Despite the way it may sound on my blog, life in the You Think Too Much household, and the You Think Too Much world is not all wine and roses. It might be somewhat heavy on the wine. There are tears and anger. Smart remarks and raised voices. There … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
October 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This Wordless Wednesday is a picture of a sculpture by Armando Marino called The Raft, exhibited outside 21c Museum and Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. This is part of their larger exhibit, Cuba Now.The Raft represents the economic hardships faced … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Steamboat celebrations and more
October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hops display at Brew, Brew, Brew and BrewIt was a jam-packed weekend in Madison. Saturday was Soup, Stew, Chili and Brew on Main St. This event involves many local organizations fixing up big crock pots full of various soups, stews and chili’s and … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Fates Will Find Their Way
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s been a good reading week. Two books that have been burning a hole on my to-read list finished. First, You Know When the Men Are Gone, reviewed here. And now, Hannah Pittard’s The Fates Will Find Their Way.Like Fallon’s collection of short … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Irish music session night
October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This Tuesday will be week three of Irish session night at The Electric Lady in lovely Madison. I’ve found that when I tell people I’m going to Irish session night, there seems to be some confusion as to exactly what that means. So let me follow the … [Read more...]
Book Review: You Know When the Men Are Gone
October 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You Know When the Men Are Gone is a collection of short stories by Siobhan Fallon about this generation of army families and their particular war. The stories take place mostly in Fort Hood, Texas, on the army base, and on the streets of Iraq where … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Philosopher’s Kiss
October 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s day three of my first cold of the academic year. Here’s hoping it’ll be the last, but a college campus is, among many other things, a small den of contagion. It seemed that this year the students starting sneezing, coughing and sniffling much … [Read more...]
September reading wrap-up: life after sabbatical
September 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As I reported earlier, September signaled the end of my free, rambling, sabbaticalized life. I’m happy to report that this has not adversely affected my reading. In fact, I think I might read more books while I’m teaching because actually having a … [Read more...]
Top Ten Tuesday: Even better the second time around
September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday from the folks over at The Broke and the Bookish asks for the top ten books you’d like to re-read. You can participate in this blog hop by clicking on this link and heading over to The Broke and the Bookish.There are books … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Chautauqua!
September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This weekend was Chautauqua in Madison, might I add, the best Chautauqua weekend ever. When I first moved to Madison, there were two things that folks outside of Madison knew about the town. They knew about the Regatta, and they knew about … [Read more...]
