2005  
Recommendations

Do you know about oscillococcinum? At the first signs of flu, take it and see a big improvement. It's good to keep some on hand because you never know when you might need it.

Something else I use when I have allergies, sinus infections, and a cold is the Nasaline, a nasal irrigator. What's great about it is that is not a drug and does the job without side-effects. Dr. David Ross, my internist, said they used nasal irrigation all the time at the Mayo Clinic but that when he got here, he couldn't get anyone to listen to him and use one, so he just quit mentioning it. For people who can't take antihistimines or decongestants, they are really helpful. It doesn't take long to use it, and I don't feel like I'm drowning which I was afraid I would. It's definitely better than allergy meds and is a good preventive when you know you'll be exposed to allergens. ($20 at Dickson Vitamin Center) I add some colloidal silver to the saline solution and some drops of nasal spray with golden seal and echinacea when I have a cold.

This Acute Cold and Flu Formula is good, too. It's really helped me a lot.

Now that cold and flu season is upon us, I thought I'd offer these helpful suggestions. There's also chicken soup, aka Jewish penicillin! Don't forget much that helps!

Sometimes, though, we have to give in to antibiotics, etc. What works for you?

Michael recommended Sino Fresh on his blog and suggested Jimmie (J. J.) Walker should be the celebrity spokesperson for it. I agree.

Posting this made me remember childhood remedies. I can still smell Vicks Vaporub and Minute Rub that Daddy would put on me when I had a cold. Does anyone else remember Minute Rub? What was it exactly? I sort of remember a eucalpytus smell associated with it. I googled but didn't find anything about it.

12:15:00 PM



Saturday, November 19, 2005  
Reorganization and Evolution

Sometimes I think it might be a good idea if people from another planet came down, took over, and fixed everything. Not in a mainfest destiny attacking kind of way but more the way someone does when children tried to prepare a meal and really messed up the kitchen and adults clean it up and show them how to cook and clean. Like that. They would be from a more civilized planet and are highly evolved. This is where I want to live in my next life if there is such a thing as reincarnation. These people will show us (them more than us) the error of our ways and get us on track. Possible? Any other ideas?

I guess what I'm wondering is if we are getting any better? Students of history will notice that we have improved in several areas. So even though it seems really grim, maybe humans are slow learners but are getting there. I hope so.

12:07:00 AM



Friday, November 18, 2005  
We the Jury

My stint on a jury ended this week. We're obligated for three weeks, but I was there one day during jury selection when I wasn't even a semi-finalist, another day when I was actually on a jury and one when we watched the attorneys settle and try non-jury cases. We missed something horrible because they had one scheduled that was possibly going to last at least a couple of weeks with a sequestered jury. Whew!! They settled. What a relief.

This was an interesting experience and one I wouldn't mind doing again before the two years the judge said we might be called again. I was proud of our jury. Everyone discussed the details and evidence, asked and answered questions, explained, deliberated, and reached a conclusion in about 45 minutes. Everyone was calm, polite, and conscientious. It made it very pleasant and felt like the way things should happen. It's scary to have someone's fate in your hands, but by having that many people with different viewpoints and lives helps make it easier.

4:17:00 PM



 
Shrub gives me hope, too.

Put this way, maybe there is a way up and out.

4:12:00 PM



 
Quiz

Answers are posted in the Squawkbox comment place.

from the Pop Culture Edition of Trivial Pursuit ...

1. MOVIE - What historic tragedy haunts Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) in In the Line of Fire?
2. TV - Who played Richard Lewis's daddy in Daddy Dearest?
3. MUSIC - What Rolling Stone member performed on Living Colour's debut album Vivid?
4. SPORTS & GAMES - What Playstation game had players getting a driver's license and baking a cake in order to win? [I'm way too old to know this]
5. BUZZ - What legendary actress served on the board of Pepsi Cola? [but am the right age to know this one]
6. FAD - Whose signature line was, "Isn't that special?" [and this]

from the "Know-It-All" Edition ...

7. PEOPLE & PLACES - What author was marked for death after the publication of his best-selling novel in 1988?
8. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - Whose Poem #712 contains the verse, "Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me"?
9. History - What Russian revolutionary was assassinated in Mexico in 1940?
10. SCIENCE & NATURE - What infectious disease gets its name from the translation of "bad air"?
11. SPORTS & LEISURE - What legendary Ohio State coach was forced to resign after slugging an opposing player from Clemson?
12. WILD CARD - What is Liberty lawn used for?

