. This was the weekend of the Book Blogger Retreat here in Portland. It was terrific to meet some of my fellow bloggers and do some very ...

. DONE! I am all finished with the Sunshine Smackdown: Battle of the Prizes Challenge . This is the first challenge that I have ever co...

. Václav Klaus is the President of the Czech Republic, a former Prime Minister of the country, and an economist by training and professi...

. This week, Booking Through Thursday asks another short questions: What is the "best" book you have read recently? I have two...

. "America doesn't have a national epic, but Our Town might do in a pinch." -- Paul Newman: A Life by Shawn Levy. I'...