I keep trying to cook something interesting regardless of my physical limitations. I was trying out this new recipe when many things went wrong. I roasted all 3 eggplants instead of only 2, I banged into too many thing causing the family concern for my ability to continue. I gave up on the dinner for […]
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With high interest, I placed The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini on hold at the library. It had showed up on many of my friends’ reading lists and I had in passing heard good things about it. I now know that stories about rape and war are not of interest. I didn’t know this was
I was referred to the ergonomics people at work to make sure my workstation was set up properly, facilitated comfort in my surgery recovery, and prevented future problems. The expert walked in and immediately said that not only was my set up all wrong, but that I was was interfacing with it improperly. Joy. After
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan is UCSB Reads 2014 pick. Eagan amassed an amazing amount of information around the people and events surrounding the 1910 firestorm that raged across three states. Egan details how the Forest Service was born amid all the politics and capitalistic spirit
Just as Elinor and Maryanne were Sense and Sensibility, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth were Pride and Prejudice. This is a courtship story where reputation and propriety were the utmost concern. The tale unravels as what was known becomes false in light of a new information. It was similar to peeling an onion, there is always another
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