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Grass is Stupid
I don’t know why anyone bothers watching the weather this time of year. This is Atlanta. This is mid-July. I can say without any sort of doubt whatsoever, that it…
Review: Fowl Language Comics
Usually I use this space to tell you about books I think you’ll like. This time, however, I am going to tell you about a comic strip you should read.…
Camp Grandma
My Mom is not that old, considering how old I am and how old her grandchildren are. I won’t tell you how old she is, for fear that she reads…
BOOK REVIEW: Killer Smile by Lisa Scottoline
Killer Smile (Rosato & Associates Series) by Lisa Scottoline In this book, the protagonist, Mary DiNunzio, is a lawyer who was hired to get reparations for an Italian man who…
Bats vs. Snakes
There has been a family of bats residing behind the shutters on the porch of my house on Lake Oconee for more than a year now. They don’t really bother…
BOOK REVIEW: Hard Laughter
Hard Laughter: A Novel by Anne Lamott Jennifer’s father, Wallace, has a brain tumor. They don’t know if it is cancerous or not, but in any event he is having…
Armadillo Redux — Part Two
This is part two in a series. For part one, click here. I’ve never shot and killed anything in my life. This is partly because I grew up on Long…
BOOK REVIEW: The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson I loved this book. I cannot state that more strongly. I mean I really really loved it.…
Armadillo Redux
My house has a history with armadillos. In fact, the name of my next book, currently in the production stages, is “The Armadillo, The Pickaxe, and the Laundry Basket,” based…
BOOK REVIEW: Trailer Trashed
Trailer Trashed: My Dubious Efforts Toward Upward Mobilityby Hollis Gillespie Hollis Gillespie is not like the other kids. The origins of which are clear from her description of her family…
