2016
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: The Forging of a Knight
Forging of a Knight: The Stolen Thief Forging of a Knight: The Stolen Thief, by Hugo V. Negron, is the fourth in the Forging of a Knight series, and the…
My Funeral
Right about the time I graduated from college, my friends started getting engaged. It got to the point where every week there was either an engagement, a shower,…
BOOK REVIEW: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs is, as I type this, being made into a movie by…
Small Talk
My Dad, who, left to his own devices, which he never is, would go days without speaking, and who has never once in his life engaged in small talk, will…
BOOK REVIEW: Go Set a Watchman
Go Set a Watchman: A Novel So, after much consideration, I decided to read Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman.” I had a little bit of a moral conundrum…
The Latest Trend in . . . Armpit Hair?
Since we all know how hip and happening I am, as evidenced by the fact that all the cool kids refer to themselves as ‘hip’ and ‘happening,’ I would like…
BOOK REVIEW: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz (do not ask me how to pronounce his…
Afternoon Football Fan
I had the opportunity to go to the Chik-Fil-A/Peach Bowl last week. A friend of mine got tickets from a friend of hers, who got them from her husband, who…
Top Ten Books To Read in 2016
It’s no secret that I love books, and that I love talking about books. I even like the way they look: my decorating scheme can be best described as “Piles…
My Love Affair With Piles of Books
Morguefile.com None of us know exactly how we are going to die, but if I had to take a guess now it would be that I’ll get crushed to death…
