Lori Duff Writes
I went to visit my parents in Ft. Myers, Florida, largely because I found an unbelievably cheap round trip flight. Of course, the “Student Driver” sticker on the plane explained the price just a little bit, as did the $50 million per carry-on bag fee. In order to get this fare, I had to take…
When to Rob a Bank: …And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants When to Rob a Bank by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen L. Dubner is the fourth in the Freakonomics series written by the duo, an economist/journalist pair. This book is a little bit different than the first three, in that rather than…
Because I am not the biggest fan of premature dying, I tend to go to the doctor rather often. My family’s health history is not exactly robust, with very few of us making it past our early 70s, and quite a few dipping out before then. Of course, the generations old enough to be in…
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Young Reader’s Choice Award – Intermediate Division)by John Boyne This book is gorgeous. The writing is so simple and pure, and the story so heartbreaking, I’m afraid to read anything else by this author for fear that it won’t measure up. If it can be compared to anything, it…
I’ve done the math, and assuming my calculations are correct (which you should not assume if you believe math should only be done by trained professionals, or at least people who regularly add 7+5 and get 12 every time) I spend 73.8% of every day trying to get other grownups to do what they are…
THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AS APPLIED TO PARENTS FIRST AMENDMENT:FREE SPEECH The fact that you have given birth to a child, adopted a child, or in some other way claimed a young ‘un for your own in no way shape or form limits your right to free speech. If you spill the pink drink in…
A Most Uncommon Degree of Popularity by Kathleen Gilles Seidel The title of this book is a quote from “Emma” by Jane Austen. Like Emma, it is a book about the upper crust (but not ‘royalty’) and a book about the subtleties and manners and do’s and don’ts that such society requires. It isn’t action packed,…