Am I the only person who can’t wear flip flops?

Every where I go, it seems like the footwear of choice is the flip flip (or thong, if you prefer). Every one has them on. Unfortunately, they seem to all be wearing the thick soled functional type or the public-shower kind. Why, when there are so many cute styles out…

Pompeii

Facts:Date finished: 6-21-08Author: Robert HarrisCategory: Historical FictionPublished: 2003Pages: 274Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:We’re in 79 AD, and strange things are happening in the Campania region. There’s sulfur in the Aqua Augusta, the wine is vibrating and there are waves, but no wind. The young, newly appointed aquarius sets out to find…

Glasses have arrived and looking good!

Well, my new glasses have arrived from Zenni, and I’m quite pleased. The blue ones are a bit brighter in person than in the picture on Zenni’s website, but I still like them. Kind of hard to really tell in my picture, but the eye pieces and right at the…

Under the Eagle

Facts:Date finished: 6-12-08Author: Simon ScarrowCategory: Historical fictionPublished: 2000Pages: 246Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:It’s 42 A.D. and the Second Legion is defending the borders of the empire in Germany. Former slave Cato joins the legion and learns what life on the front lines is like for the Roman army in clashes with…

The power of an adjective

Saw a container of peanuts at Whole Foods as I was checking out with dinner tonight. Labeled as “Virginia” peanuts. Which seems to suddenly make them twice as expensive as regular old peanuts from such ordinary states like Georgia. The adjective doesn’t add any value in and of itself really….

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