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c is for corpse

You guessed it–another one from Sue Grafton’s alphabet series. I liked it well enough. All of the books follow the same basic format–some crime was committed and the main character, a female private investigator, has to figure it out. My rating: 3.5/5

jungle cruise

Date a guy with two young kids, and you get to watch all of the Disney+ movies. This is what we did last night. We were supposed to go to the Roxbury Bandshell to watch a band, but his ex did not pick the kids up on time and it …

dishwasher update

The appliance repair guy took a look at my dishwasher yesterday. As I suspected, the motor needs to be replaced, which is a bit expensive to do. It’s going to cost about half what I paid for the dishwasher. Ugh. But, I guess that’s cheaper than buying a new one. …

vacay 2021

Jake and I went on vacation last week. We stayed at the same cabin as last year (in Ridgway, Elk County, PA). Much like last year, we pretty much stuck to the cabin–not for any real reason other than the fact that there’s nothing to do up there. We did …

later

This book is considered a crime novel, of which Stephen King has published a few, but it’s really more like classic King. The main character is a kid who can talk to people right after they die. As you can imagine, this made for a good story. My rating: 4/5