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The Bookworm Sez: Sixty: A Diary of My Sixty-First Year
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- Written by Terri Schlichenmeyer Terri Schlichenmeyer
Someone, call the fire department.
Right. That old birthday-candle joke was funny the first time you heard it, decades ago; now, though, not so much.
The Bookworm Sez: Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
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- Written by Terri Schlichenmeyer Terri Schlichenmeyer
Thank you for your service.
You’ve said that many times recently, and meant every word to every soldier. Thank you for keeping us protected. Thank you for your bravery. Thank you for your sacrifice.
The Bookworm Sez: Political Suicide
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- Written by Terri Schlichenmeyer Terri Schlichenmeyer
Politicians are human.
There are surely times when you’d like to think otherwise, but the truth is that they laugh, they cry, they love—and they do boneheaded things.
The Bookworm Sez: Dimestore: A Writer’s Life
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- Written by Terri Schlichenmeyer Terri Schlichenmeyer
You never have to darn your socks.
That was a weekly chore for Grandma, but when you have holes in your socks, you go buy new ones.