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"She likes to have goals
that no one else can imagine, so they'll shut up about how they understand
exactly what she's going through." Brian Andreas from
StoryPeople
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What the heck am I about?
Where you can find me:
- Facebook: Find me on Facebook
- Pauline Hoffmann of St. Bonaventure University
- LinkedIn: Pauline Hoffmann
- Twitter: pwhoffmann (I have
one tweet and don't plan to add more, but you may follow me.)
Books I have read recently:
One of my goals each semester break is to
read non-academic stuff. I enjoy academic books, but prefer fiction or
non-fiction not disguised as academic. I devour books and have recently
read:
- Victoria Holt: I discovered this
writer fairly recently. Shame because she died in the 1990s and wrote
the gothic mysteries in the 1950s or so that's what I have been reading .
Where have I been?
- Reliquary: Douglas Preston and
Lincoln Child. I have read several of their books and am trying to
start at the beginning of the series. I like to go in order.
- Elizabeth Peters: I enjoy her
forays in to fictional Egyptology. Fun stuff and very well written.
It's all very British with tea and sandwiches and manners.
- The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline
Novogratz. This is a memoir written by the founder of the Acumen Fund.
Reading about her successes and failures in Africa has helped us with our
own successes and failures with Embrace It Africa.
I have to admit that I rediscovered our
local Alden Library. Where the hell have I been? I have been taking
books out and enjoying myself with them. And I can walk. I feel so
very tied to my village now.
Magazines I read monthly:
- National Geographic: I
have read this magazine since I was young. In fact, I collect them.
People who know me are on the lookout for old issues. I have all the
magazines from about 1965 to the present. I have most issues from 1920
or so until 1965. Quite a collection. I enjoy looking through
old issues at the advertising. How different it is from ads today, but
yet for the same products often enough. I also like the aboriginal
porn. Who doesn't?
- National Geographic Traveler:
NatGeo for the world traveler or world traveler wanna be. Wonderful
photos and excellent articles.
- Smithsonian: One of my
new favorites. The articles are amazing and get in-depth on several
cool topics. Well done!
- Newsweek: I must have
my weekly dose of news and Newsweek does a great job digesting the news for
me and giving me what I need.
- People: I must have my
weekly dose of tawdry pop culture and People fits that!
- Cooking Light:
The recipes are wonderful and the tips even better.
- Weight Watchers Magazine:
I have been trying to lose weight and Weight Watchers online has been how I
have done it. The magazine offers encouragement and tips.
- Rachael Ray Magazine:
I don't care if you hate her, I love her and her mag!
- FoodTV Magazine:
I love the channel and the magazine.
- Buffalo Spree: Great
local magazine with articles that are relevant to my area.
- Better Homes and Gardens:
because I want a better home and some gardens.
- Real Simple: because I
would like my life to be this way. Perhaps I should put that on my
Lifetime List.
- This Old House: I get
this magazine because one of my other magazines stopped publishing.
They thought I might enjoy this. I do, but probably won't renew.
- Family Circle: I get
this magazine because one of my other favorites stopped publishing. I
hate it, frankly. Too many articles about tots and how to make your
life worth living if you have them. I send it to my sister because I
can't get it cancelled. She likes it.
- Yoga Journal: Each
month they dissect several yoga postures for more in-depth study of poses.
Great resource.
- Whole Living (formerly
Body and Soul): One of
my favorites that I save until last to read most months. It offers
wonderful tips and articles about getting and staying zen. Now if only
I could get it to work for me.
- Health: Offers
wonderful tips to staying healthy.
- Self: Same as above but
this is my favorite of the health magazines.
- Fitness: Same as above.
- Shape: Same as above.
Sweet Lord! Looking at the above
list makes me think I have nothing else to do. Luckily it doesn't take too
long to read them and it is over the course of a month (for most of them).
In fact, the post office has referred to me as magazine house. Hmmm....
Thank God I teach a magazine class.
Web sites I like:
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Embrace it Africa
The group I work with on
campus. Microfinance and aid in rural southern Uganda, Africa.
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Buffalo Pundit
Anything that promotes and questions Buffalo and the Niagara Region.
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Buffalo Rising
Promoting and supporting Buffalo and the Niagara Region.
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Equality Now
Provides valuable and sometimes disturbing information about the quest for
women's equality worldwide. Get involved!
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Ethical Traveler
We all love to travel. Why not travel as ethically as possible being
conscious of your impact on the places of your wanderings.
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Cooking Light
Damn good food, wonderful magazine, good for you. Yummy!
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Weight Watchers
Hey, I'm losing weight. What's not to like!
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Yoga Journal
Breath. Relax. Do yoga.
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REI
Wonderful outfitter that provides products and adventure travel. I used
REI Adventures when I went on a wonderful cycle trip in Nova Scotia. The
only way to truly see a place is on a bicycle.
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The Campaign to Make Poverty History
Eradicating poverty worldwide.
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Green Biz - News on Business and the Environment
You can live a green life. It's not as difficult as you may think.
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Witches Voice
Witches everywhere connect.
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Isis Books and Gifts
Cool store that sells all things cool. The Tarot card selection is
particularly addicting.
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
I have cycled and now I plan to run. For more information, take a look at what
your dollars do. To donate to my marathon fundraising efforts, please take
a look at the page I created for that purpose by clicking
here.
My passions
Check back to read about my passions.
I do have some.
Lifetime List (Bucket List)
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List of things I want to do before I die.
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