This is a video, so maybe I'm cheating, but it doesn't even capture how cool it was to watch this lightning show. You can join Wordless Wednesday here. … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
July 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
This is a video, so maybe I'm cheating, but it doesn't even capture how cool it was to watch this lightning show. You can join Wordless Wednesday here. … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
July 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
This is a video, so maybe I'm cheating, but it doesn't even capture how cool it was to watch this lightning show. You can join Wordless Wednesday here. … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Imagine Madison….
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Imagine Madison presentationIt’s still Monday, and not too late to share the latest Madison happenings. This week’s Madison Monday comes late in the evening because I just attended the big reveal for Ball State’s Community Based Projects’s Community … [Read more...]
Fantasy Twofer Review: Lyonesse and Illyria
July 17, 2011 By 4 Comments
I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately and so I’m trying some genre switching. I read A Game of Thrones a few weeks ago, and so went looking for something else in the fantasy genre that was like Martin’s novels. I realize that “fantasy twofer” … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
July 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
Two of my favorite things in the world are eating and reading, so I love it when the two come together well. Lately, I’ve been very interested in the phenomenon of ethnic restaurants. Why, for example, is it Chinese food that’s ubiquitous all across … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Tomatoes and eating local
July 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
It’s hot, hot, and hotter in southern Indiana this week. Yesterday, we had a heat index of 115, which is to say it wasn’t actually 115 degrees out there (more like 94) but according to the weather experts, it felt like 115. That would be the … [Read more...]
Book Review: South of Superior
July 10, 2011 By 4 Comments
As reported already, this summer has been a feckless quest for something satisfying to read, with an occasional bright stop. I quite enjoyed A Game of Thrones, but am still undecided about reading the next book before the HBO series starts again in … [Read more...]
Book Review: A Game of Thrones and a question
July 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
My husband and I recently became addicted to Game of Thrones on HBO. We didn’t know much about the show beforehand, but it looked cool enough. Having become addicted to the series we discovered that it’s actually based on four books by George R. R. … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: I love a parade!
July 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
The Oh Boy! Oberto/Miss Madison, star of the Regatta paradeIt’s Independence Day in Madison, and all the exciting stuff is already over. Yes, Madison’s claim to fame, the Regatta, ended yesterday and so the actual 4th of July is something of a … [Read more...]
