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A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Seventh Cresting the halfway point in the series, the Baudelaire orphans have finally reached a point where “guardians” as they’ve known them are almost a thing of the past. Because it seems that everywhere … Continue reading
A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Sixth This is the only book in the whole series by Lemony Snicket that we read out of order, skipping it for a time because the discs at our local library were getting … Continue reading
On September 6, 1901, anarchist Leon Csolgosz shot William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States. When McKinley died thirteen days later, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt suddenly became the youngest President in American history, stating in his single-sentence inauguration … Continue reading
A Practical Guide to Praise and Worship The current pandemic has changed everything, we all know. One major adjustment for me has been the need to shift my ministry classes to Zoom, which in my context has major benefits and … Continue reading
Valhalla Rising (2001) is one of my least favorite Dirk Pitt novels, but come on! It’s Clive Cussler. Gotta read it! A Christian review. Continue reading
We don’t do Christmas. We save the money, spend it on ourselves for once. Not a dime on food we won’t eat or clothes we won’t wear or gifts no one needs. Not one red cent. It’s a boycott, Nora, … Continue reading
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As I continue through this Christmas season, I have enjoyed reading through a number of Yuletide-related books, mainly because I likely wouldn’t want to open them any other time of the year. I’ve gone through some fiction (O, Little Town), … Continue reading
This is apparently a “classic” series of tales that follow a boy and his bucket-full of dinosaurs as they navigate through the learning experiences of childhood. In a previous post I shared my views of one major, underlying annoyance that … Continue reading
Anyone who’s ever taught English in China likely has a love-hate relationship with author Peter Hessler and his in-depth treatments of life in The Middle Kingdom. On the one hand, we dislike him because his experiences are not much different … Continue reading
A Messy Story about Colors and Counting This fun little tale delivers well on its promise of being a messy story about colors and counting. Dog is a solid white pup with just one black dot on his left ear, … Continue reading
