a cat, but not a birdNot a book! What could possibly make me say such a thing? Can you see the pattern? What's going on here? Comment by giving me an example a correct answer to fit this pattern.
a cup, but not a bottle
eight, but not five
a phone, but not a computer
waking, but not walking
a toy, but not a book
a ___________, but not a __________
"She has to exercise at home twice a day, including on the bicycle pedals she bought. Using those pedals was hard, but she's much better at it now."
"Are the bicycle pedals independent of a bicycle?"
The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother. For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence — a presence absent during much of Angelou’s early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. The subsequent feelings of abandonment stayed with Angelou for years, but their reunion, a decade later, began a story that has never before been told. In this memoir, Angelou dramatizes her years reconciling with the mother she preferred to simply call “Lady,” revealing the profound moments that shifted the balance of love and respect between them. Delving into one of her life’s most rich, rewarding, and fraught relationships, this book explores the healing and love that evolved between the two women over the course of their lives, the love that fostered Maya Angelou’s rise from immeasurable depths to reach impossible heights.This is my most recent library request. I read and loved some of Maya Angelou’s books, so I'm really looking forward to this newest one. Here are some of my favorites:
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ~ by Maya Angelou, 1969
- The Heart of a Woman ~ by Maya Angelou, 1981
- All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes ~ by Maya Angelou, 1986
- Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now ~ by Maya Angelou, 1993
"I do not believe in Modern Medicine. I am a medical heretic. My aim in this book is to persuade you to become a heretic, too. I haven't always been a medical heretic. I once believed in Modern Medicine" (p. 11).There are ten pages of this Non Credo in Confessions of a Medical Heretic by Robert S. Mendelsohn, 1979. I especially like this short paragraph.
"Modern Medicine can't survive without our faith, because Modern Medicine is neither an art nor a science. It's a religion" (p. 17).The first chapter, entitled Dangerous Diagnosis, begins this way:
"I don't advise anyone who has no symptoms to go to the doctor for a physical examination. For people with symptoms, it's not such a good idea, either. The entire diagnostic procedure — from the moment you enter the office to the moment you leave clutching a prescription or a referral appointment — is a seldom useful ritual" (p. 21).I hope you noticed the author's M.D. on the book's cover above. He's a qualified medical doctor, not a quack. I'm enjoying the book so far, if that's the right word. Here's more about Dr. Mendelsohn.
I have long speculated that a hundred years from now people will be as appalled by our medical procedures as we are about doctors using leeches to bleed people in the 1700s.From Amazon: "Robert S. Mendelsohn (1926 – 1988) was an American pediatrician who criticized his profession, inveighing against pediatric practice, obstetric orthodoxy and the effect of the preponderance of male obstetricians, and vaccination. He also opposed water fluoridation, coronary bypass surgery, licensing of nutritionists, and the routine use of X-rays. For 12 years, Mendelsohn was an instructor at Northwestern University Medical College, and was associate professor of pediatrics and community health and preventive medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine for another 12 years. From 1981 to 1982, Mendelsohn was president of the National Health Federation (NHF). He also served as National Director of Project Head Start's Medical Consultation Service (a position he was later forced to resign after criticizing the public school system), and as Chairman of the Medical Licensing Committee of Illinois."
"What’s the last book that made you spring to your feet, eager to spread the word and tell everyone how much you enjoyed it?"
The number 923 comes from a BBC quiz show, "QI." Numbers will vary, however, based on the dictionary used.How many words can you think of? Share "ei" and "ie" words in the comments, and I'll add them to our list here:
I before Ealien
E before Ibeige
