May 16th – Beware of the cookies!
Note to self: – no matter HOW tempting it is to get one those big ass cookies from the cafeteria after lunch – DON’T. I’m pretty sure the amount of will power it takes to push past the sugar drop from that thing and remain focused at work is greater then pushing myself to keep [...]
Dear Molly
I need some coaching on how to properly take a week off of work. Perhaps I need to define “work”? To be more clear then, I am taking the week off of my day job. I looked at the calendar and realized that thanks to some software upgrades and new purchases, April-June would not be [...]
I suppose if you LIKE being depressed…..
I like to be a contrarian sometimes. Sometimes? Oh hush. The following four things receive HIGH HIGH HIGH Critical Acclaim. Oprah’s Book Club! Grammys! Oscars! However, I will advise you that unless you WANT to run into the kitchen and swallow a bottle of anti-depressants with that bottle of vodka and slip away into the night…well….then you’d [...]
Reading is therapy
Yesterday, I felt particularly thankful that I’ve put myself back into the reading habit and that I had a book to pick up in a moment of need. I was also thankful that I had setup a new reading corner in my living room (since the bedroom version was lost with the new king sized [...]
Books 45-48 – a very Patterson weekend
Jack & Jill by James Patterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars #45 I know that I am jumping into the Alex Cross series kind of in the middle, but I really like this character. He’s a nice blend of a tough street detective and a criminal minds style profiler but with a wonderful sense [...]
Book review #43 – The Final Judgement
The Final Judgment by Richard North Patterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I REALLY enjoyed this author! A very compelling story with intrigue from the start about a middle aged attorney on the cusp of receiving a Presidential nomination to a judgeship who is then thrust back unwittingly to her hometown and long estranged [...]
Book reviews #41 & 42
Intensity by Dean Koontz My rating: 2 of 5 stars #41 Ick ick ick. Perhaps this just is not my genre because I know there are SO MANY who adore Dean Koontz, but I wont be one of those. For the first time that I can remember I skipped whole chunks of the book. Why [...]
#37 – The Secret History
The Secret History by Donna Tartt My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a truly well written book. I adored this writer’s voice so much. The phrasing and language and pace just worked very well for me. Rich & descriptive without being overbearingly so. Characters fleshed out deeply and artfully within the unfolding tale. The [...]
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