My father was a bomber pilot in WWII and was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines. As a child I remember looking at pictures of his time in that area. He … [Read more...]
Bloody ‘ell, London is a Bomb….Expensive
Good ev'nin Luv....A typical greeting by a driver of a "black" taxi. I think the first time I went to London was 1978 or '79. I used to sponsor … [Read more...]
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett or as I’d call it: Fall of a Giant
With this novel, you see the fall of a great writer. I enjoy Follett's books but with this one he has fallen way short of his lofty goals. The problem is with … [Read more...]
Half a Life: A Memoir by Darin Strauss
In the early 1970's my boyfriend, soon to be husband and later my ex, and I were coming home from a "dance" at about 2am. Now, where I'm from, there … [Read more...]
If You Read One Western in Your Life, This Should Be It…
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (25th Anniversary)A genre in the writing world that has fallen into the dust bin and sold for 25 cents at garage sales is that … [Read more...]
Things That Irritate, Flumox, and Down Right P*ss Me Off
People who throw cig butts out of the window when they have a perfectly good ashtray in the car and then the butt hits your window! I can not tolerate trying to … [Read more...]
You’re An EXTREME Redneck When…..
1. You let your 14-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table … in front of her kids. 2. The Blue Book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how … [Read more...]
Purge, by Sofi Oksanen: A Book Review
This book isn't about anorexia or bulimia or the occasional colon cleanse. Purge is a book of two voices that takes us through the tumultuous … [Read more...]
Twisted Head Part Five
Well, I finally got my second set of botox shots based on the results of an intramuscular electromyography. Say what? It's called an EMG. You lay (lie, … [Read more...]
Twisted Head Part Four:The Saga Continues
Well, here it is almost three months since the botox injections and, drum roll please...nothing. It did NOTHING! Many of you asked about how in the world did … [Read more...]
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