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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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Author Archives: Thistle
Wellness Wednesday – Another Reminder
As I’m pretty much trying to at least maintain this summer, with everything else going on, I decided to keep reminding myself that things could be worse, and keep myself motivated to stay the course, even if that course is … Continue reading
Uncle
So my uncle Jim was diagnosed with late stage multiple myeloma, a blood-plasma cancer with a max prognosis of four years. He’s not in particularly good health already, so he’s dealing with cancer and chemo on top of other complicating … Continue reading
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Sunday Coffee – House Update 2
Little has happened in the last couple weeks, but this is the gist: First, we got all our information to the USAA contracting department, who apparently went over the roofer’s heads and straight to their liability insurance. That seems to … Continue reading
Journey Before Destination
In Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, there’s an oath that certain people take while obtaining specific abilities. The plot isn’t important, just the oath: Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination. There are many ways to interpret these small … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – Off
This summer has been very tough for me so far. First my uncle was diagnosed with late stage terminal cancer. Then we discover $20K worth of damage and enter a large legal fight with a construction company. Our house gets … Continue reading
Sleep Study
Because I feel like an absolute wreck but I also want to record these thoughts in a way that’s more permanent than Facebook, here is what I wrote up and posted this morning after last night’s sleep study: Sooooo…I had … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Happy Father’s Day!
(My dad, me, my brother William, my sister Becky.) (Jason and our three boys.) Dads really are made for crawling on, aren’t they? Happy Father’s Day!
Wellness Wednesday – Why I Adore LuLaRoe
I posted about my first LuLaRoe order a few weeks ago. In that post, I talked about going overboard on buying their clothes, from multiple retailers. Then on the 3rd, I went to my first in-person LLR party, which allowed … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – House Update 1
I figure I should chronicle the craziness here, as a way of keeping myself from going insane. Things that happened since last Sunday (another warning of LONG): 1 – The roofing company indeed fought, saying that none of this was … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – A Reminder
April 2012 – Cozumel, Mexico – 185 lbs (the line between overweight and obese for my height). Jason took this picture of me. I’d been so happy about my progress – down 75 lbs – but I hated this picture … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 