Monthly Archives: August 2010








How Did This Happen?

One of the favorite movies in our family is “Home Alone”. