We received some of these products to include in this post. All opinions are strictly our own. 1.Shake up your morning with a NEW protein shake I keep little baggies of Rawfusion’s raw, plant based protein fusion (vanilla bean) in my purse and when it gets hot out, I buy a small milk and throw in […]
The Last Place you Look – a review
June 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Last Place you Look Author: Kristen Lepionka Private investigator Roxane Weary is grieving – her policeman father has died in the line of duty. And she is drinking a lot and working less. So when her brother asks her to help a friend, Danielle Stockton, she takes the case. Danielle’s brother Brad is […]
Algorithms to Live By – a review
June 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Algorithms to Live By The Computer Science of Human Decisions Authors: Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths This book fascinated me, as at the time I was writing about online dating and not seeing anything I liked about the process. He book begins with an example: what if you are looking for an apartment in San […]
Rabble Rousing – Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying
June 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
So, what to do when we are walking down the hallway and one of our acquaintances stops you and says, “Oh did you get your hair done? I thought it looked better going grey.” I call this Getting Down Dirty and Snarky. And it happens all the time, as we go about our lives. Often […]
A Review Broads Fathers Day
June 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I should be inserting cool pictures of father’s day gifts for all the cool dads out there, but no. This Father’s Day, I want to write about my dad. A devoted career Army officer and an adoring husband, my dad was not the best dad in the world. He was married to his career and […]
Are Women Prepared For Life Alone As They Age
June 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Since I am single, and probably will remain single, this article was so important to me that I wanted to share it with my readers. The trends are clear – as women age the odds are they will be living alone, largely because of either divorce or widowhood. What may be less clear for […]
Book review: The Last Thousand
June 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Last Thousand – One School’s Promise in a National at War Author: Jeffrey E. Stern We open the paper. War in Iraq. War in Iran. War in Afghanistan. War, war, war. The word means nothing to us; this is not our country we have enough of our own problems, etc. etc. Enter Jeffrey Stern, […]
Sneak peek: Coco – Disney/Pixar
June 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Once again we’re delighted to be able to share the first look at an exciting new Disney trailer. If you love music…you’ll love Coco. Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of […]
Fathers Day Gifts: The BroBasket
June 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
We received product to facilitate this review. All opinions are strictly our own. Every father’s Day my mom gave my dad a tie – which he never wore. When I discovered BroBasket, an online basket with prefilled or custom order, (https://www.thebrobasket.com), I shouted with delight; finally, a basket that any guy would want, and with […]
South Pole Station – Ava reviews
May 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
South Pole Station Author: Ashley Shelby Salubrious, acerbic, hilariously funny, deleterious – such a conundrum of affect in one book about life, love and climate change at the furthest place on Earth – South Pole Station – this novel ran with the ethereal wolves and had my laughing, fascinated and bummed out simultaneously. Entertaining and […]
