David Levithan’s novel The Lover’s Dictionary, is long on concept and short on content. In his first novel for grown ups, Levithan tells a romance alphabetically using the definitions of certain words to explain the…
Date Archives 2011
Cutting the cable: one week later & I’m almost ready for a paradigm shift
So last week I made the big plunge into a world without cable television. That is a bit of a exaggeration because I still have basic cable, but only because it’s cheaper to have cable…
Still remains
Despite my best efforts to avoid the anniversary of 9/11 by drowning myself in “Felcity” reruns on Netflix and graphic novels, Paul Simon wormed his way into my willful ignorance. “The Sound of Silence” holds…
A++ even without the automatic ‘Mats’ mention mark-up
I cried when I finished reading Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff. While I’m generally a crybaby, I wouldn’t need to use my toes to count how many times a novel has made me cry. But…
Conversations with the Grader
Yesterday, before the first day of school Nolan dropped some knowledge on us. Mostly that Liam is now a “Grader” which is a big deal, you know having a grade instead of being in kindergarden….
Tales from the bus stop
The Tibbles get on the bus for their first day of school For most of my elementary school career the bus stop was at the end of our driveway. It was pretty awesome, especially in…