Continuing the series, started here. I’ve decided not to review these books, but instead to post a cover image and a quote. It was difficult to choose quotes for these…
Isn’t this beautiful? I had an instant flashback to stores we visited in Amman. For a healthy snack, you can’t beat nuts. They’re packed with protein, healthy oils, vitamins, and…
Here are some facts about US elections. There are mountains of evidence to support each of these. If you have doubts, do some homework. This is merely a summary of…
It doesn’t look anything like this. When I mentioned on Facebook that I was making this, many people were interested in the recipe. So here it is, adapted from the…
Chalk Mark In a Rainstorm, 1988 After writing my first negative review in this series, I was half-dreading listening to the album. Happily, I ended up pleased and relieved. Chalk…
On my recent post about streaming — five reasons streaming is still better than cable and etc. — I alluded to something towards the end of the post that I…
I have been collecting graphic nonfiction with leftist political themes. I just love these books and am indulging myself in buying them. I was planning to review them, but I’ve…
If you stream movies and TV series, you know that the proliferation of streaming channels has had mixed results for consumers. Many shows that were formerly on Netflix have been…
Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank, is many things to many people. It’s the most widely read and recognizable Holocaust narrative. It’s one of the most common ways…
On the final day of 2017, I wrote a short list of books of people and topics I wanted to know more about, authors I wanted to sample but somehow…
When I wrote my beyond-rave review of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk, I purposely omitted some…
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma is a famous among trauma survivors and the professionals who treat them. I can say without…
This ran after the library was closed… and it’s about a resource that can only be accessed in our branches! Ancestry Library: Your Library Can Help You Discover Your Roots…
This ran shortly before the library closed. Reading to your children is one of the best and most important things you can do to help them succeed in school –…
1. Wealthy urbanites are fleeing to their second homes — buying out grocery stores, expecting personal shoppers and home delivery, swelling vacation towns’ size to summer proportions. This is the…
Removed from all context, I am loving social distancing. I was very disappointed to cancel our planned vacation to visit west-coast family and friends. But other than that, I am…
I’m taking piano lessons! I’m really happy and excited about it. I’m using an amazing site called Pianote, which combines traditional lessons with seamless, user-friendly technology. * * * *…
I’ve read that the recent border closures, part of the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, have raised concerns in the agricultural sector. Farmers are worried that there will…
As waves of shelter-in-place orders sweep over the continent, Canada and the US must figure out how to support an entire population thrown into unemployment and in need of food,…
A reader pointed out that my previous post is very negative, and doesn’t mention any of the very positive responses to the pandemic that are being rolled out. So: A…
