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" A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder. "
Day
Snow
Wonder
" Borders had lousy management and made bad corporate decisions, so its fate is less like a terrible accident than a slow-motion slide into a ditch, but it's hard to be happy about a bookseller's demise. "
Decisions
Be Happy
Management
" 'Brave' is one of those words that has been bleached of most of its meaning these days, thanks to far too many appearances in the glaring light of ad slogans and corporate public relations. I never thought about anything as brave anymore; it just seemed like a flabby, glib cliche. "
Light
Thought
Words
" Buying a car used to be an experience so soul-scorching, so confidence-splattering, so existentially rattling that an entire car company was based on the promise that you wouldn't have to come in contact with it. "
Car
Company
Experience
" College athletics are so entrenched and enjoyed by so many people that they will never be discontinued or substantially changed. I know that. I just pity the people caught in that tender trap. And most of all, I pity those kids. "
College
Just
Know
" Dog parks are more cliquish than any other human gathering with the possible exception of seventh grade. Deal with it. "
Gathering
Possible
Human
" Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint. "
Pet
Smart
Army
" Election Day outside of big cities is different. For one thing, there are so few people in my town that each individual vote really does matter, and several local races have been decided by as many votes as you can count on one hand. "
People
Matter
Election
" Even after I'd published three books and had been writing full-time for twenty years, my father continued to urge me to go to law school. "
Law
Writing
Three
" Every corny thing that's said about living with nature - being in harmony with the earth, feeling the cycle of the seasons - happens to be true. "
Living
Seasons
Nature
" Every single one of my books had its title changed almost as we were going to press, for all sorts of different reasons. "
Single
Books
Different
" Everything rational and sensible abandons me when I try to throw out photographs. Time and time again, I hold one over a wastebasket, and then find it impossible to release my fingers and let the picture drop and disappear. "
Picture
Impossible
Find
" Having animals in the city is entirely different from having animals out in the country. For one thing, it's more social. When you live on lots of acres without neighbors within a stone's throw, your dog-walks are usually solitary rambles over hill and dale. "
Stone
You
City
" Here's a habit I never thought I'd develop: I gravitate to anything online that's marked 'most popular' or 'most e-mailed.' And I hate myself a little bit every time I do. "
Time
Thought
Myself
" Human relationships used to be easy: you had friends, boy- or girlfriends, parents, children, and landlords. Now, thanks to social media, it's all gone sideways. "
Children
Media
Parents
" I am dismayed to realize that much of the advice I used to parcel out to aspiring writers has passed its sell-by date. "
Parcel
Realize
Out
" I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential - especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident. "
Power
Yourself
You
" I am unusually Halloween-attentive, because, as it happens, I was born on Halloween, so for me it has always been an occasion of great moment. "
Born
Great
Halloween
" I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way. "
Way
Will
I Can
" I don't care that much about rote memorization. An old boyfriend of mine used to get into lacerating arguments with his parents over facts, and I used to watch on in mute astonishment. How could anyone actually argue about something that could be looked up? "
Over
Parents
Watch
" I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture. "
Culture
Advice
Wisdom
" I feel somewhat responsible for the Borders Books bankruptcy. "
Feel
Responsible
Books
" I finally overcame my phobia, and now I approach flying with a sort of studied boredom - a learned habit, thanks to my learn-to-fly-calmly training - but like all former flying phobics, I retain a weird and feverish fascination with aviation news, especially bad news. "
Flying
Weird
Training
" I had forgotten how thrilling a snow day is until my son started school, and as much as he loves it, he swoons at the idea of a free day arriving unexpectedly, laid out like a gift. "
Gift
Day
Free
" I had never considered using a hashtag anywhere other than on Twitter, but now I'm inspired. Text messages have always seemed a little flat to me, so the murmuring Greek chorus of a hashtag might be a perfect way to liven them up and give them a bit of dimension. "
Me
Always
Never
" I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I don't believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but that's another story. "
Believe
Sports
Story
" I have no idea how to get in touch with anyone anymore. Everyone, it seems, has a home phone, a cell phone, a regular e-mail account, a Facebook account, a Twitter account, and a Web site. Some of them also have a Google Voice number. There are the sentimental few who still have fax machines. "
Voice
Cell Phone
Google
" I have worked on PCs and on Macs and, while I have my preferences, I don't find it crippling to work on one rather than the other. "
Other
Find
Work
" I heard a computer scientist the other day refer to playing with the Kinect as 'storytelling.' At first I thought that sounded a little high-minded, but after trying a few games I could see what she meant. "
Day
Trying
Thought
" I love tearing things out of the ground. I love digging and discarding. I love pruning. In fact, I love pruning so much that I once gave myself carpal-tunnel syndrome because I attacked a trumpet vine with so much dedication. "
Love
Vine
Trumpet
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