We have the long arm of the law and we have unspoken guidelines. We have the soft embrace of humanity and the harsh slap of reality. We muddle through rumors and hearsay but cling to hope and authenticity. We have politicians and ministers, news wires and gossip pages. We have the word of God, and then we have………Oprah. Oprah, who is mighty and powerful [...]

During my daily rounds through the New York Times this morning, I came across an article that not only discussed my coveted Miss Kindle2, but it also touched on the concept of judging people by the book they have in their hand. The mood of the article leaned against the age old practice of judging a person by [...]

I have a daily ritual of slinking around the The New York Times online. This habit gets my head out of Idaho and wrapped around the realities of the rest of the world. It also satisfies my shameless pleasures/needs of reading about Arts, Literature, People and Style. In case you weren’t aware of it, Idaho is extremely sheltered. Bio-dome sheltered. I think they still do [...]

I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather all week. One of those, I’m not sick enough to claim “sick”  because I can’t pinpoint what feels wayward, but I’m not feeling great. I’m running a low grade fever, feel weak, headache sporadic and just something……..is off kilter. Now, I may be a strange individual on this point, but [...]

Winning is……11 books at my doorstep in a big box from Hachette Books.  Courtesy of Drey from Dreyslibrary(By the way, el potential competition, she’s gives away books, all the time, so if you want a piece of the action, I’d suggest getting over there) Now, here’s the problem with being politically correct in winning. One [...]