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Let’s Unplug
From sunset 1March to sunset 2 March is the day of unplugging. The idea behind the day was to challenge people to keep their electronic devices unplugged and unused for 24 hours. People are encouraged to give themselves the chance to take a break and spend time relaxing with family, friends, or alone. That means…
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Yes! I ❤️ my job.
Do you enjoy your job? I don’t call being a super cool librarian, library director, and author a job. All of those things are a part of who I am. I love talking about books, reading books, writing books and being around people who also love books. I also like people. My “job” involves helping…
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Okay…
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? I would ban the word “okay” and while I’m at it I will ban the tone that is used with it. Instead of using that lazy word use the word that means the same thing, “Yes”. My teenagers use…
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It’s Almost Time
Every year on my birthday in March I make a resolution to myself. Last year I decided to take a social media fast for a year. I’ll tell you about that later. For this year I’m considering only reading books from our home library. That would mean an entire year of not buying new books,…
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The Results are in!
We did doggy DNA for Harley Quinn and Leo Spartacus. Yes, my husband gave Leo a middle name. We used Embark. Here are the results Harley as expected, but Leo! What the heckin heck is an American Village Dog? 100% love on paws, y’all! Light & Love, Lori
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Come see us!
Brendan and I will be participating at the Books By the Bay Festival on March 23, 2024 We will be on a discussion panel talking about the implications of AI and the publishing world. More info here https://www.facebook.com/BooksByTheBayFestival
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How to end a fantastic weekend?
Spent the weekend reading, playing games with friends, spending time with family, and resting. Now I’m ending the weekend with banana bread. That’s how you end a fantastic weekend. Light & Love, Lori
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Live Simply
What would you do if you won the lottery? Pay off my house and all my debts. Then retire from my job. Get the knee replacement that I want not what the insurance company says I can get. Buy a world tour travel package and travel for a year or two, writing every day. Crossing…
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Happy Candlemas Day
If Candlemas be fair and bright,Come, Winter, have another flight;If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,Go Winter, and come not again. According to German lore, if the hedgehog saw his shadow on Candlemas Day there would be a “Second Winter” or 6 more weeks of bad weather. Leave it to us crazy Americans to see a…
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Say Hello to Leo
Periodically the caregivers from our local animal shelter bring dogs who need forever homes by my office building. They, the humans, know that my place of work is full of dog people with big hearts. I have held strong for a long time and not brought a dog home, until I met Leo. I could…
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Brendan & Lori O'Gara 