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Getting His Ears Pierced
My thirteen year old son wants his ears pierced. My sunny little blonde haired blued eyed smiling little boy wants to poke holes in his head and decorate himself. Ok,…
BOOK REVIEW: All Who Go Do Not Return
All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir by Shulem Deen This book is a memoir written by a once pious yeshiva boy living in an insular Hasidic community…
Ode to the Marching Band
This is fall and this is the deepest part of the deep south, and that means that it is football season. People only get a little excited around here about…
BOOK REVIEW: Secondhand Souls
Secondhand Souls: A Novel by Christopher Moore I have a confession to make: I love Christopher Moore. I make this by way of confession rather than simply a statement of…
Chicken Soup for the Sick
The seasons are changing now, from summer to fall, from eyeball melting heat to mere hotness, and here in Georgia that means that on any given day it might be…
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: The Whisper King
I was thrilled to be contacted by BookBear (click here for their Facebook and here for their Twitter) to be a featured blogger on their virtual book tour of The Whisper…
At the Airport
I went to visit my parents in Ft. Myers, Florida, largely because I found an unbelievably cheap round trip flight. Of course, the “Student Driver” sticker on the plane explained…
BOOK REVIEW: When to Rob a Bank
When to Rob a Bank: …And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants When to Rob a Bank by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen L. Dubner is the fourth in…
Going To The Doctor
Because I am not the biggest fan of premature dying, I tend to go to the doctor rather often. My family’s health history is not exactly robust, with very few…
BOOK REVIEW: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Young Reader’s Choice Award – Intermediate Division)by John Boyne This book is gorgeous. The writing is so simple and pure, and the story so…
