Point of View

Messages of Beauty

January 25, 2010
By Tracie
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Jessica Alba is featured on the cover of Self Magazine’s February 2010 issue and in the issue she talks pretty blatantly about her body after baby. Pregnancy was the most incredible experience I’ve ever had, so I’ll take the stretch marks. I’ll take the sagging boobs. I’ll take the cellulite I can never get...
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Full Disclusure, Please

January 18, 2010
By Tracie
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I have a small pet peeve with book series. This pet peeve covers almost all books that fall into the “series” category. First of all, it takes a lot for me to make the commitment to get into a series. Once I know a book is part of a series (or is going to...
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Childhood Memories, Rats, and a Present

January 11, 2010
By Tracie
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One of my favorite books of childhood was the movie-edition of Mrs. Brisby and the Rats of NIMH (also known as Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and The Secret of NIMH). While I also adored the movie, the book was extra special because I could pour over the beautiful images from the...
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The Sunday Salon: Mess of Books

January 10, 2010
By Tracie
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One of the many things that I do love about winter and the below zero temps (yes, I said love) is that I can’t go outside. I know that there are hardy Minnesotans out there who are willing to spend thirty minutes bundling up to spend five minutes outdoors, but I’m not one of...
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Best Books of 2009? I’ll Pass, Thank You.

January 4, 2010
By Tracie
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Stephen King recently produced his annual top 10 books of 2009. This years list includes Rough Country by John Sanford, Drood by Dan Simmons and 2666, by Roberto Bolano. While this list is interesting (of course, I read it), I kind of don’t care. There are a couple of reasons that I don’t like...
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