The Huck Upchuck

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell My rating: 2 of 5 stars So, lash me with a wet noodle, but I found this novel kinda awful. I don...

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well, I don't know that I'd call this a modern masterpiece, but it...

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards My rating: 3 of 5 stars It's not terrible, as far as children...

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton My rating: 3 of 5 stars This niche book is just o.k.  I found it rather predictable.  From the beg...

He Leadeth Me by Walter J. Ciszek My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book had its inspirational moments, and is well worth a read.  But as a n...

Dragon's Teeth II by Upton Sinclair My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book (the entire 631 pages of Parts I & II). I...

Well, I have arrived at that moment in life where my kids are looking towards college.  My oldest daughter, whom I affectionately refer to a...

Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton My rating: 3 of 5 stars Chesterton is a witty thinker with some interesting and provocative ideas.  When you...

Have been to a number of movies over the holidays.  I've seen the latest Hobbit release.  I've seen "Into the Woods." And ...

I love our house; but it's one of those old homes (I think it's close to 70 years old).  And this means lots of regular upkeep and m...

So much has been swirling through my head the last couple of days about Steve Scalise.  I am still trying to process it all and collect my t...

Let this posting be the first of the New Year's Resolutions that follow: I resolve: 1. To blog again.  My goal is to average one blo...

Long time since last I posted anything.  I guess it's about time I wrote up something, and what could be easier than giving a run down o...

Saturday Morning A cacophony of alarm clocks in each room Buzzing or beeping met with outstretched arms Blind-slapping "off" b...

11 th Birthday Today a birthday, ably made and quite happy, indeed. This flushed, pink perennial rising lightly from her tousled bed, ...

Well, my gosh, it's been some 3+ months since I put anything up here.  My last post dates in May of this year, and it's now Septembe...

Is it just me, or is the obsession that many conservatives have with taking down the Obama administration reaching unseemly and gross propor...

There is a way to engage to Christians on the subject of marriage equality from the perspective of Christianity, even from the perspective o...

John Stewart, in typical masterly fashion, just skewers the Christian Christmas Jihadists at Fox News in their annual "War on Christmas...

Just a quick thought: Although I think it's pure foolishness and childish sour-grapes whining, there is a movement among some conservati...