tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-626822 2009-12-23T23:10:11-08:00 "Incipit Vita Nova" means Enter A New Life - writing from Amy Sterling and "Issue of the Day" from Professor Casil TypePad Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesToday, enter a new life and free your mind. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef0120a778e6a3970b 2009-12-23T23:10:11-08:00 2009-12-23T23:15:59-08:00

I received the best birthday present of my life this March when Meredith got Marcus and Lucas to take Badger to the beach, and Lucas, a talented photographer, took pictures of pony (one of Badger's several nicknames). He is nicknamed...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/pP4sgd-qj4Q" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/kindle-best-christmas-present-evarrr.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef0120a7722503970b 2009-12-22T07:54:45-08:00 2009-12-22T07:54:45-08:00

Jack Bauer interrogates Santa . . . but no one can get Santa to talk . . . not even Jack! Only 300,000 views - we can do better guys! (On Facebook, click on the large blue title or go...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/XJxB3Zr_Ooc" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/youve-been-naughty-jack-bauer.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef0120a7693017970b 2009-12-19T22:48:39-08:00 2009-12-19T22:48:39-08:00

I have experienced several extreme, notable situations in which an employee presented one sort of experience and education in their interview and on their resume which later proved to be false. In each case, the person was terminated, usually immediately....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/fape64N_jTk" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/lying-on-linkedin-and-resumes.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef0120a767a406970b 2009-12-19T11:17:52-08:00 2009-12-19T23:18:56-08:00

As the proud owner of a pink calf, two alien cows, several clumsy reindeer, numerous elf gnomes and a horrifying number of holiday decorations, I can say that what my best friend pointed up the other day is sadly, all...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/5QdkzIgg6R0" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/farmville-hoarding-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef012876686935970c 2009-12-18T16:42:08-08:00 2009-12-18T16:42:08-08:00

I agree with Madison McGraw - it's almost surreally-disturbing that a mother who lost her 2-year old son to drowning on Monday, December 14 was tweeting about the incident shortly after her son was taken to the hospital, while she...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/Fu7mPMVmLn0" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/baby-disaster-tweets.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef0128765b2a89970c 2009-12-16T08:14:58-08:00 2009-12-16T08:14:58-08:00

Great news this a.m. - a nice mention from Paul Biba on NPR's Tele-Read blog regarding Book View Press' first original book, The Shadow Conspiracy. I'm looking at the date . . . hmn . . . The Shadow Conspiracy...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/dyHidFmqmo8" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/book-view-cafe-featured-on-npr.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef0120a7515500970b 2009-12-14T17:14:25-08:00 2009-12-14T17:14:25-08:00

One online site where I was doing work asked for a book recommendation. I wrote the title of Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue by John McWhorter, and it automatically changed the title to Our Magnificent @#!%#$^! Tongue. Professor McWhorter is using...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/q-_5wOKuaFU" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/our-magnificent-bastard-tongue.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef0128764c405c970c 2009-12-12T18:40:25-08:00 2009-12-12T18:42:40-08:00

As soon as Taz locates another home or moves to the happy home in the sky, I don't think I'm going to re-experience the difficult task of Chihuahua rehabilitation. Just one visit to an animal shelter in Southern California will...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/VxnLK0zJK1o" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/ai-chihuahua.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef0128764976d5970c 2009-12-11T21:43:13-08:00 2009-12-11T21:43:13-08:00

The 7th man to achieve the coveted American Airlines ultra-platinum 10-million mile flyer award, Ryan Bingham is my hero. Yes, these programs for frequent flyers are real - here's a lower-level chart showing what lowly 1- and 2-million mile flyers...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/gKJMWTB1nxs" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/ryan-bingham-my-hero.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ed39853ef01287640c177970c 2009-12-10T08:39:44-08:00 2009-12-10T08:39:44-08:00

Gender selection has been all over the airwaves, thanks to lots of articles in media about various procedures used to pre-select the gender of babies. I listened to Bill Handel's semi-crummy solo show on the way to work from school,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livejournal/MAIg/~4/stqjOjOiiLA" height="1" width="1"/>

ASterling http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/12/write-anything-ruth-shalit-barrett.html