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About evesgreenleaf

When I first launched this blog I was caring for my husband and embracing my passions of I have a passions for History, Philosophy, Books, Movies, TV, Food, Life and People. My sweet husband has moved on to the next existence. Until today, I have not blogged in 3+ years but this trip and the lake has inspired me to write again.

Cocktail Stage

The journey continues, my second day on Weight Watchers and from experience I am at the excited cocktail stage; the breathless eager want to succeed by working the plan and measuring, weighting and tracking every single sip and bite. Yesterday, … Continue reading

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Sharing My New 2011 Journey

The new year always bring a plethora of goals, plans and resolutions. I have always disliked making and breaking New Year’s resolutions.  So I am not embarking on a weight loss program because of a New Year’s resolution but rather … Continue reading

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Musings on books, music and my favorite TV shows

Part of the joy of winter break is the time and inclination to indulge in activities you missed turning the semester especially since its rained more days than not.  So during the break between semesters, I am catching up on … Continue reading

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Reflection and my thoughts about Sartre

School has been out for nearly two weeks and the rainy season has arrived with a fury along the Ventura coastline and I stayed at home to avoid the crazy drivers and flooded gutters, driveways, canals, and roads.  The benefit … Continue reading

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Hawaii Five-O “Hana ‘a ‘a Makehewa”

Since the debut of the Hawaii Five-O pilot on September 20th, the re-imaging of the classic TV show of the late 1960’s and 1970’s has been compared to the original series.  For fair and balance commentary, I have to share … Continue reading

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Hungry for You

Last night instead of watching TV, I read the latest novel published by Avon Books and written by Lynsay Sands “Hungry for You”, the next in her series about the Argeneau family.  In the spirit of full disclosure, I must … Continue reading

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Evesgreenleaf’s Lists

2011 is around the corner and every where a person turns lists, surveys and articles about Top 10 or Top 100 on any and every subject.  These lists are found on TV, the Internet, Magazines, and Radio. So I have decided … Continue reading

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Holiday’s of the Season

Last week, I wrote what Christmas meant to me but I feel the urge to mention that Christmas and the birth of Christ are not the only religious and cultural holiday’s celebrated in December.  Prior to leaving school last week, … Continue reading

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Christmas, what does it mean to you?

Yesterday on the phone a friend queried now that the semester was over how were the Christmas plans.  I laughed and said not.  She asked, Eve have you finished your shopping? No.  Are you going to go shopping? Maybe yes, … Continue reading

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“A Cab Called Reliable” Essay

One of the books I recently read for an Asian American History class was the novel, A Cab Called Reliable by Patti Kim.  The following is an analysis of the book based on an assigned prompt. The novel written by … Continue reading

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