Carmen Milligan
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I have long avoided seeing movies made from books that I love. I have never seen "The Green Mile", "The Shell Seekers", or the...
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Carmen Milligan
Mar 16, 20221 min read
Wednesday Word: Foible
foible [ˈfoibəl] NOUN a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character. "they have to tolerate each other's little foibles"...
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Carmen Milligan
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Junto Club
I am learning so many new things about early America from the PBS panels on Benjamin Franklin. Ken Burns' new movie on Franklin debuts in...
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Carmen Milligan
Mar 5, 20222 min read
First English Novel??
I had a front-row seat at the online Ken Burns panel discussion on Benjamin Franklin and Writing. During the discussion, one of the panel...
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Carmen Milligan
Mar 3, 20222 min read
The power of suggestion
I was reading Amor Towles "Rules of Civility" a few weeks ago, sitting on the sofa in the bright morning sun, steaming cup of coffee at...
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Carmen Milligan
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Wednesday Word: Pariah
pariah [pəˈrīə] NOUN an outcast. "they were treated as social pariahs" synonyms: outcast · persona non grata · leper · reject ·...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Enjoying the heck out of Bachelor Brothers!
Sometimes (actually, rarely) I intentionally slow my reading pace of a book. There are a couple of reasons for my doing this in the past:...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Another beautifully written book by Amor Towles
I just finished "Rules of Civility" by Amor Towles. The story was good, to be sure, but it is the exquisite writing that gets me....
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 20, 20221 min read
Adding a candidate to the ballot
I have just had the greatest idea, and I cannot be the first person to think this: we should add a candidate to the presidential ticket...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 19, 20222 min read
While perusing the shelves...
While looking for my next read among the custom-built bookshelves on the far end of my living room, I spied a slender bright green spine...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 18, 20222 min read
Be heard! Email to my Congressmen
Because I don't just rant about a topic - I also act. And I encourage you to do the same. Find your Congressional representation here. My...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 17, 20223 min read
Caps on pay? Not exactly, but close enough.
I would think that nurses in general do not make huge political campaign contributions, so when the fat cats in CEO corner offices start...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 16, 20221 min read
Wednesday Word: Scapegrace
scapegrace [ˈskāpɡrās] NOUN archaic a mischievous or wayward person, especially a young person or child; a rascal. synonyms: scoundrel ·...
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Carmen Milligan
Feb 12, 20223 min read
RED ALERT! Book banning is alive and well in the USA.
January 10, 2022: McMinn County school board unanimously voted to remove a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Well, that just ruins the whole thing.
It turns out that one bad apple just may spoil the whole bunch. I'll tell you my story and let you decide. I am trying to read a book by...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 26, 20221 min read
Wednesday Word: sycophant
sycophant [ˈsikəˌfant, ˈsikəfənt] NOUN a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage. synonyms:...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 20, 20222 min read
A fancy glass makes all the difference
I have a memory of when I was in high school, having a meal or watching a move with mom and dad. I got a glass of orange juice, but I...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 19, 20221 min read
Wednesday Word: Inculcate
inculcate [inˈkəlˌkāt, ˈinkəlˌkāt] VERB instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction. "the failures of the churches to...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 8, 20222 min read
The Magic of "The Wedding Singer"
I have seen "The Wedding Singer" at least 10 times and laugh and appreciate the jokes every time I rewatch it. It is an homage to my...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 6, 20221 min read
A little historical fiction fatigue
I was reading reviews of an upcoming historical fiction book and noted the reviewer stated that she was tiring of dual/multiple timelines...
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