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2006 VarleyYarn Index © 2006 by John Varley; all rights reserved |
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March 1, 2006 - Hollywood Diary Before the move we were in Oregon for Xmas. During the move we were exhausted. After the move we were busy running all over town finding things we needed for the new place. And after that ... well, I have to write a novel this year. |
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March 5, 2006 - VARLEY PICKS UP AN OSCAR |
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March 18, 2006 - VARLEY MARCHES FOR PEACE WITH MARTIN SHEEN!!! |
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August 8, 2006 - Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Sheehan and the Robinsons I guess with the news that CSN and this time, Y, were going on tour this summer. The "Freedom of Speech 2006 Tour ." I checked and sure enough, they would be coming to Los Angeles, to Hollywood, my new home town, and playing the 31st of July at the fabulous Hollywood Bowl. |
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September 1, 2006 - Googols and Quarks The story is that there was this mathematician, Edward Kasner, and he had this very large number: 10100 |
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October 7, 2006 - Chill It's been over five years now since that black day, September 11, 2001. We're all still angry, and apparently most of us are still fearful. It will happen again, and it could be even worse. Everybody seems to think so. |
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November 16, 2006 - The Hood Ornament of Los Angeles In Joseph Heller's masterpiece, Catch-22, a man named Major views the birth of his son as a golden opportunity. He flirts with the idea of naming the newborn C. Sharp Major, or Sergeant Major, or Minor Major, but in the end goes whole hog and names him Major Major Major. |
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December 26, 2006 - The Great Hollywood Blizzard of '06 In It began as sleet as the sun went down on Christmas Eve. We all went outside and marveled at it, then it turned to freezing rain. Soon everything was glittering with a crust of ice, Christmas lights shining under it. Around eight it began to snow. All evening we huddled around the warmth of the television. |
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