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June Bucket List 2017

1)     Make five new dishes. 2)    Lose four pounds 3)     Read a mystery book. 4)    Learn a kpop dance 5)    Write a short letter or paragraph in Chinese 6)     Write a short letter paragraph in Korean 7)     Take a trip on the water taxi 8)    Read an adventure book 9)     Read three books 10)   Learn a new song in Korean 11)   Write a short story 12)   Draw three things 13)   Write a poem in another language 14)   Have a conversation in another language 15)   Get a well-paying job or just a job 16)   Find a new computer game to play 17)   Go to boardwalk 18)   Complete monthly sets 19)   Watch a Korean drama 20) Learn a song in Chinese 21) Learn two new songs on Guitar

Book Review: The Fat Man, A Tale of North Pole Noir

The Fat Man a tale of the North Pole Noir is a interesting little tale that twists many of the stories, songs and tall tales we have grown to know about Christmas into its own original spin. Written by Ken Harmon, it features not only Santa himself but enters you into a world of his elves and their surroundings. It also adds a bit of mystery into creativity into what could have been quite a tired tale. It has been officially summarized: "Fired from his longtime job as captain of the Coal Patrol, two-foot-three inch 1,300-year-old elf Gumdrop Coal is angry. He's one of Santa's original elves, inspired by the fat man's vision to bring joy to children on that one special day each year. But somewhere along the way things went sour for Gumdrop. Maybe it was delivering one too many lumps of coal for the Naughty List. Maybe it's the conspiracy against Christmas that he's starting to sense down every chimney. Either way, North Pole disillusionment is nothing new: S...