In our desperation to appear sophisticated, we may confuse having good taste (whatever that means) with being a good person. If you've ever judged a fellow subway rider by the cover of his paperback, or been reluctant to share your iPod for fear that your playlist will make you look like a loser, consider yourself guilty.
(Newsweek 10/12/09 Page 54, Jennie Yabroff's article about Nick Hornby)

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Two years ago to this very date, I started this blog and titled it 'My Reading Journal'. A lot has happened in these two years, half of which I discussed in my 2008 entry "Return of the Reader". On reflection the title "Return of the Reader' wasn't an accurate choice of words. You return when you leave, I never left books or rather they never leave me. See, I wake up in the morning and promise myself I won't read today..I will clean my closets as I have been meaning to do for some...

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Happy 62nd Birthday Pakistan and many many happy returns. I may now live thousands of miles away from your beloved land and when I leave this earth my remains may not be a part of your noble soil but to the very last breath I'll draw, I'll always be grateful and indebted to you. I will always cry tears of joy on your triumph and success and I always moan your tragedies and misfortunes...I will always always love you.

Long live Motherland, Pakistan Zinda Bad.

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Hina

One year ago to this very date, I started this Blog and titled it 'My reading Journal'. A lot has happened in this one year,we sold our house and moved into a new one, I quit my part time job, I celebrated my 34th Birthday, my brother had his first child- a girl, my sister finally moved to her dream house, my parents extended their U.S trip for an entire year, my husband transferred from one department to another, I was unexpectedly and totally blown away my the Summer Olympics in china, we took...

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