Book Reviews
Bored
I can’t remember the last time I was bored. Bored seems like such a luxury. It means that there is nothing to clean, your books-to-read pile is done, all your…
Mask Up for Kindness
In case you hadn’t noticed from all the mask wearing people around you, we are in the middle of a pandemic. As I am writing this, which on ‘first draft…
Control
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but things have been a little bit out of control lately. We can’t seem to go more than 45 minutes without breaking news. That…
Spoil the Puppy
We have been dog owners for over two years now. Having Lincoln in our house has revealed a divide that I feel like sociologists should study. The divide is along…
An Antedote to 2020 — Make Me Laugh
Well, well, well. We all thought that would never happen. The end of 2020. What a year. I suppose there’s someone out there who is thinking, “This was my best…
A Time to Yell
About a dozen or more years ago, on Christmas Eve, I found myself in the emergency room with blinding pain in my abdomen. I put up with the pain for…
Jeopardy!
Of all the things I’ve accomplished in my life, the one and only thing that anyone will care about is that I was on Jeopardy![1]. In my office, I have…
Book Review — The Silver Box
The Silver Box by Margi Preus is the third in the Northwoods Mystery series for Middle Grade readers. Francesca Frye, known as Francie to her friends, is reminiscent of Nancy…
Wash Your Hands
It’s not like washing our hands is something we only figured out was a thing during this pandemic. We were always supposed to wash our hands regularly. After we went…
Yellow Camaro
I am 50 years old and I have owned a grand total of four cars in my life. The first was a 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 with a hood the…
