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Book Review — A Man Called Ove
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] A Man Called Ove: A Novel “A Man Called Ove” is a simple story of a man, Ove, who has a very clear sense of right and…
Read MoreNow That It’s Over, I’m Thankful
I don’t know about you, but I’m mostly just thankful that I survived yet another Thanksgiving. Just kidding. Sort of. Holidays can be stressful. Some of us are spending our…
Read MoreThree Minutes in Milton
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] On Saturday, November 11, 2017, I had the immense privilege of participating in the “Book an Author” event at the Milton Literary Festival. This was a sort…
Read MoreBook Review: The Family Fang
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] The Family Fang: A Novel “The Family Fang” by Kevin Wilson is one of those books that called out to me from the library shelf. I had…
Read MoreI’m 40 Now
I’m forty now (Ok, forty-six) A decent age I’ve had my fix Of parties, hoo-has, galas, and more Of drunken evenings on the shore My worries now Have changed…
Read MoreBook Review — I Am Malala
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Most everyone by now, I suppose, knows who Malala Yousafzai is.…
Read MoreMy Box. MINE.
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] I’m not really a stuff person, not really. I mean, I have stuff, too much stuff (mostly books), but I recognize that I don’t have much of…
Read MoreBook Review — On Truth
[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] On Truth I was wandering the stacks in the library, when I came upon the audio book for “On Truth” by Harry Frankfurt. Something about it caught…
Read MoreTeenager Exchange Program
In the division of labor in the Duff house, my daughter has what is probably the easiest job – emptying the dishwasher. It isn’t hard to do, or particularly time…
Read MoreIt Comes in Threes
Honestly, the day started out just fine if you don’t count the fact that I had to set my alarm for 6 on a Saturday morning. I drove my…
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