Julia Child’s Beef Bourguignon
It was Sunday morning, and I was tempted to go to the beach with my girlfriends, but I couldn’t shake the idea of making Julia Child’s beef bourguignon. I had just finished her book “My Life in France”...
View ArticleBridge of Sighs
I just finished the Richard Russo novel “Bridge of Sighs” and give it a hearty four-stars. I was completely absorbed in the multi-generational story of three small-town families from upstate New York...
View ArticleHow to Master Your Muck
A few years ago, the piles of paper that covered every flat surface of my house finally got to me. I was ready to scream, “Uncle!” In fact, I did scream. And it was Kathi Burns who felt my pain and...
View ArticleWomen Hold Up Half the Sky
Okay, I got the message. Thanks for letting me know I stepped out of line when I quoted Mao Tse Tung in a recent Surfnetkids newsletter. He was a mass murderer, and therefore doesn’t deserve the...
View ArticleHedgehogs and CeeCee Honeycutt
Yikes! My Presidents’ Day topic at Surfnetkids.com is being published AFTER Presidents’ Day! In an effort to get ahead of my work, I’ve been writing the weekly topics in advance. But obviously I goofed...
View ArticleReading on a Kindle vs. an iPod Touch
Since getting my Kindle in August, I have become a fiction-reading machine! I am loving it. The odd part, that I didn’t really analyze, was that BEFORE the Kindle, I was reading mostly non-fiction. I...
View ArticleFree Kindle Books
If Santa left an Amazon Kindle under your tree, here are some sites where you download free eBooks. Free eBooks at Amazon: these include classics that are out of copyright, and limited-time promotional...
View ArticleKindle eBooks Can Now Be Loaned
Woooheee! Select Kindle books can now be loaned to friends and family for 14-days! Be sure to read through all the rules before getting started, as the program is a bit strict. The biggest issue (in my...
View ArticleJury Duty Reading List
Tomorrow, I am going downtown for jury duty. To keep me amused in the waiting room, I’ll have with me my iPod Touch, my laptop, and a hard cover book. Ha ha!!! No one ever accused me of traveling...
View ArticleReading Kindle Books Without a Kindle
Whenever I show people the Kindle reading app on my Android phone, the usual response is “I could never read a book on my phone!” On the other hand, I have a dozen friends who own Kindles that are...
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