10:33:00 AM



Monday, November 14, 2005  
Out and About

Linda came down today from Nashville for an appointment with Jim for reflexology. Then we went to lunch, shopping, and a movie. What's not to like about being retired? We went to House Blend for lunch and then to Studio 123, the Pink Hydrangea, Lowe's, and a few other place for shopping. We saw Dreamer, which we liked and cried through. Sure, it was fairly predictable and manipulative, but I was in the mood for a movie like that and enjoyed it. Good cast and good acting and moving story. After the movie we went to Silver Spoon. I told Linda that Jackie probably wouldn't have any crème brûlée since she hadn't made any for a while. It's Linda's favorite dessert. When we went in, Jackie said she'd been wishing I would come in and that she wanted to call me because she had crème brûlée that hadn't sold and wanted to give them to me!! So I shared them with Linda, and we bought something. They have deals at the Roxy on Mondays where seniors get a free small popcorn and drink which comes out to more than the cost of the movie for seniors.

I was riding high on my good fortune, feeling as if things were going so well! Then when I called the number for the recording at the court clerk's office, I found out I have to report for jury duty tomorrow. Maybe I'll luck out again and not be chosen. Last week would have been fine to be on a jury, but Brian and Brendan are planning to come down tomorrow. I called Brian and will let him know as soon as I can (lunch break, I guess) what's going on since he has an appointment down here at 2:00, and I was going to keep Brendan so he could make it. Now we don't know. Wish I could exchange the free food karma for not being a semi-finalist, finalist, or winner in the jury selection. Bummer!

6:57:00 PM



Sunday, November 13, 2005  
Expressions

I'm really tired of hearing "in harm's way" and "at the end of the day" (unless the person is British). I'm sure there are others, but those are at the top of my list now. "Stay the course" has an annoying meaning all its own.

Which ones have worn out their welcome with you?

10:52:00 PM



 
This 'n That

When I googled to find that blog I was searching for, I found one that is great! It's called Time Goes By and is by a woman about my age who writes about how it really is to get older. Our careers and lives have been different, but we share some experiences, opinions, and concerns. It was also a relief to find her blog since a combination of words I could remember from that other one led me to porn sites. Who knew?

I watched Two Brothers and had a hard time getting through that movie yesterday. I didn't know much about it and don't think I would have seen it if I had. It really upset me. What happened to those tiger cubs after their mother was senselessly shot while temples were being robbed of statues to sell at auctions was criminal. All of it was. It showed the worst aspects of people. In one case, taking wild animal cubs into homes and expecting them to become domesticated is insane. Then they kill them for being who and what they are. (same with gay people who are killed literally and/or emotionally) If the animals are lucky, they are taken to a refuge. It's all about greed, which has become my least-favorite word.

Over thirty years ago Paige, Carl, Milton, and I used to get into these conversations about why people couldn't just leave each other alone and be satisfied with what they had. Carl maintained his "King of the Hill" stance and how that was part of the male drive to conquer and win. That's what drives too many businesses. The one with the most toys wins. It's not enough to make a living or do well without destroying the competition. Territorial imperative, manifest destiny, king of the world ... is it in our nature?

2:33:00 PM



Saturday, November 12, 2005  
Easy Go

I was clicking Next Blog Next Blog Next Blog other day and started reading one I liked. It was by a former psychotherapist who lives in California and commented on politics and society. Unfortunately, I didn't save the link and can't find it now. I was planning to read more of it. I left a comment and wish the blogger had enough curiosity to check out my blog and let me know how to get to that one. The title had something about gray or grey in it.

11:44:00 AM



Friday, November 11, 2005  
Worst of the Worst

What's the worst movie you've paid to see? Maybe we should put them in cateogories, such as worst movie that won awards (Titanic) or worst that went right to video (many of those). There have been movies so bad that I could barely watch the actors in anything else (Titanic) and some that made me feel embarrassed for the actors for having to say the lines (John Q and others with good casts that should have been better). I really wasted my time with Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Exit to Eden, Sweet November). Since I avoid movies with Madonna, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Schneider, and Jim Carrey (selectively), I don't have to add those to my list.

