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Darlene Arden's Blog
June 10, 2009
- For most of you the name Kari Winters may not mean much but for me, the name is more meaningful than words can say. Kari Winters was known in a niche market within a niche market. Kari, a multi-award winning cat writer was found dead in her home three weeks ago. In her too-short life, Kari made a difference for more cats, dogs and people than anyone will ever know. Certainly Kari never kept ...
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May 28, 2009
- It's not often that I feel compelled to shout from the rooftops about a new book. This is one of those rare times when I've found a book I want to recommend to absolutely everyone who loves films, who loves the history of films."The Wicked Wit of the West" is the story of the last of the Golden-Age screenwriters. Irving Brecher is responsible for more wonderful moments of film, ...
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May 12, 2009
- I was more than a little surprised to receive an e-mail from Huntington W. Sharp, one of my favorite people in the Red Room. He was working on a blog about the authors and writers whose profile photos feature four-legged companions. In about 50 words he wanted a description of the four-legged friends. What a terrific idea!I was particularly happy to have the opportunity to explain about the ...
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April 12, 2009
- Much interest has been devoted to the Obama's dog. What would they choose, especially with a child who has allergies. Malia, age 10, and Sasha, age 7 were promised a puppy. Much was made of "hypoallergenic" breeds. One television dog trainer enthused, on one of those syndicated celebrity TV programs, that they should get one. Well, here's a news flash: there's no such thing as a ...
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April 9, 2009
- I was browsing Twitter when I saw a post from thriller author, Joseph Finder. Yes, I follow him; he doesn't follow me. He came up with a great idea and floated it out on Twitter. He wanted to create a day for people to support Independent Bookstores. I'm probably one of many who suggested that he set up an Event Page on Facebook. Clinton Bookstore in New Jersey, also on Facebook and Twitter, ...
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April 4, 2009
- I'll confess that I've never sent a text message. I wouldn't know how and, frankly, I don't care. As you know, if you've been following my blog here at The Red Room that I started Tweeting in December. These can be useful forms of communication if your intent is to connect with others, do some book promotion, etc. But something else is going on. These forms of communication have led not just to ...
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March 12, 2009
- Last night, March 11, 2009, ABC-TV's Nightline proved that they are willing and able to stoop to biased reporting, totally slanted journalism. What they did has, traditionally, been called Yellow Journalism. What did they do, you're asking yourself, aren't you? They aired a completely biased and far from factual report on purebred dogs and the dog fancy. It was appalling in its bias.Pretty much a ...
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March 2, 2009
- I was really surprised when Huntington posted a comment to my last blog letting me know that I was the "teaching tool" for Red Room's new Connections. Wow! Me, a teaching tool. Amazing. Curiosity didn't just kill the cat, it nearly killed the author so I clicked on the link he supplied. There it was! An exciting new Red Room feature that will allow us to connect with each other, ...
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February 21, 2009
- I looked at the date of my last post here and wondered why it has been so long since I last posted. Where has the time gone? Good question. I can explain part of it. I love this community so I have missed being here but, somehow, it didn't seem as if so much time has passed. I guess that's what happens when life gets in the way.I'm the new behavior columnist for Dogs in Canada magazine and to ...
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January 27, 2009
- It's been a week since the inauguration and I'm still trying to recover. So much hoopla during a time when the economy is suffering. So much money spent. Billions. I have trouble fathoming that amount. It's beyond my comprehension. I hope a good bit of it was funneled to workers who need the money. An honest day's pay for an honest job.What really stays with me is my embarrassment for the ...
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January 6, 2009
- It's 2009 and for a lousy year, 2008 certainly flew by in a hurry. Frankly, I'm glad it's gone. I begin a new year with the hope of every new year -- that it will be somehow better. How would I make it better? Oh, in so many ways. I don't make resolutions but I tend to contemplate. I like to think about "Darlene's Perfect World." I'm too much of a realist to think it will happen but ...
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December 25, 2008
- I've been thinking a lot about what we do and how the economy is impacting our work. There will almost assuredly always be book contracts for those who have grabbed the proverbial brass ring, who have name recognition and a following. I mean a mainstream following. This is good. Where there's life, there's hope. But I wonder exactly how a difficult business is going to survive in this economy ...
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December 20, 2008
- I haven't been blogging here as much as I'd like. I don't know where the time goes. Well, maybe I do. Fibromyalgia has changed my life and I'm still trying to get a handle on fibro. When we last left this saga, I had enrolled in a drug study, leaving my body to science while I'm still in it. The study is a double-blind to discover the doseage of Cymbalta for fibromyalgia patients. It's a drug ...
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December 10, 2008
- I joined Twitter a few weeks ago. Why? Truthfully, I had no idea what it was and thought I'd find out for myself. I signed on, opening an account, and immediately received two pieces of spam. Spammers? So soon?! Frankly, it scared me. I immediately found a privacy setting so people have to request to follow me. Did I mention that you have "followers" on Twitter? It felt more like ...
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November 28, 2008
- I hate the holidays. Okay, I've said it. This season is just too commercial for me. People rushing around, buying, wrapping and giving gifts. In some cases, literally trampling each other to death to get at the bargains on what is now known as "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving when the stores run incredible sales, more commonly known as "loss leaders" to get people ...
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