We see young couples struggling and say, “There but for the grace of God, go I.” Sacramento Habitat for Humanity takes it from there–as it has with Brian and Ashly Limerick and their two children, Faith and Christopher.
Read the Rest!“Gifting Grandmas”–Great Cause!
Along with eight of my cohorts, I was privileged to share my work at the Second Annual Gifting Grandmas’ Authors Luncheon at North Ridge Country Club last Wednesday, which benefited Sacramento Crisis Nurseries, an annual project of the Sacramento Children’s Home.
Read the Rest!Dr. Barry: Dollars to “Donut Hole”
Today, guest blogger Dr. Barry Pascal takes a break from his usual comedic low road and uses his combined professional and life experiences (i.e., age) to explore and demystify Medicare’s new drug benefits, as amended by the Affordable Care Act.
Read the Rest!The Night Circus–Hooptedoodle
The Night Circus is Erin Morgenstern’s first novel, published July 3, 2012. I’m reading and writing about it now because it’s the April selection for CapRadio Reads, Capital Public Radio’s book club.
Read the Rest!Dr. Barry: “Uncle Milt” & Strange Fruit
You’re going to enjoy the fruits of the journey guest bloggerDr. Barry Pascal undertook after seeing a live performance of Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays.
Read the Rest!M. L. Stedman: “The Light Between Oceans”
If I’ve read a more elegant and absorbing a tale of the danse macabre between morality and mortality than M. L. Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans, I don’t remember it.
Read the Rest!George Saunders’ 10th of December: Warmly Exhausting
If this review seems languid, it’s because my brain and I are cuddling—having just concluded a taxing but gratifying bout of intellectual intercourse with George Saunders’ 10th of December.
Read the Rest!Meet the Thao-Vang Family
Nine-year-old Nicha Thao now has a place for her fruit trees, and a back yard—for her unicorn.
Read the Rest!Dr. Barry: “Behind Every Stupid Man…”
If male stupidity were fossil fuel, guest blogger Dr. Barry Pascal theorizes today, we could all drive aircraft carriers with clear consciences. The real head-scratcher is why you females allow us to get away with it, with such regularity.
Read the Rest!Tessa Hadley’s The London Train–Stiff Upper Life
Tessa Hadley’s fourth novel, 2011’s The London Train, is sneaky, and beyond satisfying. (Congratulations, CapRadio Reads, on a swell second selection.)
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