Winter Journal Author: Paul AusterPaul Auster’s Winter Journal speaks to us of who we are – and who he is – as he turns 64. Auster elegantly, and with great vulnerability, describes the bodily changes of aging, the life and death of his mother, and contemplates his life in youth as the beginning of “becoming older.” The only other memoir that I have read that treads so beautifully into the depths of being who we are is May Sarton’s “A Year of Solitude,” for writers are observers, and Auster’s ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Winter Journal
Food Reviews: Country Bob’s
Country Bob'sOne of the hardest things about living in Utah is that I have to order Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce online! I cannot live without Country Bob’s sauce and I use it for everything. I put it into soups, I put it on pork and chicken (see below) and I use it when I have steaks as a pour over sauce. And my grandchildren use it on fries! And mashed potatoes. Country Bob’s has that special tang that can’ be replicated (it’s the hint of smoke that pings my taste buds). I just know ... continue reading...
Are you Pitch Perfect?
Broad A will tell you that I can't carry a tune. She's wrong...dead wrong. I know for a fact, because I can belt out a tune that would make Streisand WEEP...just come into the shower with me and you'll know. WAIT! I DON'T WANT YOU IN THE SHOWER WITH ME. You'll just have to take my word for it (and hope that I never have enough drinks in me to get up and sing at a karaoke bar).Seriously, I hope you're better at it than I am. If you're an amateur singer, dancer (wait, I can do that), or beat boxer ... continue reading...
TV sneak peek: Project Runway – week 5
Can you believe how quickly the season is going? It's already Week 5, and while I usually put the updates on Champagne Living...we've got technical issues there and I don't want you to miss a SINGLE minute. This episode looks FIERCE. I've heard the gossip (and I can't keep a secret)They will be designing a capsule collection for the new Marie Claire at Work magazine.Elena clashes with the group, Gunnar is annoyed with micromanaging.Elena clashes with everyone at the shoot, and argues with ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Shake Off
Shake OffAuthor: Mischa HillerMichel Khoury, born in the Sabra refugee camp in Beirut, watches as his entire family is murdered. His father’s dead body covers him, blood gushing, and Michel can hear the screams of his mother in the house, and can do nothing. Now, he has many passports, and tapes thousands of dollars to newspapers which he carries under his arm. He speaks Arabic, French, English, German, Lebanese, Dutch – a plethora of languages. He answers only to his mentor and substitute ... continue reading...
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