Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard My rating: 3 of 5 stars Narrated by Amanda Dolan Mare Barrow is a Red. A commoner, with red blood and no super abilities. She and her family are destined to serve the Silvers, the elite, with silver blood and supernatural abilities. Mare's kind are servants to the upper class, … Continue reading Friday Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Audiobook)
Month: March 2018
Wednesday Wanderings: Busy Hands Equal Better Brains, Astronaut’s DNA Changes in Space, Early American Ancestors, and Massachusetts Castles
We've all heard the old saw "Idle hands are the devil's playground", right? Well, it seems that there may be a good reason for keeping our hands busy (other than avoiding the influence of the devil): Busy Hands Space flight can alter more than your perceptions of life and our world. It can actually alter … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Busy Hands Equal Better Brains, Astronaut’s DNA Changes in Space, Early American Ancestors, and Massachusetts Castles
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Monday Musings: We Can Haz New Toyz! First Impressions of Microsoft’s Surface Book2
We have had an old HP netbook for years. It was a nice little laptop when we bought it, and it served us well for occasional use here at home, and traveling. Unfortunately, as with all technology, things have progressed rapidly since then, and the poor little thing just couldn't keep up. It's become increasingly … Continue reading Monday Musings: We Can Haz New Toyz! First Impressions of Microsoft’s Surface Book2
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Friday Review: Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes My rating: 3 of 5 stars This dark fantasy short is set partly in Poland and partly in the United States. Deborah is born to a Jewish family in late nineteenth century Poland. Her sister is a talented seamstress and is following their mother in garment making. Deborah has the … Continue reading Friday Review: Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes
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Wednesday Wanderings: 42 is the Answer, A “Danny Boy” for St. Pat’s, Promising Research Treatment for Inflammatory Diseases, and Finding Hidden Text in Medieval Manuscripts
If you read Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you know that according to Adams, 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything. It seems he was right, after all. The answer really IS 42: 42 Since this past Saturday was St. Patrick's Day, I thought I would give you a very special rendition … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: 42 is the Answer, A “Danny Boy” for St. Pat’s, Promising Research Treatment for Inflammatory Diseases, and Finding Hidden Text in Medieval Manuscripts
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Monday Musings: It’s So God-damn Cold, It’s Gonna Snow Until June
Of course, that is a quote from Jimmy Buffett's Mañana, but it sure is appropriate these days. It's past the middle of March, and this morning when I came downstairs, the weather station was reading 11 degrees with a "feels like" temperature of 4. That's just not fair to those of us who muster our way through … Continue reading Monday Musings: It’s So God-damn Cold, It’s Gonna Snow Until June
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Friday Review: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal My rating: 3 of 5 stars I got this book through a Goodreads giveaway a while ago. I shelved it and promptly forgot about it. I was looking through my unread books recently and saw this, and pulled it out to … Continue reading Friday Review: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
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Wednesday Wanderings: If You Are Always Cold, Under Antarctic Ice, Late Sleepers Explained, and Hilarious Dog Trait Cartoons
Although there are many reasons for always feeling chilly, even when most other people are comfortable, there a few that you might want to have checked by your doctor: Always Cold It turns out there is some pretty cool stuff under all that ice in Antarctica. Take a look: Under the Ice Science now says … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: If You Are Always Cold, Under Antarctic Ice, Late Sleepers Explained, and Hilarious Dog Trait Cartoons
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Monday Musings: Okay, Okay, I Give Up!
Last week, we got around 14 or so inches of snow. Roads were cleared quickly and after a day or so, things settled back to normal. Some ice and snow melting off the rooftops, and it's been cold. Tomorrow, we are supposed to get another snowstorm with significant accumulation. You know what? I give up, Winter. … Continue reading Monday Musings: Okay, Okay, I Give Up!
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Friday Review: The Heart of Dog by Doranna Durgin (and Others)
The Heart of Dog by Doranna Durgin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Apologies for the late posting, but the BaldMan had an appointment at the hospital today, and I had to be there to drive him home. Nothing serious, just one of those preventive things you must get done now and again, but he … Continue reading Friday Review: The Heart of Dog by Doranna Durgin (and Others)
And So On... 