Among ThievesAuthor: David Hosp There is the small kleptomaniac in all of us. We pick up a pen from work and shove it in our pocket without a thought, never thinking “I am a thief”.David Hosp’s “Among Thieves” gives us a fact: the largest art theft in history took place in 1990 in Boston at the Isabelle Stewart Gardner Museum, with the thieves taking half a billion dollars worth of art.Irishman Liam Kilbranish has just witnessed the murder of his entire family in Ireland. He carries his ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: Among Thieves
Book Reviews & Giveaway – Doors Open
Doors Open Author: Ian RankinThe year is current. In Edinburgh, three friends find themselves bound by their love of art. They are also bound by a restlessness in themselves that finds them yearning for something. Mike Mackenzie is a young, retired millionaire. He has sold his software company and sits in luxury and idleness, bored and contemplative. He collects fine art.Allen Cruickshank, a banker, also loves art. He is experiencing a painful divorce and cleaves to his friends to get him ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews: Jennifer’s Body
Jennifer's Body This film I love and I hate so much,.and I then dwell on it and fall in love again. There are qualities that this film possesses that I absolutely love about teen horror flicks. While not scary, this film is fun and crazy, with cheeky dialogue and hot girls. Now I question myself to get all film school on y'all, because I do have a few gripes with the theory implied in this film.Lets begin this analysis. OK we all have seen this film a few times before. Its been called Carrie, ... continue reading...
Food Reviews: General Mills NEW lower sugar cereal
General Mills Cereals Reduces Sugar in their Cereals(A Tale of the Bad Grandmother Sugar Blogger and her Entrance into the Land of Less Sugar)OK, so this is not the daring entry I usually make to my posts! BUT. When my son brings over the grand-kiddles he comes with YUCK all those generic sugar filled cereals. Isa and Milo innocently guzzle them down like gas filling the tank! Sometimes they eat 2-3 bowls at a time. I sit there and cringe, wondering if I should pad the walls of the ... continue reading...
Resolution Reviews & Giveaway: Prime Time Health
Prime-Time Health: A Scientifically Proven Plan for Feeling Young and Living LongerAuthors: William Sears, MD with Martha Sears, RN Every few years I notice that a new health "bible" gets released. You know what I mean, one of those books that covers just about EVERYTHING in the health, beauty and fitness fields only with ONE chapter on each. The last one that I bought was from a doctor that I'm sure that everyone is familiar with (he has a TV show). I find that these books tend to give you a ... continue reading...
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