I was nominated by Beach Bookworm for the Three Days, Three Quotes Challenge, wherein you post a favorite quote from a favorite book for three consecutive days. The Rules 1. Thank the person who nominated you 2. Post a quote for 3 consecutive days (1 quote for each day) 3. Nominate three new bloggers each … Continue reading Three Days, Three Quotes Challenge, Day 3
Ray Bradbury
Year in Review- 2017
What do you do with a year like 2017? Politically, it's been a dumpster fire almost from the start with enough insanity to make you laugh manically, sob hysterically, or in many cases, run for office because you can't stand what's going on. Looking at the mess politicians are making of the wider world almost … Continue reading Year in Review- 2017
November Summary and December Preview
Sunday Sum-Up
My apartment is infested with toy mice. I keep buying new toy mice for my cat, and he keeps playing with them for a few minutes before leaving them all over the living room. Cats. What can you do? I suppose I should be grateful that I was home when he decided to play with … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Review- Fahrenheit 451
September Summary and October Preview
It's getting pretty around here: I like to say that October is Nebraska's apology for the rest of the year. Our summers are hot and humid, while our winters are cold and icy. Spring is utterly unpredictable and likes to throw tornadoes and hailstorms at us when the temperature isn't jumping from summer-like to … Continue reading September Summary and October Preview
Sunday Sum-Up
Around the first of June, I took my car to the shop for a repair. Some sort of bearing in a wheel housing was going out and making a horrendous noise, so I took it in for a multi-hour repair. The noise went away, and everything was fine. Last weekend, though, something strange started happening … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
The Martian Chronicles
“We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things.” -Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles What if we colonized Mars? What if we swarmed Mars like locusts and failed to understand the native population and what they could teach us? What if we built houses and towns like the ones we left behind because we couldn't bear the … Continue reading The Martian Chronicles
Traveling in Books 