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From: Midwest Quilt Builder
Date: 12-15-2005, 09:48 AM (1 of 36)
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A great book........ don't miss it: "Super Foods RX" - anyone read it? Very important regarding cancer fighting foods. Another great book........... "French Women Don't Get Fat"! A fun read that says that French women eat whatever they want...... in moderation of course. "The Mermaid Chair" pretty good novel. Looking forward to hearing about what you are reading that you'd recommend. Thanks...... happy holidays to all. MQB |
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From: DorothyL
Date: 12-15-2005, 10:54 AM (2 of 36)
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It being the busy season I'm just relaxing with Elizabeth Peters Guardian of the Horizon. A little fun never hurt anyone. Actually I only read for fun anymore. Dorothy |
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From: tiedyejudy
Date: 12-15-2005, 05:17 PM (3 of 36)
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I finally got started on a reading project I have wanted to get into for a few years -- Louis L'Amour westerns! Several of them were set in the Arizona territory, so it's a little like going thru a time warp, 'though I know they are fiction. But it is entertaining reading... Judy Judy Sall Originals
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From: Magot
Date: 12-15-2005, 06:31 PM (4 of 36)
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I'm a complete sucker for regency fiction - I love Jane Austen, but at the moment I chomping my way throgh Georgette Heyer with a historical romance about the Civil War and restoration of Charles II to the throne.
love and kisses, Jan
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Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 12-15-2005, 06:39 PM (5 of 36)
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I just finished the last book on the Calder family by Janet Dailey - great set of books which span about 4 generations. Also finished the last book by Janet Evanovich in her series and can't wait for the next one to come out. Violet I've decided to live forever - so far, so good.
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 12-15-2005, 09:09 PM (6 of 36)
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I'm anxiously waiting to read the last book in the series by Diana Gabaldon "Breath of Ashes". I bought it but wanted to finish another one and so lent it to a friend. It may take a while before I get it back...her books are usually close to 1000 pages.
TTFN from
Judy |
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 12-15-2005, 09:42 PM (7 of 36)
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I'm re-reading my Charlaine Harris collection of vampire books. I'm also re-reading my collection of Karen Kijewski , Cat Colorado books. (detective) I start 2 or 3 at a time and read what I want each night.... In addition I read Car and Driver the other night and tonight it might be Consumer Reports....(when I'm finished with a magazine and I'm still not sleepy enough, I read a book). And of course I sit at the computer and read for 3-4 hrs, just about anything. (I'm in here a LOT  )
Chrys
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From: bridesmom
Date: 12-16-2005, 06:14 PM (8 of 36)
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I'm reading Nancy Ziemen's Complete Machine Embroidery and Rochelle Harper's Outdoor Gear, both sewing books. Man do I need a life. I just finished a Ken Follett book, first I've read of his and really enjoyed it. I like murder mysteries best, read one about a woman who shot three of her kids in the back seat of her car, one lived and testified against her, it was a true story and it gave me nightmares.
Laura
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From: Rea
Date: 12-19-2005, 09:29 PM (9 of 36)
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bridesmom, they made a movie from that book, I believe it starred Farrah fawcett, could be wrong, but yes, it is a true story. I read constantly. Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich, Stephen King, James Patterson, too many to mention. One i love is James Lee Burke, he is fantastic. I have started getting books on tape from my local library, that way I can sew and read at the same time. Oh, Nevada Barr is another good one, the Anna Pigeon series. A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather with a certain set of attitudes. Hugh Downs
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User: Rea
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From: Sancin
Date: 12-20-2005, 04:03 AM (10 of 36)
