Book Stuff

Blog Tour: Huzzah for the Bookminder!

You may recall that a little while back I did a Slice of Pie post on my friend M.K. Wiseman's debut novel... well guess what? It's finally here!!!!   We're celebrating the release of THE BOOKMINDER by M. K. Wiseman with a blog tour and Rafflecopter give-away! Visit each blog each day for more chances… Continue reading Blog Tour: Huzzah for the Bookminder!

Disney Odyssey, Non-Fiction

Disney Odyssey #15 – Canine Social Castes are as Confusing as Human Ones

This is the night, ladies and gentlemen, and what a beautiful night it is... a quiet Sunday evening where the Husband-Fella has made delicious apple cider spaghetti and -- wait. Spaghetti? You've got to be kidding me. We made spaghetti for Lady and the Tramp night? No, seriously. It was complete coincidence. At any rate, just… Continue reading Disney Odyssey #15 – Canine Social Castes are as Confusing as Human Ones

Non-Fiction, Personal

The Big New Year’s Announcement Post for 2016!

Happy New Year, everyone!!! Here we all are in 2016, a futuretime beyond our wildest imaginations where terrible things are in the news every single day and our student loan debt continues to threaten to devour us just like Artax in the Swamp of Sadness. And yet also in this futuretime we have some pretty badass… Continue reading The Big New Year’s Announcement Post for 2016!

Geek, Non-Fiction, Personal

Leia on the Playground: Scenes and Memories of Star Wars

1. "Have you seen Star Wars?" The question is hazy in my mind now, but back then it came unbidden to my lips as a new friendship blossomed with a boy in my second grade class. He was a scrawny, rough and tumble kid with scraped knees and a really cool bike. I don't remember… Continue reading Leia on the Playground: Scenes and Memories of Star Wars

Non-Fiction, Personal

Before The Wedding: Why Didn’t I Feel Like A Bride?

The first thing I did after telling everyone I was engaged to the Fella was go buy a copy of The Knot: Chicago magazine. I was thrilled to finally get a chance to delve into the frilly, glittery world of wedding planning, eager to feel special and pampered and indulgent for a change. Since I… Continue reading Before The Wedding: Why Didn’t I Feel Like A Bride?