Winter’s Bone. Set in the Ozarks. About a meth family. It has the potential to be a heart-breaking message about a beautiful area of America that captures the pain and lies a methhead tells himself and brings upon his loved ones. Instead, I found a tale about a sometimes wiser-than-her-years, sometimes naive teenager who lived [...]
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Book Challenge Update: 8 Down, 16 to Go
Irreverent, hilarious, entertaining. This book really feels like character sketch after fascinating character sketch—and boy are the details Real!—until you get to know what we would call the “ensemble cast” with hilarious names like Doc Daneeka, General Scheisskopf, Major Major Major Major, and Major —— de Coverley. It wasn’t until I’d become acquainted to all [...]
Book Review: The Voice of Psalms
I’ll tell you how I came across this book later, but I can’t wait to tell you how much I love this book as a “whole package.” The first thing I noticed when I got this book was how good it felt and looked. The cover is matte and the book feels solid in my [...]
4 Fun Flea Market Finds
If fifteen people share this post on Twitter, I will post two recipes, one from each book, for you all to enjoy. You’ll really get more than that, because I want to share the three pages of biscuit recipes from America’s Cook Book. I’ll share Cheese Nippies (eat like popcorn!) from The Big Spread. If [...]
Book Challenge Update: 6 Down, 18 to Go
The 24 in 20-10 Book Challenge is going well! Right now, I’m reading Der Vorleser, Catch-22, and I’ll start Dancing on My Ashes (and here) tomorrow, hopefully with the workbook. (I’m reading three right now mostly because Der Vorleser will take me longer since it’s in German. I don’t want to get behind.) Here’s my [...]
Guest Post on The Springfield Foodie Reviewing German Goodies Available at Fine European Market
Yum! I just reviewed a great European market on The Springfield Foodie, called Fine European Market, that offers lots of those German goodies that I’ve been missing, everything from good German chocolate like Kinder and Ritter to freshly baked German bread and Senf in tubes. Go check it out!
How to Make Your Own Delicious and Healthy Hummus [RECIPE]
When I lived with Beth, she often made hummus. I tried it a couple times, and it was tasty! I always wanted to make my own, but you need a food processor. The first thing I made when we finally got one was, of course, hummus. I never feel guilty when I’m enjoying hummus with [...]
Keeping the Gators Fed: Why I Crave Horror Movies (and Running)
Last week, my Composition I students had to write a blog post responding to Stephen King’s short piece called “Why We Crave Horror Movies.” The prompt asked them to persuade their audience that their method of “keeping the insanity at bay” is acceptable. Here’s my own response. King hit it right on the nose: We [...]
How I Met My Husband
Today’s post is a part of the Springfield Bloggers Association “Take It and Blog Fridays.” The theme today is how you met your significant other. Here’s the short story: Rob was playing drums in a band, Amsterband, and my best friend was dating the lead singer. She said, “I think you’d like the drummer. He’s [...]
Book Challenge Update: 5 Down, 19 To Go
I’ve set the goal to work through 24 books in 2010, and by the end of February, I’ve completed 5 books, so I’m slightly ahead of schedule. In this post, I’ll share what I thought about another book on my 24 in 20-10 Book Challenge List. You can see the list here, and you can [...]
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