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1 September 2008. My Blog: The Final Frontier.


Is there some genetic code in kittens/cats that demands they jump on whatever you are trying to read (and if possible destroy it)? How do cats know (or dogs for that matter) that the reason you settle on the sofa with the Sunday Chicago Tribune (delivered same day in Asia now) is specifically so that […]

New Article in The Star



NU Alumni Visit Shanghai


Carol first went to China because of Northwestern University which granted her a scholarship to study at Fudan University in 1981/82…the rest is history! Recently, a group of NU alumni visited Shanghai and asked Carol to give a speech and sign books for the group. Below are some photographs from the event and for more […]

August 2007 update


Hello from my favorite place in: Clifden.
Apologies to all for this near 3-month delay in updating this website “blog”! As many of you know, I am not a fan of lingering/surfing on the internet…”emails in/emails out and meet me for cocktails” is my motto. Primarily, SCAA has been overwhelming, wonderfully so, but distracting me from […]

What does the title The Last Pluck mean?


The title is about being over 40 as a woman and watching one’s hair turn gray! When I was young, I vowed never to die my hair, but I didn’t have any gray hair back then to complain about. Now, over 40, my hair is going gray and I have to decide if I will […]