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Favorite Reviews:
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
• Bellweather Rhapsody
• Carry On
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• A Face Like Glass
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• Mockingjay
• The Monk
• Nekropolis
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The UnitCategories:
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Category Archives: Personal
Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 36 and 37
Well. Things are getting dire out there, aren’t they? We really need a national mask mandate, some stronger lockdowns, real financial help for both people and businesses, and a vaccine. Speaking of the latter, there seems to be several vaccines … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving week, and to be honest, it couldn’t be worse timing. The country is in a massive wave of covid, with nearly 200,000 new cases a day, making July’s spike look like peanuts. This has been going poorly for … Continue reading
Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 33-35
Today is Friday the 13th, eight months to the date from the Friday the 13th in March when we got our first case of Covid in San Antonio. The country is undergoing a third spike, higher than previous spikes. Unemployment … Continue reading
At the Top of a Mountain
Do you remember where you were on 9/11? Where you were when President Obama made history as the first Black president of our country? How about now – will you remember where you were when Kamala Harris became our first … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Favorite Photos of October
I had a lot of fun playing with my camera in October. It’s just an iPhone camera, but the iPhone 11 (not pro) actually does a decent job with a lot of shots. Especially outdoors. I ended up having to … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – Uncertainty
Four years ago, I wrote about the heartbreak of the 2016 election. Somehow, I’d managed to garner some hope last time, even though a big part of me was already sure what the results would be. Maybe I’m too cynical, … Continue reading
Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 30 to 32
A lot of the country is seeing a third wave and/or surge in the virus right now. San Antonio is trying to keep things together, but it’s hard given some of the conditions at present. Schools, at university level and … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Stress and Release
It has been one hell of a week! You know how 2020 feels like it’s been about ten years long? That was this week for me. Each day was a week of its own. Sheesh. I’m not going to go … Continue reading
Vote! 2020 Election
Early voting started in Bexar County yesterday. Apparently we had a turnout of just over 33k folks on Day 1, down slightly from the totals we had in 2016 and 2018 (likely due to pandemic, mail in ballots, etc, since … Continue reading
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