03/20/2019

Future Perfect: A Skeptic’s Search for an Honest Mystic by Victoria Loustalot Originally reviewed on Goodreads Dec 03, 2018 Full disclosure: I received this book free as a member of Amazon Prime through Amazon’s First Look promotion. I’ve been studying what the author refers to as “the woo-woo stuff” since the early 1980s, and have been a Reiki master since 1999. I do not practice on a professional basis. This book was nothing more than a vehicle for a New Yorker with an MFA to publicly

03/20/2019

The rain I think most people were glad to see the rain come, and equally glad to see it go. It’s true the rain was much needed, but oh, the cold and the wet exacerbated the health issues, like arthritis (!) that so many moved here to avoid. We moved to Arizona in 1986 partly because both my husband and I had arthritis, (at the time I was told I had rheumatoid arthritis, which I was glad to hear in 2012 was a mis-diagnosis – I had ordinary osteo) but this year’s rain reminded us, in spades, what

01/29/2019

Right now I’m having a whale of a time with the Explore New Worlds Winter Reading Program for adults, brought to you by the Maricopa County Library District. I had no idea they did that, and if they did this back in Yuma I guess I never heard about it! The first thing you need to know is that it’s definitely not all about books. It’s about movies, and music, as well as science projects/Citizen Science as well. The second thing you need to know is that yes, there are prizes! Here’s the

01/29/2019

It’s been a while, has it not? Well. I knew last summer when I launched this thing, it was too soon, but then the recipe madness began, and as a longtime blogger, I couldn’t not take advantage of mention on a major site. So anyhoo, I thought I’d begin again! This time, as the headline suggests, I’ll be talking about books, and where to find them cheap or free. Now the books I’m talking about are e-books, not the hard-copy wonders. Because I read so much —315 books last year, according to

09/27/2018

The other day I saw a discussion online where a new resident to the area was looking for a homeopath. She promptly got several responses from from people who'd been to a local naturopath and was happy with their treatment. Only, they're not the same thing. Since I'm not aware of any local homeopaths, I didn't add my two cents' worth, as the lady asking was probably well aware of what she was looking for. But if you're interested in finding out what the difference is, read on. Here's what they

09/02/2018

I posted this to Genius Kitchen last week sometime, well after the contest since I don't know the provenance. It hasn't appeared over there, so here it is in its entirety.     The Original Cherry Crap recipe Through all the 1950s and most of the 1960s, my mother went to her Pinochle Club twice a month. Each lady took a turn hosting, and the dessert during a break in card playing was an important element of the evening. Everybody would exclaim how lovely that night's dessert was, and later on

03/20/2019

Future Perfect: A Skeptic’s Search for an Honest Mystic by Victoria Loustalot Originally reviewed on Goodreads Dec 03, 2018 Full disclosure: I received this book free as a member of Amazon Prime through Amazon’s First Look promotion. I’ve been studying what the author refers to as “the woo-woo stuff” since the early 1980s, and have been a Reiki master since 1999. I do not practice on a professional basis. This book was nothing more than a vehicle for a New Yorker with an MFA to publicly

03/20/2019

The rain I think most people were glad to see the rain come, and equally glad to see it go. It’s true the rain was much needed, but oh, the cold and the wet exacerbated the health issues, like arthritis (!) that so many moved here to avoid. We moved to Arizona in 1986 partly because both my husband and I had arthritis, (at the time I was told I had rheumatoid arthritis, which I was glad to hear in 2012 was a mis-diagnosis – I had ordinary osteo) but this year’s rain reminded us, in spades, what

02/14/2019

If you’re new to the concept of a reading program for adults, as I am, I thought there may be somebody out there who could benefit from a little guidance. There are also a couple of things I missed on my first go-round. Next week (the 22nd) we’ll be at the halfway mark, so there’s still time for people to make it to 100 points! So here goes: Missed Item #1: Each participant will receive a code for one free ticket and up to four discounted tickets to a select Spring Training Game at