I’ve been watching so much Seinfeld, I should be throwing up from it by now. A few months ago, I started taping all the syndicated shows on TV. Then I got the DVD box set and watched all those. I can watch the DVD episodes one or two more times each on the ones that [...]

I got my weekly Southwest email advertising this week’s specials and to what do my wandering eyes do appear? And I quote: 2. Featured Destination: Sacramento, CA - Check out the BIG savings in California’s Capitol City, one of the best vacation values around! First of all, there are no BIG savings, no BIGger than [...]

Okay, everybody’s got New Year’s resolutions and NGIP will be hosting a New Year’s Resolution Campaign beginning Monday, December 28, 2009. On that day, I will post my own New Year’s Resolutions with one of those Linky widgets at the end that will allow YOU to enter the URL of YOUR OWN New Year’s Resolution [...]

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Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett. This memoir is one of those that is remarkable and hard to believe is true, but then some of the most incredible stories are the ones you can’t make up. Patchett tells a wonderful story about her friendship with a fellow writer that has a little bit of A [...]

Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs I loved Running With Scissors and Dry, so I was thoroughly entertained by this collection of essays. He’s funny. I wish I could read more of his stuff, but currently there is no more. Dang. This one also goes into my current Top Ten.

Several months ago I was randomly surfing the web and a pop-up ad sucked me in to sign-up for one of those book clubs because I would get a $50 restaurant gift card. I figured I’d be ahead on the deal because it was a gift card for a restaurant that I’d eat at anyway, [...]