Month: June 2010
My Kingdom for Reruns
I feel lost. Completely lost. Not lost with a capital letter at the beginning because I don’t watch that show. But that’s part of the reason I feel so lost. TV season has ended. How will we carry on for…
Simply A Burger
I have a problem. Well, I have a number of problems, but one of them is with my health. Things like high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease run in my family. That means I have been on medication…
Book Review: Summer Crossing
When I started reading “Summer Crossing” by Steve Tesich recently, I almost tossed the book aside after a few pages. The story opens at a state wrestling championships where the protagonist, Daniel Price, has a chance to win the championship…
Book Review: The Unnamed
In his debut novel “Then We Came to the End,” Joshua Ferris took a clever look at an advertising agency in hard economic times. His insightful use of the first person plural narrator brought the reader into the action. I…