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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
• 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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Category Archives: Personal
Sunday Coffee – The Problem With Cold Brew
For the last month(ish), I’ve been drinking mostly cold-brew iced coffee as part of my current coffee experiments. I honestly don’t know if it’s made any difference to my health in terms of acidity/heat. However, two problems have come up … Continue reading
Quarantine Diaries – Week 2
We’re now two weeks into quarantine in San Antonio. The city and our mayor have tried to be very proactive, as outlined below, but are receiving a lot of push-back and technicality arguments from businesses that would rather spread the … Continue reading
Sunday – The Next Five Months
I have to figure out something to do with the next five months of my life. It’s like extended summer break around here. The kids are schooling online, Jason is working from home, but we’re all home and we’re all … Continue reading
Quarantine Diaries – Week 1
It’s hard to believe that it’s only been a week since San Antonio went into quarantine protocols. I talked a little bit about what happened in the first few days in last weekend’s Sunday Coffee, but with the world rolling … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Noteworthy This Week
There’s been quite a bit happening this week, so today’s Sunday Coffee will be one of those rambling posts on many topics… Coronavirus Obviously this is a big one going on right now around the world. San Antonio had its … Continue reading
Sweet Sixteen
At 5:10 pm on March 13, 2004, my giant 10-lb baby finally came into the world, cord wrapped around his neck and skin blue. It was not an auspicious start, but sixteen years later, Laurence is healthy and as happy … Continue reading
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Sunday Coffee – A Perfect Day
I had a really good birthday this year, so I wanted to document it in detail. Feel free to ignore me, heh. Morning time was taken up by the Get Your Rear in Gear 5K, which of course I already … Continue reading
Favorite Photos of February
I had a really hard time narrowing down my February photos to my favorite dozen. I tried to choose a wide spread rather than all wedding, all nature, all 5K, etc. In no particular order: Top left: Jojo looking contemplative. … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 