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• on the gsp… stone harbor here i come! #
• @greddymr to the beach! in reply to greddymr #
• i just canceled all the meetings on my calendar for next week… vacation, here i come! #
• left my power supply at home today so i'm relegated to using windows. #

• @shellieshel ewwwww in reply to shellieshel #
• @_Terri_ the federal government would not, but the state of ny (where i live) would in reply to _Terri_ #
• @_Terri_ nahhh i can just be supportive from a distance! plus, i speak spanish so it'd be all good. in reply to _Terri_ #
• yay! same-sex marriage legalized in argentina! http://nyti.ms/9cRMnl #
• "please read" is one of the worst email subjects of all time, and one of the most likely ways to ensure i don't read whatever you sent. #
• @imjjdean ah yes. understood. in reply to imjjdean #
• @imjjdean i hope you're not actually shocked…. in reply to imjjdean #
• @buy_com would you please stop spamming my email? i've unsubscribed like six times. #
• @imjjdean yeahhhhhhj. in reply to imjjdean #
• seen near vassar college this morning: a girl, riding a bicycle and smoking a cigarette. ironic? or just moronic? #
• inbox zero never gets old. seriously. #

The last few books I’ve read have either been historical non-fiction, or related to business, communications and that ilk.

So for a change, I detoured to The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards. I found my way to the novel via a recommendation from my dear friend Tara; her recommendations on most things creative are a sure win.

To be honest, I found the book to be a bit slow getting started. After the disaster that was All the Presidents’ Children, I found myself frightened—could I even make it through the book? I couldn’t possibly give up on two books in a row, could I?

I worried for nothing. Once the book caught hold of me, there was no turning back. The captivating story set in the 1960s, and leading its readers right through the quarter century that follows, is the story of the Henry family. Dr. David Henry and his wife Norah set out to have themselves the perfect nuclear family, but when Dr. Henry discovers—during childbirth—that his wife is delivering twins, he faces a moral dilemma. You see, his son Paul is born first, and scores “a nine on the Apgar… very good.” Up next is Phoebe, and Dr. Henry recognizes that she has been born with Down syndrome.

In the 1960s, that meant an early death, following an unhappy life. In an instant, he decides to ask his nurse to take Phoebe to an institution, and he tells his wife Norah that Phoebe was stillborn.

This split-second decision shapes the rest of their lives. In time, I found sympathy for each of the main characters, and found myself wondering what I’d have done in Dr. Henry’s shoes.

• @glaad way to go! so happy to see you were able to get them to change their minds and do right by the glbt community. in reply to glaad #
• happy that it's finally raining / disappointed that i can't get out into the garden #
• @JrMozart well, don't you? in reply to JrMozart #
• @effies literally laughing out loud… thanks for sharing. in reply to effies #
• RT @alanlepo via @elsua: Dear "experts", pls remember that your target aud/custs don't always have the same level of knowledge that you do. #
• @elsua @absolutesubzero why not just use the built in wordpress wysiwyg editor via safari on the ipad? in reply to elsua #

• @morningmika when are you coming to poughkeepsie ny? in reply to morningmika #
• @socialmedium where ya goin'? in reply to socialmedium #
• drinking a glass of Austrian zweigelt and remembering sitting in Salzburg with Ewan! #
• @glaad i wrote to katie couric about that like 5 years ago… don't hold your breath for a response. in reply to glaad #
• "the surprising truth about what motivates us" http://bit.ly/c0Ueil. a little long but well worth watching. #
• @PokJournal ps thanks for the direct link… that definitely works in reply to PokJournal #
• @PokJournal the archive comes up first in your search results… and when you click "free text" it asks you to buy! what gives? in reply to PokJournal #
• @PokJournal http://bit.ly/8XEw4N is a link to the article, State: Foreclosures, home sales stabilize from 9th Jun 2010. in reply to PokJournal #
• @PokJournal why are you charging for content on your site from jun 9th? thought everything was free for 30 days…? #
• firefox is really bogged down for me since the last update. time to try safari 5 or chrome? #
• super excited to see eclipse tonight. go team edward! #
• I just unlocked the "Gym Rat" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/90WQgE #