A friend and I were talking today about cancelled TV shows we liked. It started by wondering why Law & Order: Trial by Jury didn't make it. That's the only L&O version that didn't last long, which is unusual for Dick Wolf. Another show I just loved was Deadline with Bebe Neuwirth, Oliver Platt, and Tom Conti. Hmm, Bebe Neuwirth was in both of those shows. Hope that's just a coincidence. I'm still upset about them and The Education of Max Bickford. Why can't intelligent, well-written shows with wonderful acting last? Some do, thank goodness, but it's often the kiss of death if I like something. Are there some that you hated to see go when they were cancelled?

I heard that the Stones have a defribulator (however it's spelled) back stage with them while on tour now.

10:54:00 PM



Wednesday, November 09, 2005  
Limbo

Thanks to Michael for linking an article about cancer survivors on his blog. Be sure to click on the related article because both explain the feelings and complications that follow cancer treatment. Here's a line from the article: "Your doctor says you're cancer-free, but you're not free of cancer."

9:51:00 PM



Tuesday, November 08, 2005  
The Real Thing

Who is the real James Bond? Which Batman is the best? Coke or Pepsi? Late night talk show host?

7:35:00 PM



Monday, November 07, 2005  
Shudder

Have any of you read excerpts from Scooter Libby's novel The Apprentice? It's not just bad writing but pornographic (child bestiality). Makes me want to take a shower and wash my eyes out with soap. See what I mean?

At age ten the madam put the child in a cage with a bear trained to couple with young girls so the girls would be frigid and not fall in love with their patrons. They fed her through the bars and aroused the bear with a stick when it seemed to lose interest.



I just realized the pervy hits I'll get on my blog with those words in it. Run away! Run away!

2:27:00 PM



 
Blogworth?

I got this link from Michael's blog and thought it was interesting, whatever it means. Wish I could get the money.



My blog is worth $6,209.94.
How much is your blog worth?


11:15:00 AM



 
Blogworld

Chris just posted his 300th entry on his blog that I enjoy reading very much. It made me wonder how many posts I have, and this will be #964. It made me think about why I began this blog and how it's changed. Thank goodness, I'm still here to write it. We got pretty scared there for a while.

I was naive about the ways of the net at first and thought only the people I gave the url to could read it. Then I noticed other blogs being mentioned on Blogger when I'd sign on and read some of those. An outstanding one was Dictated but Not Read by Margot, which she no longer writes. I miss it because she writes well. Her blog led me to Michael's, who answers most of the trivia questions and writes about so many different topics entertainingly and informatively. One headline caught my attention early on when Scaryduck was congratulated for winning Best Blog of the UK that year, so I went over and read it, went back and read it from the beginning, and still read it. Unfortunately, his post today is about masturbating (wanking), but let's chalk it up to English humor (or humour) and the ongoing saga of his vasectomy (not funny, I'm sure). Speaking of Brits, I've also been introduced to Rik and his father Aled (one-post wonder) as well as others whose blogs I read but am not in touch with except in comment boxes. When he left a comment, I was shocked to learn that Alistair (Scaryduck) had been reading my blog because I didn't know about trackers then but got one myself later on. I also didn't know I could be googled and now just tell people who ask how to get to my blog to google my name. Google has become a verb for us now, and how easy it is to find information because of it.

Interestingly, some of us "met" because Blogger had links to our blogs. Then we read and followed links. I discovered some fascinating people that way, as well as some I chose not to return to. This reminds me of some blogs I used to read but haven't for a while. Think I'll go visit some of them soon. I'm still in touch with the ones I mentioned and feel that I know them. Some of us have linked to each other and email occasionally. Neat, isn't it?

10:30:00 AM



Sunday, November 06, 2005  
In Memoriam

I am sad to learn of the death of Navajo artist R. C. Gorman, whose work I've liked for a long time.

6:45:00 PM



 
Quiz

Answers are posted in the Squawkbox comment place.

from the Pop Culture Edition of Trivial Pursuit ...

