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Enzo’s Best Book–Perfect Summer Reading
June 13, 2013 By Carol RyanEvery once in a while I come across (in this case belatedly, as the book was published in 2009) a novel that emotionally picks me up, Read More » -
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May 27, 2013 By Carol RyanDali communicated his perspective on the persistence of memory in this famous painting. Memory is malleable, fleeting, and sometimes false. If you are writing a memoir Read More »
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The Post-Modern Matador
Rafa Nadal the number 1 men’s tennis player in the world beat number 3, Roger Federer today at the French Open. The score makes the outcome look more convincing than it actually was. So many points looked like staged exhibitions at a tennis camp for the gods. Both men played breathtakingly beautiful tennis and the