Category Archives: Books

Serendipity

Serendipity: noun meaning making a desirable discovery by accident. I had a serendipitous experience when I went to the library. I was looking for the book All Over but the Shoutin’ by Rick Bragg when the title of another book … Continue reading

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Education

When I was a teenager, I set a goal to graduate from college — and I received a Bachelor’s degree. A while back (after being out of school for unnumbered eons of time) I decided I wanted to get a … Continue reading

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Bonobo Handshake: A Book Review

One of my blogosphere friends was in a jam. Could I help out? She needed a book read and reviewed. Could I do it? Sure thing! She sent me Bonobo Handshake by Vanessa Woods. Vanessa joined her fiancé on a … Continue reading

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Books, Books, Books

Sometimes it’s feast or famine.  At least that is what it feels like when I try to check out books from the library at the university where I work. If there is a recently published popular fiction book either the … Continue reading

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Strength in What Remains

Over and over I hear the phrase ‘sense of entitlement’ used by the older generation (my generation) about the younger generation.  The older generation sees many instances in which the youth of today exhibit feelings that they are entitled to … Continue reading

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