1. MOVIE - Who played the title role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. TV - What did NBC start dubbing its Thursday night lineup in 1993? [that's when Thursday night had good shows]
3. MUSIC - What four female names are featured in song titles on The White Album? [don your thinking caps, Beatles fans!]
4. SPORTS & GAMES - What pro golfer was the college roommate of Michael Jordan at the University of North Carolina?
5. BUZZ - What Canadian town was the childhood home of Late Show bandleader Paul Schaffer?
6. FAD - What sense does Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil) lack? [who?]

from the "Know-It-All" Edition ...

7. PEOPLE & PLACES - What daughter of a famous TV couple had a show in her own name in 1995 that lasted less than two months?
8. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - What is the name of the co-host whose banter adds beauty to Howard Stern's bombastic babble?
9. History - What conflict ended with the ceding of Hong Kong to the British?
10. SCIENCE & NATURE - What is the study of character based on the shape of the head?
11. SPORTS & LEISURE - What did fifteen year-old Tara Lipenski do, just six months after winning a gold medal for Olympic figure-skating?
12. WILD CARD - What is the name for the French accent mark written from the upper left to the lower right?

5:50:00 PM



 
The Week That Was

I can't believe I didn't write this week. So let's see, what have I done? I reported for jury duty Monday and sat through jury selection and could figure out the strategies of each side based on the questions. It was a civil suit that didn't sound too interesting, so I was glad my number didn't get picked. I was on a jury a long time ago but haven't been called since. I liked one of the lawyers more than the other based on the way he conducted himself and his looks. (OK, I'm shallow, too.) He had a relaxed, intelligent way of asking questions and used humor when appropriate, too. Both sides were represented by Nashville firms, so no local attorneys were involved the way it was on the jury I was on before. I have to call back tomorrow evening to see if I am supposed to report Tuesday. They obligate you for about three weeks. Jury selection is interesting since they have to choose based on the information they have as well as what they pick up from body language, appearance, answers to questions, and other things particular to those attorneys and/or their jury consultant in some cases. Since I've been watching lawyer shows since Perry Mason to L. A. Law to all the Law & Orders to Boston Legal (as well as John Grisham books and many movies), I observe it on several levels. I'm sure I'll have to go back and will find out if I'm chosen or not. It was fine not even being a semi-finalist, but we'll see what happens.

I kept Brendan Tuesday, and he spent the night Thursday night and was here all day Friday. We went to visit Mother both times which was fun. Then we went by and saw Jim and Zela at the vitamin center. Brendan was definitely "on" while we were there. We also went to the library. All anyone has to do is tell him something, and he remembers it. I mentioned where we were going, and after we left one place, he'd announce where we were going next. He has Melissa's freakishly good memory for song lyrics and stories. For example, he was in the back seat singing "American Pie" while we were riding around. Yes, ALL of it!! Good grief! What cracks me up is hearing his sweet little 2 1/2 year-old voice singing the line from "Angel from Montgomery" about "to believe in this living is just a hard way to go." It's also cute because his l's are y's, initial r's are w's, and other r's are ah's. He's been this way about learning words, songs, and stories since the beginning, just as most children do. Brendan will hone in on anything new, want to hear it over and over, process it, and then know it. He has quite a repertoire of material and will identify them as Mommy songs, Daddy songs, Grammy songs, etc. For the record, he also knows children songs. Listening to him made me remember when Brian was 3 and broke into "I've got a freaky old lady name o' Cocaine Katy" one day and sang all of that song. I asked him where he learned that, and he said from Daddy. They are like sponges, and we did listen to that Dr. Hook album quite a lot, so we were both responsible. Brian grew up knowing all kinds of songs, so they both sing to Brendan, tell and read him stories, and talk to him. I'm teaching him some songs, too, but will save this for another post.

10:09:00 AM



 
Says You

I did this today by typing while listening. They are difficult but informative. I didn't know any of them.

Give the derivation of these nautical terms:

1. ringleader
2. highjack
3. hard and fast
4. to give quarter
5. fits the bill
6. deep six

Where do these lead?

There were hints along the way, but I couldn't figure out how to do that, so they are in the answer box.

for example, Starbucks leads to Herman Melville (first mate in Moby Dick)

7. the beach of Falesa
8. boyhood
9. seize the day
10. three guineas
11. widower's houses
12. setting free the bears

9:32:00 AM



 
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