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• Want to Increase Your Chances of Seeing Comet ISON?

  

  NASACheck out this morning’s article with 10 suggestions on how best to get a glimpse of the “Comet of the Century”  http://bit. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Horns, Joe Hill

  

  ****½ William Morrow, 2010ISBN 0061147958 (ISBN13: 9780061147951)Like Heart-Shaped Box, this novel reminded me of how much I like the horror genre. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Serena, Ron Rash

  

  *** ½Ecco, 20080061470856 (ISBN13: 9780061470851)Set in 1929 North Carolina, Ron Rash’s Serena tells the story of George and Serena Pemberton, newly married... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Deceptive and Boozy Louisiana: New Orleans Mourning, Julie Smith

  

  ***½ Part of my Mysterious USA ChallengeEdgar Winner, 1991New Orleans Mourning is the first in the Skip Langdon series and introduces the likeable and... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• So I’m Kind of Feeling Like the eHarmony Guy

  

  When he says that it’s nice to get a love letter from time to time…It is really nice to get a rave review when you are least expecting it, and especially when i... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• My First (successful) Pintrest Project: Pictures on the Wall & the Transformatio...

  

  Project: Bring life to a dark stairwellSecondary stairway, BEFOREThis is what it looked like when we first moved into the house.  Service Stairs AFTER- (a littl... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Real Greek First-press Olive Oil, Enter for a Chance to Win a Sample Bottle!

  

  My husband is Greek and we spend our summers with his family in the beautiful Peloponnesian town of Porto Heli. One of my favorite things about being there is... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Germany Recognizes a Third Gender for Intersex Children

  As Germany becomes the first European country to recognize intersex indivuduals, many activists complain that the law does not go far enough and that does not... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Noir and Charming L.A.: The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly

  

  ****2005 by Little, BrownISBN 0739465511 (ISBN13: 9780739465516)Part of my Mysterious USA Reading ChallengeI didn’t really think I was going to like this book,... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Missing

  

  IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT FABIAN RIOSCALL DC METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT (202) 727 9099 (202) 345 4667 OR JOSE LUIS (202) 215 5883    (FABIAN RIOS... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots, Jessica Soffer

  

  ***** ISBN 1469249936 (ISBN13: 9781469249933)2013, Brilliance CorporationThis book was so beautiful that I wept openly when I finished it—my husband thought I... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Kind of Boring Wisconsin but Keeps You Guessing: Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo

  

  ** ½ Part of my Mysterious USA ChallengeMacavity Award Nominee for Best First Mystery Novel (2005),Anthony Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2005)Maybe... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Gritty Maryland: What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman

  

  ***½ Part of my Mysterious USA ChallengeWilliam Morrow, 2007ISBN 0061128856 (ISBN13: 9780061128851)Literary awards: Barry Award for Best Novel (2008),... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Majestic Alaska: A Cold Day for Murder, Dana Stabenow

  

  *** 1/2 Part of my Mysterious USA ChallengeWinner, Edgar Award, 1993A Cold Day for Murder introduces Kate Shugak, a young Aleut woman who worked in the Anchorag... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mysterious USA Reading Challenge

  

  by jchatoff, Flickr Creative CommonsInspired by an article about a writer who read books from 196 countries to broaden her horizons, I decided to challenge... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mary L. Tabor, Who by Fire

  

  *****ISBN 0982993145 (ISBN13: 9780982993149) I absolutely LOVED this book. In fact, it has been the best book I’ve read in a long time and wished I hadn’t... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• 8 Reasons Mosquitoes Prefer Some People Over Others

  

  by Shino, Flickr ccWASHINGTON, July 19, 2013 – For years scientists and researchers have been trying to explain why some people seem to get bitten by... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Just Picked This Baby up at a Garage Sale for $50, Vintage NSU (1940s?) Bicycle

  

  So I was riding my bike down the street on my way to the gym when I saw a garage sale going on just a block from my house.  I did a total double-take, almost... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Big Brother 15: Do We Need to Have a Talk About the Open Racism?

  

  castWASHINGTON, July 18, 2013 – The racist, homophobic, and sexist atmosphere in CBS’s “Big Brother” house this season has led to two cast members losing their... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• On Abortion, Does Maryland Have the Right Idea?

  

  Ann Harkness, Flickr CCWASHINGTON, July 15, 2013 – The Texas abortion confrontation is emblematic of similar political battles taking place in over 29 states... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY