Distractions

March 30, 2020

When I said we’d talk about how we’re distracting ourselves and staying busy during these unsettling times, I did not mean to talk about unsettled weather. Saturday night, I was playing a game on my iPad when my cell phone went off and the tornado sirens...

Mobituaries by Mo Rocca

March 29, 2020

While Mo Rocca’s fascinating book, Mobituaries is subtitled “Great Lives Worth Reliving”, it’s actually a collection of intriguing essays that celebrates unusual trivia about everything from trees that were killed to celebrities who died on the...

Jane Goes North by Joe R. Lansdale

March 28, 2020

There are two groups of people – those who liked the Three Stooges, and those who didn’t. I’m definitely in the second group. I never cared for broad, slapstick comedy. Those in the first group might appreciate Joe R. Lansdale’s standalone...

Have You Heard? Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

March 27, 2020

This time, Sandie Herron beat me to a book. Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams is a new release, and my copy of the book is probably in a box at the library. Or, at least I’m on the holds list at the library when we reopen. But, Sandie listened to it as an...

What Are You Reading?

March 26, 2020

It’s Thursday, and it’s time to talk about what we’re reading (or trying to read) this week, whethermwe’re working from home, going into a workplace, or working at home as you always do. Even if you’re retired, I know you’re working...