I recently picked up Peter Slevin's biography of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (now in paperback). As I was idly flipping through th...

As the new year began, I started reading yet another novel by  D.E. Stevenson  (1892-1973), an author I first discovered and enjoyed as a ...

If you've followed my blog for a while, you'll know I've had a love-hate relationship with Celine Dion over the years.  ;)  Ever...

*  Someone on my Facebook feed -- the young father of three children under the age of 5 -- posted one of those "Goodfellas" meme...

Whereas I couldn't seem to stop spewing out blog posts all through December  ;) I'm finding it difficult to think of things to writ...

Today is supposedly " Blue Monday ," the most depressing day of the year.  As this article explains , Blue Monday came into bein...

Mel at Stirrup Queens has invited us to share our bookmarked blog posts and articles on Sundays. This isn't exactly a bookmark or eve...