Month: May 2016
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Movie review: Captain America: Civil War
I have a soft spot for movies with lots of explosions and (cartoon) violence. I also have a soft spot for Disney. And a soft spot for the Marvel movies. And a *definite* soft spot for Jeremy Renner. So when you have a movie that contains all of those elements AND adds an extra element…
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Book review: An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson
An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am familiar with the actual author, Josephine Tey, who was a strong believer in the innocence of Richard III in the murder of his nephews, as evidenced by her book “Daughter of Time.” She was also the author of several mysteries,…
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Family Life Merit Badge (aka Cleaning the Basement)
Our fourteen year old son is in Boy Scouts and, as part of the process, has to earn merit badges in a variety of subjects along the way. (For those of you familiar with Boy Scouts, he is currently a Life Scout with only his camping merit badge and his Eagle Scout project standing in…
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Book review: To Wear the White Cloak by Sharan Newman
To Wear The White Cloak by Sharan Newman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was reminded recently by a professor of medieval English literature that the author of this mystery series was “a real historian.” In fact, the professor hadn’t even realized that the author had written a historical mystery series, being only familiar…