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Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Zumba!

My BFF sent me a mail. We had plans, but she wrote to say she’d forgotten that she’d signed up for a trial Zumba class, did I want to go? What the heck is Zumba, was my first thought. Okay, so I’m just not into the exercise scene. Turns out Zumba is HUGE. It’s salsa and mambo with an aerobic spin.

I said I’d join her. It was a total riot. I could not salsa for the life of me. Trying to get those hands going at the same time as the feet moved was impossible. The instructor said it … Read More »

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Friday, May 14th, 2010
If Books Could Kill

A little over a year ago, I was in a B&N bookstore browsing through the stacks. An interesting cover design will catch my attention as will a clever or witty title. The back cover blurb, though, is what will get me to actually by the book.

So back in those stacks, I came across a mystery by Kate Carlisle called Homicide in Hardcover. The main character, Brooklyn Wainwright, is a young woman whose job is to repair old books. It doesn’t sound like the most exciting job, but murder spices things up. The story was set in the general … Read More »

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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Happy Children’s Day!


May 5th, familiar to many in the US and in Latin America as el cinco de mayo, is celebrated as Children’s Day in Japan. This day is a national holiday and varous activities revolving around children take place around the country. It is traditional on this day to fly carp, one representing each child in your family. You can see them in the picture. This day used to be known as Boys’ Day since March 3rd is considered to be Girls’ Day, or Hina-Matsuri, and it is still celebrated on that day. However, once May 5th became a national holiday … Read More »

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