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The Great Guitar Saga
My mother’s mother’s sister, Aunt Pearl, had an old guitar that used to belong to her son, Jeffrey, that she wanted to give my daughter. Aunt Pearl, an admirably independent…
BOOK REVIEW: Unwind
Unwind by Neal Shusterman As you can probably tell if you’ve read more than one of my reviews, I like books that are different. Formulaic books (girl meets boy, they…
GPS Fails
I have a pretty good sense of direction, so I’ve never really had a problem getting from Point A to an unfamiliar Point B. Even before the days of GPS…
Liebster Award
The Liebster Award I was proud to be nominated for a Liebster award by Emily from Mom on the Move. The Liebster award was created to help people discover new, interesting…
My Reality Game Show
Recently, my husband and I have had the 5,263,276th petty squabble of our marriage regarding what exactly happened in some non-event in the recent past. We argue like this a…
BOOK REVIEW: Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir by Roz Chast What a unique and wonderful thing is this book. I can’t think of anything I’ve ever read that…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Theoretically, I have standards. First world standards. Upper middle class standards beyond that, even. Not just clean water and delicious, plentiful food, and no military juntas at the door, but…
BOOK REVIEW: Johannes Cabal the Detective
Johannes Cabal the Detective by Jonathan Howard This book is the follow up novel to the hilarious and inventive Johannes Cabal the Necromancer. In this book, Cabal is still a…
Sit or Squat?
One of the great joys of being a parent is the chance to drive to East Bumblefudge on your weekend to watch your children participate in whatever sporting/academic/competitive event is going…
BOOK REVIEW: This is How by Augusten Burroughs
This Is How by Augusten Burroughs I found this book in the humor section of the library, right next to Dave Barry. This made sense to me, as Augusten Burroughs…
