Alien Nation

I used to love my country. I was proud of it. No more. Constant gun violence and Nothing done about it. Shootings in schools, movie theaters, shopping malls, synagogues and churches, to name a few places struck by senseless violence. So many broken lives. Twenty children slaughtered by a young man with an AR-15 and … Continue reading Alien Nation →

What’s That Book? Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Welcome to What’s That Book, sharing book recommendations from readers and bloggers. Today’s guest reviewer is Nancy Blodgett Klein Title: Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents, published in August 2020 Author: Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration Genre: Non-Fiction ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. … Continue reading What’s That Book? Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson →

To Kill a Mockingbird Book Review

From the movie To Kill a Mockingbird This was the first time I have read this Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. I had thought because I had seen the movie To Kill a Mockingbird as a child, the book covered much the same ground. I was so wrong about that. As is almost always … Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird Book Review →

A bigger tool by Kathy Tullos

Be proud of me, y’all. I got the plumber to come unplug our bathroom sink (pictured) – in Spanish. Now, I admit that I wasn’t starting from scratch. This plumber, a nice guy named Domingo, has worked on our apartment before. We found him through our friend Valeria. Valeria coordinates work on the apartments and … Continue reading A bigger tool by Kathy Tullos →