Of opening your own restaurant? I think everyone has at one time or another. I have. Cooking is my passion, but the business sense belongs to my wife, not me. Leave me in front of a keyboard or a cook top and the world is happy. Leave me in charge of [...]
Margaret Atwood’s the Handmaid’s Tale.
Looking back it occurred to me that my English teacher, Mr. Young, had a chortle or two at the expense of “Banned Books” everywhere. As a matter of fact, I clearly remember my Senior year’s book list. We had to have our parents sign off on the list the [...]
Well folks, the holidays are rushing in pretty quickly. (Where did I leave that countdown to Christmas widget???) The day all of us, besides my sister “the dedicated shopper” that is, will be upon us before you know it. You can’t stop it. It is as inevitable as the tide, and it is coming for [...]
As an editor and copywriter, I have personal pet peeves. Words that drive me crazy, especially if used improperly. Yes, I know I’m not perfect, but no one is. Think about the irritating girl in class who used to snap her gum all the time or the “I’m not touching you” jibe your irritating little brother [...]
The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom is sponsoring national banned book week beginning September 29th through October 6th, 2007.
I’ve always been amazed at the number of books that are banned or that someone is attempting to have banned from public schools or public libraries. When i was younger, it was Mark Twain [...]
