M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
But, alas, no color TVs. Actually, that's probably a good thing! We decided we needed to get a real refrigerator in the basement. We had a conversion thingie on the smaller of the two freezers that was supposed to keep it at refrigerator temps, but it didn't work all that well. It was either too … Continue reading Tuesday Thoughts: Got To Move These Refrigerators
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton My rating: 4 of 5 stars Narrated by Hillary Rodham Clinton Contrary to what some people apparently expected, this is not an unbiased look at the 2016 presidential election. It is, in fact, a look at the campaign from the perspective of the candidate. And Mrs. Clinton states just … Continue reading Friday Review: What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
These are both hot-button issues, I know. For me, I am convinced climate change is real, and I am not entirely convinced that the full impact of GMOs is known yet, but I also think it is important to look at the other side with an open mind. Additionally, for those trying to make a … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: GMO and Climate Change Study Flaws, Clean Eating, How Do Conspiracy Theories Spread, and Gin and Tonic Pickles
Not only because it snowed again this morning, and there are still some slow flakes falling. Oh, it wasn't enough to make roads anything more than wet, and it just coated the grass, but it was enough to be annoying. It's April now. Can we please get on with Spring! It is also a strange … Continue reading Monday Musings: It’s a Strange Day
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)
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
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
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
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
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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