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February 17, 2022

“Wait Until They Commit”

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 8 Comments/ 72

This past week I heard my Daddy’s words in my head. “Wait until they commit.” When he was teaching me to drive eons ago that was one of the things he told me repeatedly. It has stuck with me for all these years and this Continue reading →

October 19, 2017

Eyes Wide Open Looking for the Extraordinary

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, Travel, Writing/ 22 Comments/ 89

I like to keep my eyes open when I drive. It helps get me from point A to point B safely. At least that is the hope. Recently I have found myself beginning to look out for the extraordinary when I drive and trust me Continue reading →

March 23, 2017

Flashback to the 70’s

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 17 Comments/ 84

I have spent a lot of time on the road lately going to Ohio and back to see my mom. I have put a few miles on my Outback but it’s all good. I have never minded driving and even though the trip to see Continue reading →

August 12, 2010

Musings after 452 miles

Beth Ann Chiles/ Humor, Thoughts/ 3 Comments/ 1224

Saw a total of 27 different law enforcement cars—-looked for Ryan Kaney but did not spot him! LOVE coming out of the toll booths in the TL—-great pick up! Place I do NOT want to ever move to: Gary, Indiana (sorry if you live there Continue reading →

Beth's bookshelf: read

The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users

by Guy Kawasaki

As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...

Old Girls in Low Cotton

by Helen Childress

This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...

The Good Girl

by Mary Kubica

I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...

An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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“Wait Until They Commit”

Eyes Wide Open Looking for the Extraordinary

Flashback to the 70’s

Musings after 452 miles

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