A Lentil Party Dinner
Sometimes you get to choose your dinner and sometimes you eat what you have. I am calling our meal tonight A Lentil Party Dinner because I can. It sounds fun and there are ingredients I am only used to seeing at a party in our meal because a friend gave them to us and...
Book Review: Walking on the Wind Cherokee Teachings for Harmony & Balance by Michael Tlanusta Garrett
Walking on the Wind Cherokee Teachings for Harmony & Balance by Michael Tlanusta Garrett was a joy to read not just because of the short stories and anecdotes but the great and simple wisdom found on every page. It was a book I didn’t want to end and look forward...
Book Review: Beloved by Toni Morrison
124 was spiteful…Those are the words that begin the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison. I tend to take notes while I read; to remember important words and thoughts that stand out to me but this book made me feel so much that I didn’t want to write it down. I didn’t need...
Sometimes You Have to Fish on the Other Side of the Boat
I have been very tired this week. Literally most of what I do is sleep. I am sure a lot of that is because my body is fighting the cancer. Yes. We have confirmation after my last procedure that the treatment is working. My body is killing the cancer. The tissue...
Love Anyway
I can't sleep. My sister, Jamie Holloway, is in the hospital and I just can't shut my mind off. She deserves a visitor every day and I wish I could be there but our car broke down on Saturday, on our way home from seeing her, and I just can't get to her. I know so...
Book Review: In the Name of Gucci A Memoir by Patricia Gucci
In the Name of Gucci A Memoir is written by Patricia Gucci, the daughter of Aldo Gucci and Bruna Palombo. The Gucci brand was first created by Patricia’s grandfather, Guccio Gucci, whom she never met, in 1921 under the name G. GUCCI & Co. The First Gucci Logo was...
Book Review: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros was a wonderful surprise. this was the second book I have read by this author and this book is very different from Carmelo. As a collection of short stories, The House on Mango Street tells about the all the families and...
Book Review: Born Standing Up A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
I bought Born Standing Up A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin with my wife, Karen G Clemenson, in mind. I enjoy Steve Martin but Karen really loves him. She has been so busy so I got to this book first and I have really enjoyed the conversational manner that Martin writes....
Book Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
If you are looking for an adventure, Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a perfect literary escapade. Life of Pi starts out fascinating to me, a child raised in the United States and not in India and not the child of zookeepers. “In many ways, running a zoo is a...
There Are Many Ways to Stand
This weekend I was accused of being a pacifist by someone I consider a child. Not that they weren't of adult age but they were in their early 20's, they have never had a job because they are disabled and they still live with their parents. I remember being in my 20's...
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