animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

critical judgment

This medical thriller, written by Michael Palmer, starts off strong but ends on a weak note. It begins by introducing a bunch of patients with undiagnosable illnesses. The first two-thirds to three-quarters of the story was rather interesting–it dealt with a physician trying to figure out what was causing the …

signing out

I’m so over Facebook. Unfortunately I have to use it for work, so I can’t delete my account. And, I do like looking at the pictures of dogs that frequent my feed (thanks to the surrounding humane societies). So, I set my feed up to show just that. No more …

the sickness

I have had the worst cold ever since last Tuesday. Thanks, Jake. Lucky for Brian, he has been able to avoid coming down with something. Due to my symptoms, I haven’t gotten much sleep in the past week. Brian was nice enough to go to Page Bedding and get me …

highly suspect

They are one of my favorite current bands, so we decided to go see them at the Rex Theater in Pittsburgh on Thursday. I caught a horrible cold earlier in the week, so things were up in the air till the last minute, but we made it there. Unfortunately, the …

daddy’s girl

And I thought The Fireman had a fantastical plot. This one had the Underground Railroad, an escape tunnel from a prison and exploding propane tank. A more contrived plot than this, I don’t think I’ve encountered. Not Scottoline’s best work. Still, it was an engaging read, which I wrapped up …