Wednesday Wanderings: Most Popular Book in Each State, Dragon R&D, and Useless Facts

Wednesday, April 2, 2014Wednesday, April 2, 2014 ~ M.A. Kropp

Just a few today, since I was not collecting links during my March month off. Here's an look at the most popular book in each of the 50 United States. Some are kind of interesting: http://parade.condenast.com/266106/viannguyen/the-most-popular-book-in-each-of-the-50-states/ A little girl asked an Australian research lab if they could make her a dragon, and they decided to … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Most Popular Book in Each State, Dragon R&D, and Useless Facts

Monday Musings: Vacation’s over, and It’s Back to the (Virtual) Real World

Monday, March 31, 2014 ~ M.A. Kropp

Yes, I know it's not April just yet, but since this is a Monday post, I'm putting it up here today. When we left off at the beginning of the month, I had decided to take the rest of March off from most of the internet. No blogs, no social media, nothing of that nature. … Continue reading Monday Musings: Vacation’s over, and It’s Back to the (Virtual) Real World

Wednesday Wanderings: This Time, I’m the One Wandering (Away)

Thursday, March 6, 2014Thursday, March 6, 2014 ~ M.A. Kropp

Good morning! As some have noticed, there has been a lack of blog posting lately. I have excuses. Oh, yes, I do have excuses. “We were away.” For one weekend. Nope, not good enough. “The puppy, you see, takes up a lot of time.” He does, yes. But there are also times when he is … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: This Time, I’m the One Wandering (Away)

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

Friday, February 14, 2014Friday, February 14, 2014 ~ 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

Wednesday, February 12, 2014Tuesday, February 11, 2014 ~ 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

Monday Musings: The Olympics

Monday, February 10, 2014Monday, February 10, 2014 ~ M.A. Kropp

It is time for the Winter Olympics again, and that means it is also time for all the Olympics haters to come out of the woodwork. There are a lot of them, it seems. Now, I don't really care if you love or hate the games. I happen to like them, especially the Winter games. … Continue reading Monday Musings: The Olympics

Friday Review: Muse Unexpected by V.C. Birlidis

Friday, February 7, 2014Thursday, February 6, 2014 ~ 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!

Wednesday, February 5, 2014Wednesday, February 5, 2014 ~ 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!

Friday Review: Taken by Erin Bowman

Friday, January 31, 2014Thursday, January 30, 2014 ~ M.A. Kropp

Taken by Erin Bowman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Taken is the story of Gray Weathersby, seventeen years old, and one of the oldest male residents of Claysoot. When each boy reaches his eighteenth birthday, he is stolen from the town in what the villagers refer to as the Heist. No one knows what … Continue reading Friday Review: Taken by Erin Bowman