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		<title>Review: Nightlight</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/review-nightlight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nightlight
The Harvard Lampoon
Vintage Books
$13.95, trade paperback, 154 pages
Release date: Nov. 3, 2009
It seems everyone on the planet has some level of familiarity with Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight. Devoted fans eagerly awaited the next installment of the lengthy books. When the last book in Meyer’s series appeared in August 2008, the books’ fans switched their anticipation to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=663&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brief note on reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard the FTC issued guidelines for bloggers to disclose when they receive payments or free products to prevent unfair and/or deceptive practices. The guidelines take effect Dec. 1. Both the blogger and the company who sends him a free product could be subject to fines if the FTC decides the transaction leads to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=660&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crunching Leaves and Umbrella Guns</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/crunching-leaves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Memory is a weird thing.
One day you can suddenly remember the Eagles game you went to at Veteran’s Stadium. You can see your view of the field, feel the chill in the air. You can see friends and family there with you. You remember the idiot a couple rows back who, upset at something the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=655&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Links</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/more-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As mentioned in the previous post, I fell behind on posting interesting links. I&#8217;ve been collecting them, however, and storing them in my cheeks for the winter. No, it&#8217;s not winter yet, but here are some links to explore while you prepare for hibernation.
I hate the rampant abuse of quotation marks, and so do the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=652&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Long Overdue Links</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/long-overdue-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eek. Life and my innate laziness kept me away from the blog for far too long. The monthly posting of sites I find interesting hasn&#8217;t been updated in what seems like forever.
So, without further delay, here&#8217;s part 1 of what I&#8217;ve been doing online lately. Warning &#8211; no theme or rhyme/reason here.
 NaNoWriMo is getting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=647&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Primitive Review</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/primitive-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Primitive
Mark Nykanen
Bell Bridge Books
$16.95, trade paperback, 384 pages
Release date: Oct. 1, 2009
Mark Nykanen’s Primitive remains a taut thriller despite glimpses of an earlier didactic draft about methane gas, global warming and environmental activism. A less talented author may have been seduced by the opportunity to educate readers and advance a cause, but Nykanen remembers the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=600&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ice Land review</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/ice-land-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ice Land
Betsy Tobin
Plume
$15.00, paperback, 354 pages
Release date: August 25, 2009
Fulfilling the wishes of the Fates, the Norse goddess Freya becomes enchanted by a necklace crafted by four dwarves. The price they set for the necklace is high: Freya must spend a night with each of them.  From this myth grows Betsy Tobin’s Ice Land.
Tobin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=627&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ORK: Happily Ever After</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/ork-happily-ever-after/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[nce upon a time, Lady Cat was lost. She couldn’t find her home and grew to resist attempts from the Two-legs Tribe to help her.
But Lady Cat was lonely, so, like most lonely Lost Girls, she turned to an underground world of Tomcats for companionship. Soon Lady Cat was not so lonely — she had five [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=606&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ORK: Please Take Me Home with You</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/ork-please-take-me-home-with-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, folks, the ORK is down to two adoptable 4-month-old kittens. Callie is still living with her brothers but her new owners are supposed to come get her on July 30.
If you&#8217;ve been following the ORK saga and thought, &#8220;Hey, I&#8217;ve always wanted a kitten,&#8221; or know a friend who&#8217;s looking for a little fluffy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=592&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aruba &#8211; day 8</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/aruba-day-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 12, 2009 There and Back Again
It&#8217;s over. I&#8217;m sitting at the airport. Some sand may still be in between my toes and almost definitely in my ears. Silly wind. But that&#8217;s it.
No more long days in the sun, staring at the sea. Floating in the water or walking through hundreds of little silver fish [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&blog=3516659&post=584&subd=tammydotts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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