Barb, it wasn't you; in this case I think the worm opened the can herself.

100% this.

Barb, the one time I was involved in civil litigation, the complainant had THREE other lawsuits of the exact same nature going at the same time. I think some folks turn trouble-making into a profession. Sadly, as in my case, it too often pays to do so.

May Ms. Thang be resoundingly turned away from this organization. It's a bed SHE made, so don't take it even into your neighborhood, much less on yourself.

::crossing fingers, turning around three times and tossing poopy on her shoes on your behalf...metaphorically, of course.::

And speaking of the name, I love this song titled, When the Stars Go Blue, sung by my favorite Norwegian singer.

VERY interesting, Barb!!! Keep us posted, as I am curious (read: morbidly nosy as hell.)

I am getting some REALLY positive feedback from people who have observed my classes, esp. from the dual-credit college class, so I am very happy about that.

Much less tired today; getting in the groove, woo!

And speaking of the name, I love this song titled, When the Stars Go Blue, sung by my favorite Norwegian singer.

Heh, bonny-- I'm notoriously terrible at titles so I totally cribbed the title of the book from the song. It's a Ryan Adams chart, but my favorite version is The Corrs w/ Bono.

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I like the version you linked, too-- hadn't heard that one before.

It wasn't just a random choice, either-- the lyrics of the song fit the emotion and narrative arc of the book absolutely amazingly.

I actually had one reviewer notice that all of the chapter titles are also song titles; she said that once she noticed that, she went back and took special note of it and loved it because it served as a musical roadmap for the story. ::loves when readers get it so completely::

they were basically spitting three times and throwing holy water.

"Gypsies. We will speak of them no more."

Ha. I was totally listening to the Bono/Corrs version while you were posting that, Barb.

I love the idea of song titles creating a roadmap to the story. Very clever of you and massive points to the reviewer!

I have donuts! My parents sent me a box of vegan donuts for Chanukah. They're frozen, and need to be heated up, and then put the icing on, so it's not quite like just getting a box of donuts to eat right away, but still, donuts! I'm putting most of them in the freezer so that I can make them last a while, just having one every few days.

Egad Barb, that woman!

Sending Kleenex and a good nap to Cass.

The msnbc photoblog currently has two photos of the fire in Israel: [link]

I am getting some REALLY positive feedback from people who have observed my classes, esp. from the dual-credit college class, so I am very happy about that.

WOOOOT! I love how many outstanding teachers we have among the 'fiastas.