Spelling Lesson

The wrapper on the piece of chocolate I just ate says, "Let your seriousness shine through." When I read that I thought, "Well, don't I do that already? And isn't that an odd thing to put on a piece of chocolate?"

Yeah--it actually said "let your sensuousness shine through." So much for prophetic packaging!

Free is Good; or, Fairies Read Too

A co-worker and I are talking about writing a grant proposal to set up some Little Free Libraries in our area.  I'm personally hoping for a library with a fairy door. After all, fairies read too, don't they?

More on Books

M asked about books my group just chose to read. They are:

• Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (my choice)
• Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Burns
• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (I wanted Portrait of Dorian Gray)
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
• Heaven is Here by Stephanie Nielson

I Liked Things the Way They Were

Our (my?) book group has been hijacked by a new member who told funny stories all through the last meeting and has now exploded our FB page with inside jokes and asides about everything except the books.

I never thought I'd be a diehard book group member, but I'm kind of irritated. I'm all for having fun and talking about non-book stuff, but I'm also tired of hearing about tube socks, neighborhood prostitutes, and Halloween photographs. What happened to my sweet little group?

Food Safety

Even my mother, scorner of many expiration dates, would discard the egg burrito that's been sitting in my office, unrefrigerated, since Saturday, wouldn't she? Either way, the accompanying mint is safe for consumption, thank goodness.