Month: February 2014

Friday Review: Perfect Puppy in 7 Days by Dr. Sophia Yin

~ M.A. Kropp

Perfect Puppy in 7 Days: How to Start Your Puppy Off Right by Sophia Yin My rating: 4 of 5 stars There are a lot of books out there to tell you how to raise and train a puppy. Some are good, some are not. Perfect Puppy in 7 Days is one of the better … Continue reading Friday Review: Perfect Puppy in 7 Days by Dr. Sophia Yin

Wednesday Wanderings: Hubble Images, Olympic Trivia, Star Wars Characters in High School, and Scifi/Fantasy Headgear

~ M.A. Kropp

A gallery of images from the Hubble space telescope. Some really gorgeous stuff here: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/ Since we are in the midst of the Winter Olympics, here is some Olympic trivia: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771580.html This week's bit of silliness is one artist's idea of what some of the Star Wars characters would have looked like if they were … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Hubble Images, Olympic Trivia, Star Wars Characters in High School, and Scifi/Fantasy Headgear

Friday Review: Muse Unexpected by V.C. Birlidis

~ M.A. Kropp

Muse Unexpected by V.C. Birlidis My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sixteen-year-old Sophie has her world turned upside down when her father is killed in an accident, and her estranged grandmother shows up to transport Sophie and her mother back to their native Greece. Sophie learns that she is a Muse, the descendant of the … Continue reading Friday Review: Muse Unexpected by V.C. Birlidis

Wednesday Wanderings: Places that Don’t Look Real, Drugs Under a Microscope, and Beer Pools!

~ M.A. Kropp

More pictures. This time of really beautiful places that look like they could be fake, but aren't: http://www.viralnova.com/here-are-20-unbelievable-places-you-would-swear-arent-real-but-they-are/ What drugs look like under the microscope. Some are quite pretty. Others are kind of scary: http://www.webburgr.com/drugs-microsope/ As if there weren't enough reasons to visit Austria, they have a brewery with beer pools. Yes, beer. In pools. … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Places that Don’t Look Real, Drugs Under a Microscope, and Beer Pools!