I read a lot and usually only one book at a time but did just finish one that I picked up and put down for several months as it was so thought provoking. It is called Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. It is called 'a novel about the history of philosophy' and that it is but it is a little quirky. A Norwegian teenage girl learns about philosophy in a unique way. It is likened to Alice Through the Looking Glass. It is a translation from Norwegian but very easy to read and if you know anything about philosophy it is interesting as the perspectives are a little different. Thoroughly enjoyable - a find on the desk of a bookstore. Almost finished Half A Life by V.S. Naipaul. I thought it was another book but could not remember the title - I like Indian writers - this one is good. Coming up Runaway by Alice Munro,(who I think is one of the greatest writers today) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and a couple of Alexander McCall Smith's.  I am a little out of sync here as I don't like sci fi or fantasy (can't sort out all the characters!), but do enjoy an occasional mystery. I like Robert Ludlum and Ken Follett. Trouble with mysteries or really popular authors is that I can never remember whether I have already read the book or not. I have kept a reading diary for about 12 years, but, of course, I never have it with me when picking up books. I saw Diana Gabaldon's Breath of Ashes today in paper back, but her books are too big and they hurt my hands to hold them. I also don't like books that are written in dialect. I always think - use it for the first chapter so I know what you mean and then get on with the story! I read a lot of magazines, usually sewing and quilting. I have just discovered Quilting Arts and Belle Armoir. Definitely not bed time reading - would be awake all night planning and awake dreaming!  Magot - This past summer decided to read and reread classics, Dover Books republishes many of them very cheaply. I read George Elliott whom I had never read before, very interesting. I have the Russians set aside for an more alert period of my life than I am in now! Have you read the Dorothy Dunnet books? I like that time period. Judy - My paternal grandmother, who has been dead for many years was quite a LADY. In her later years she lived in a small bachelor apt (compared to big houses and maids). She got up every morning early dressed in a drab silk dress and jewellry and silk stockings and read Louis L'Amour novels. She rarely spoke of herself, but did tell me that she was married just before the San Francisco earthquake and left on a 3 month stage coach honey moon!! *~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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From: Magot
Date: 12-20-2005, 07:29 AM (11 of 36)
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Nancy, I have read Dorothy Dunnet - George Elliot is great - when she published people were shocked when they found out she ws a woman. Dickens drives me barmy - HG Wells is crackingly funny with the benefit of future history. I do like a good Sci Fi moment though. Jan Auel "Earth's Children" series is one of my favourites too though she can get a touch steamy. I guess I like books about how people fit into their society.. love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: Sancin
Date: 12-20-2005, 05:46 PM (12 of 36)
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A very interesting and thought provoking sci fi book was written by Maria Doria Russell - The Sparrow - about 8 years ago. There was a sequel which I read but can't recall the title. Canadians and some Americans will recognize the similarities to the settling of North America - facinating.
*~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
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From: Jeke
Date: 12-21-2005, 12:20 PM (13 of 36)
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I have decided to start a reading journal and write down the books I have read and a comment or two about them. My niece gave me the idea. She started one in 1992. Her goal was to read one book a month. She has done that even while going to med school and through residency. I was pretty impressed and just thought it was a fun idea. I liked the book Refuge by Terry Williams. She connects her mother's struggle with cancer to the changes in landscapes.
Jay
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From: Magot
Date: 12-22-2005, 04:43 PM (14 of 36)
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I am now reading a biography of Billy Conelly by his wife, Pamela Stevenson. Very interesting reading of how a childhood of abuse can shape a personality and how to triumph over it.
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 12-22-2005, 11:02 PM (15 of 36)
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I have been reading The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty. It it written by Anne Rice who did all the vampire tales. It is not a book for the faint of heart, it is very erotic. I have read of all Anne Rices books and these will be the last set. I also have read most of Dean Koontz, Tami Hogg, and Stephen King.
