After reading Christa’s review of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. I became a little obsessed with reading the book. At first I thought it’d be the book I’d use to break in my brand-new library card….
Date Archives July 2012
Surprisingly ‘Paint it Black’ wouldn’t make my Top 10
I was a latecomer to the majesty and wonder of The Rolling Stones. A really, really late so late it’s inexcusable for anyone who claims to love Rock & Roll in general, and The Replacements…
The Happy Mailbox
First, I would like to thank the designers at Algonquin Books for creating such a lovely cover for Jonathan Evison’s new novel, a cover that compliments my FORTIETH! Birthday bag so beautifully. These two beauties…
Cramming 6 Years of TV into 245 Days
When I set out to re-evaluate my personal artifacts in honor of my FORTIETH! birthday, I had grand dreams of having re-evaluated everything by the time the actual birthday rolled around. Eternal, illogical optimism is…
Life Goes On
It’s only July but I have to put the rest of the books of 2012 on notice. You’re gonna have to work really hard to knock The Age of Miracles from the ‘Most Favorite Novel…
Things I was right about yesterday
As is tradition, I celebrated Independence Day by journeying up to Blaine, the place of my childhood, to sweat in the 100-degree heat and laugh my head off with Jodi Hanson and her family. I…