Archive for January 2016
My Funeral
Right about the time I graduated from college, my friends started getting engaged. It got to the point where every week there was either an engagement, a shower,…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs is, as I type this, being made into a movie by…
Read MoreSmall Talk
My Dad, who, left to his own devices, which he never is, would go days without speaking, and who has never once in his life engaged in small talk, will…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW: Go Set a Watchman
Go Set a Watchman: A Novel So, after much consideration, I decided to read Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman.” I had a little bit of a moral conundrum…
Read MoreThe Latest Trend in . . . Armpit Hair?
Since we all know how hip and happening I am, as evidenced by the fact that all the cool kids refer to themselves as ‘hip’ and ‘happening,’ I would like…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz (do not ask me how to pronounce his…
Read MoreAfternoon Football Fan
I had the opportunity to go to the Chik-Fil-A/Peach Bowl last week. A friend of mine got tickets from a friend of hers, who got them from her husband, who…
Read MoreTop Ten Books To Read in 2016
It’s no secret that I love books, and that I love talking about books. I even like the way they look: my decorating scheme can be best described as “Piles…
Read MoreMy Love Affair With Piles of Books
Morguefile.com None of us know exactly how we are going to die, but if I had to take a guess now it would be that I’ll get crushed to death…
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