Summer
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From: Rea
Date: 03-20-2006, 07:07 PM (16 of 36)
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Summers, Have you read the newest Stephen King book, "Cell?" You will throw away your cell phone, lol. I don't own one, and don't want one, now.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather with a certain set of attitudes. Hugh Downs
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User: Rea
Member since: 12-19-2005 Total posts: 47
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From: cakedec
Date: 03-20-2006, 08:34 PM (17 of 36)
Hi there Bridesmom, I see you like true murder mysteries, me too, ...when I have the time, anyway I have most of Anne Rule's books [ the one you read about the woman that shot her children was that  written by her? I gave some of the books away when I read them or I could check], anyway all A/Rules books are true murders, [ thought you may like to know - if you don't already] I cannot understand WHY I like to read them as I am not a violent person! I guess it comes from wondering why folks could stoop SO low as to take anothers life! I could'nt sleep for a while after reading of that evil woman killing her own flesh & blood so that she could be with another man! it haunted me for a long time. well nice "talking" to you B/M have a GREAT evening, Cakedec. HOW did I manage to put the flag in the middle!??? & now I can't move it ! shee! |
User: cakedec
Member since: 02-16-2005 Total posts: 5 |
From: Almajanesattic
Date: 03-20-2006, 09:28 PM (18 of 36)
| The last book I read recently was "The Old Wine Shades" by Martha Grimes. It is a Richard Jury mystery and the latest one in that series. Love the way she writes. Not much of a mystery reader but do like Sue Grafton, too, and have read her latest, also. |
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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-20-2006, 11:01 PM (19 of 36)
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I've been reading The Three Musketeers for it seems like forever. I read it probably 35 years ago. It is so much fun. But I think it will be a while before I read the next in the series Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: Dexter
Date: 03-21-2006, 01:13 AM (20 of 36)
| Confessions of a Boyfriend Stealer by Robynn Clairday. I'm just now starting it tonight so I don't have anything to say on it yet. After I finish this I'm going to read ttyl by Laureb Myracle. |
User: Dexter
Member since: 11-05-2004 Total posts: 48 |
From: Magot
Date: 03-21-2006, 02:12 AM (21 of 36)
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Hey Dexter - haven't heard from you in a while! How's the Cosplay going? I am reading the Liveship Traders trilogy by Robin Hobb - excellent alternative reality/fantasy stuff. The Assasins Guild stuff is good too. love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-21-2006, 07:02 AM (22 of 36)
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Guts-R-Us ???? Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: pretnichols
Date: 03-21-2006, 09:59 AM (23 of 36)
I just finished the last of the Nora Roberts Trilogy "In the Garden" series. I haven't had time to go & get any new books lately, so I've just been reading the daily paper. 
Peggy
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User: pretnichols
Member since: 10-16-2005 Total posts: 342 |
From: HeyJudee
Date: 03-21-2006, 10:20 AM (24 of 36)
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I'm in the middle of Luanne Rice's Summer's Child. I really enjoy her books. Have trouble putting it down as I usually only read when riding the bus into work.
TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366
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From: swartzrn
Date: 03-21-2006, 11:22 AM (25 of 36)
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Hey, I am not reading anything right now. No time to get into a book. I'm working and doing a forensic nursing class so that's keeping me busy.
Julie
"To see the future, look into a child's eyes." |
User: swartzrn
Member since: 02-17-2006 Total posts: 436 
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From: Carol in ME
Date: 03-21-2006, 11:42 AM (26 of 36)
| Just finished a collection of essays, "Dress Your Family in Corderoy and Denim," by David Sedaris. And, "the Confessions of Max Tivoli" a fictional story of a boy born as an old person, destined to grow younger for 70 years. It sounds weird, but the situations he faces, appearing one age and actually having the experience of another, is interesting. He has one true love, and he meets her at three different points in his life. |
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Member since: 01-27-2003 Total posts: 105 |
From: swartzrn
Date: 03-21-2006, 12:44 PM (27 of 36)
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I am a BIG fan of John Jakes. I don't know how many of you are familiar with him but he wrote the North and South books on which the movies were based. He does alot of historical fiction and intertwines real figures from history. I started with the North and South books and then read the Kent Family Chronicles which follow a family from Pre-American Revolution times through the 70's or so. Very interesting reading. Of course, Gone With the Wind is my all-time favorite!! What I really like about John Jakes is that he does a lot of research before writing a book and has it pretty much historically correct and makes good use of realistic characters who have interactions with his novel characters... Julie
"To see the future, look into a child's eyes." |
User: swartzrn
Member since: 02-17-2006 Total posts: 436
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From: MaryW
Date: 03-21-2006, 01:07 PM (28 of 36)
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I read A Million Pieces by James Frey. Boy, did he stir up a hornets nest with this book. Oprah made a big deal of it too. At the moment I am reading Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. It is his first book and he is good. Very easy to read and interesting, keeps you wanting more.
MaryW
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From: MaryW
Date: 03-21-2006, 01:08 PM (29 of 36)
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Forensic nursing? What is that?
