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Today one lucky person will win a copy of a new novel, reviewed recently that has nothing in particular to do with windows and hotels, but a lot to do with looking. See below. And remember you must enter by tomorrow morning. Two weeks ago we looked at a variety of windows from the outside. [...]
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Hey there, Americans–looking forward to a three-day weekend to celebrate Independence Day? Where will you plan to travel on July 4? Here are five of the most spectacular fireworks displays in the U.S.A. 1. A Capitol Fourth, The Mall, Washington D.C. What’s Special? You’re kidding, right? It is THE place to be–the seat of government, [...]
Destination: Chicago Book: Voices from the Chicago Grave: They’re Calling. Will You Answer? 2nd Edition, by Scott Markus A GUEST POST by Dr. Jessie Voigts I’d like to share an incredibly scary book of ghost stories. Why so scary? – because they are TRUE.
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Book: Galway Bay (2009)by Mary Pat Kelly, Grand Central Publishing A GUEST POST by Kerry Dexter “We didn’t all die. Some of us escaped, one reaching back for the next… we saved ourselves…”
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Destination: American Road Trip Book: American Fugue by Alexis Stamatis I like books that are dense with ideas and expressed poetically. American Fugue by Greek author Alexis Stamatis fills the bill. Here’s my review from Amazon: American Fugue’s author Alexis Stamatis confounds genres as he writes an innovative literary novel that combines with a thriller [...]
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Destination: Wisconsin, Indiana, Chicago Movie: Public Enemies, with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale This clip, not associated with the movie, comes from You Tube. I am never sure whether to be amused or perplexed when bad guys become tourist attractions.
