Summer has arrived complete with heat-infused days that drag on lazily, inducing a dire need to get out of the office (or classroom) and down to the pool. While...
You might remember last year when I attended the used book sale of all used book sales, and--thank God!--just like every year, the Denver Public Library is at i...
Now that I'm on-board with this whole e-reader thing, I'm discovering all sorts of neat stuff. Here's one particularly fascinating tidbit: Did you know that you...
My parents have recently moved into a new house in the foothills with plenty of room to spread out. Between that and their first grandchild, my daughter, starti...
Spring, we hope, is now officially here. For me, the season's arrival is reminiscent of strolls and bike rides through parks, with long stops on benches to gaze...
I'm always down for a mystery. Make it a murder-mystery and I'm totally in. And if you really add a twist and a demented psychopathic character or two? Well, th...
One of the best parts of reading an expatriate classic--think Hemingway, Fitzgerald as obvious choices--is that they are real. Hemingway especially based his wr...
I've read all of the Hunger Games books, sure. And I've hyped on the hype about the books and the upcoming movie--oh, you know, the one that drops tonight at mi...
So often I fall victim to my circumstances. Sure, I call myself organized, self-motivated, determined; but I'm not above letting a failure get the best of me. I...
I'm very much looking forward to DFW this weekend. It's the excitement of so many events, seeing a huge production come together, looking forward to summer--it'...
There's not really anything that nerdy about reading. In fact, I consider it a particularly fashionable pastime, one that's been chic since the beginning and wi...