MaryW
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Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542
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From: Clarkia
Date: 03-21-2006, 03:07 PM (30 of 36)
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re forensic nursing: yes, I wondered that too being a (very) old RN. Sounds interesting. Congratulations. I am presently about half through reading Secret River by Kate Grenville. She is a skilled craftsman with words. You feel you are right there with Sal and William, in their struggles to find a place in a new world. It is fascinating to read the story of how the convicts of the early 19th century were brutally shipped off to Australia, and how they began to settle the country. I am also beginning to understand more how the aboriginals viewed those early Australian settlers. Kay
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From: MariLynntex
Date: 03-21-2006, 03:10 PM (31 of 36)
| Mary, I read "Memoirs of a Geisha", too and thought it was interesting. I also have read quite a few books since Christmas. "Dean & Me" by Jerry Lewis was interesting and fun, also "Crewel Yule" by Monica Ferris, and "How to Talk to a Liberal...If You Must" by Anne Coulter was hilarious! I love Margaret Maron's Judge Deborah mysteries--they give such a good picture of southern life and thinking. As does Ria Mae Brown's "Cat Eyewitness." I am equally southern and Texian which adds to my enjoyment. Also I had the latest Harry Potter, "The Half-Blood Prince." I am currently re-reading "The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. I hadn't read those for years and years. Which reminds me (because it made me think of "Lord of the Rings"), go to this site: www.alonestarjewelry.com (my daughters Shauna & Lisa's website) and click on the link listed on the upper left side Just for Fun. (It's the last one) It will take you to a page with the gorgeous pendant my DD Shauna made for me for Christmas---a copy of Arwen Evenstar's pendant she gave to Aragorn. It is silver with a Texas blue topaz in the center. It is simply beautiful, very intricate. The actual pendant is about 2/3 the size of the picture, which is enlarged so you can see the intricacy of the design. All the jewelry pieces were designed by Shauna or Lisa. Lisa does most of the bead-work and Shauna does all the silver-work and occasionally I toss a design idea at them! Oh, yes, I also made a Davy Crockett costume for my 8-yr-old grandson to wear in a school program for the March Open House. March 2 is Texas Independence Day. All over Texas schools were having programs and pageants! From 1836 to 1846 we were a separate nation and we should have stayed that way, many of us think! MariLynntex |
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From: Sancin
Date: 03-21-2006, 04:42 PM (32 of 36)
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I'm working and doing a forensic nursing class so that's keeping me busy. Having looked through some of those books I am sure some of the sci fi people here would find them facinating - at first at least.
*~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
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From: Dexter
Date: 03-21-2006, 08:45 PM (33 of 36)
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Hey Dexter - haven't heard from you in a while! How's the Cosplay going? Amazing. It has been so long since I was last here, and I was only here a short while, I didn't think anyone would remember me. I'm doing fantastic. Still working through college and having fun with my job. The cosplay activities has been lacking significantly lately. I suppose all my crafting practices have been lacking. It's just been difficult to find the time lately, but I've started to relax more so it shouldn't be too long until you guys get to see some new costumes from me. |
User: Dexter
Member since: 11-05-2004 Total posts: 48 |
From: Magot
Date: 03-22-2006, 02:09 AM (34 of 36)
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once here never forgotten,Dexter. Glad to hear college is going well - you never lose the need to create but it does go on hold sometimes - it always comes out somewhere else.
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: Rea
Date: 03-22-2006, 06:19 PM (35 of 36)
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Clarkia, I am going to have to find that book, sounds fascinating. Anything about Australia fascinates me.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather with a certain set of attitudes. Hugh Downs
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User: Rea
Member since: 12-19-2005 Total posts: 47
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From: swartzrn
Date: 03-24-2006, 11:41 AM (36 of 36)
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A couple of you asked about Forensic Nursing--it's a certification program that I'm doing online. I have always had a BIG interest in the criminal justice field and especially in forensics and when I found this program I thought I hit struck gold. It's a realitively new field and has emerged in many places but not all. I guess the gist of forensic nursing is to know how to collect evidence (like from sexual assault cases, mass casualties, any traumas which are criminal in nature --or to rule out criminal activity, suicides or attempts and the like.) You learn about testifying as an expert witness in cases such as those, how to ship evidence, photograph evidence and just a wide range of related topics. It's 5 courses and about 8 or so lessons in each course. There's a midterm and final as well. It's geared to take about a year although you work at your own pace. I don't know what I'll do with it when I'm done but at least it may open a few more doors plus it's interesting!! I applied for it and didn't tell a single person (not even my husband) b/c I didn't think I would get accepted. I grew up with a dad who worked in law enforcement and always had an interest but loved the medical field as well..so I guess now I can have the best of both world! Julie
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