I'll bet you all thought I'd never have another book giveaway, didn't you (I know, I know, it's been a while). Starting today, you'll have the next week to comment for a chance to win a brand-new copy of Violet Dawn by B…

EDIT: Well, the cats went to the bathroom once on the floor and once in the bathtub today. Plus, Salty woke me up at 3:45 am. EVIL one. This is total retaliation for the vet visit yesterday, I just know it. The Dancing…

First -- thanks for the birthday comments, everybody -- ya'll are the best! I went to see Flyboys this afternoon -- the film is based on the exploits of the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I, which was made up of Ame…

Currently watching the Dancing with the Stars results show -- Julio Iglesias is singing "I Want to Know What Love Is," which I assume is on his new CD -- that performance is just so hilariously wrong. Just wanted to sha…

Chris Botti – Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests Two words to describe Chris Botti’s latest release: ear candy. Or maybe auditory bliss would be a more accurate description? Either way, you get my point – I …

I am watching Nero Wolfe again. That is pretty much all I've watched in my spare time for the past week. I love this show. It is an absolute CRIME that A&E canceled it (thank goodness for the DVDs!), but then that st…

Happy Friday, everyone! These last two work weeks have left me completely wrung out (and rather frustrated today, but ain't going to go there...)...anyway, glad as always that the weekend is here. I am very disturbed b…

This week members of the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance are featuring and reviewing Taylor Field's novel, Squat, on their blogs. Read the CFBA review of the novel Read the first chapter of Squat Visit the Squat we…

EDIT: Okay, here's the recipes I cooked today (courtesy of the Food Network and Giada de Laurentiis): Spaghetti with Olives and Tomato Sauce: 1 pound dried spaghetti 1/4 cup olive oil 1 1/4 cups mixed olives, pitted an…

Josh Groban’s new single: The new single from Josh Groban’s yet-to-be-titled upcoming CD has hit the internet via AOL Music. Click here to listen to “You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up).” My opinion: This song is hilarious…

Eeeww, gross: Okay...this afternoon I went into the backyard to clean out the pool skimmer bucket...and there was a DEAD BABY RODENT FLOATING INSIDE. Oh, that was soooooo gross. So I had to REACH MY HAND into the pool s…

It's rather overcast today and was raining when I woke up, but we desperately needed the rain so that's okay. B. & D. left for LAS VEGAS this morning and had to be at the airport before 6:00am (yuck). I just stayed a…