With Colonel Brandon and Edward Ferras, Sense and Sensibility gives us two very different heroes to compare. Both men are on an equal social footing, being wealthy and respectable gentlemen.…
Is it just me, or do every two weeks feel like a lifetime in 2020? The highlight of the 24 hours news cycle for the last two weeks is that…
Leaves are in the process of turning gold, burnt orange, and red. Quintessential apple picking is in full swing. Pumpkins and gourds are popping up on porches and steps everywhere.…
Book hangovers: That pervasive sense of loss and/or wanting more after completing a book or book series. I've experienced this more than I'd probably care to admit. Every time I…
Jesus H Christ. At this point, we have to stop saying, "Well, 2020 can't possibly get any worse, because then it fucking does! With last Friday's passing of the Notorious…
Oktoberfest is in full swing- well, you know what I mean, and the Marzens and festbiers are flowing freely. Talk about the most wonderful time of the year. This week,…
I haven't jumped at every Disney live-action remake released over the last few years. Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella, yes. I surprisingly caught Dumbo in the theater. The cast overrode my…
I've come to learn that living in California is like being an unwitting contestant on a very cruel and unfunny game show. This week's challenge is navigating toxic and destructive…
With the oppressive heat deciding to finally let up on New England, I have finally turned my attention back to that horrible baking fail that was my not so great COVID…
Who's ready to break out the lederhosen? No one? OK. That's fair. But I bet you're ready for Oktoberfest. Yeah, now I've got your attention. It's that time of year…
I learned of Harry Dresden in what's probably the most inconvenient way possible. Libby had suggested the audiobook format of Dangerous Women, a compilation of short stories. I've yet to…
As a person of culture, and believe you me, I'm refined as fuck, I know a good beer when I see and taste it. West Coast IPAs are just that…
Grease was a regular watch for Mom and I growing up. A common go-to on rainy Saturdays when Dad was out of the house to spare his ears. Not everyone…
How does the saying go? There are more IPAs than you can shake a stick at. Depending on what store you go to, that might be the only beer you…
Boys won't like you if you're smarter than them. Who here has heard that old chestnut before? Or, if not that exact gem, something like it. I imagine a lot…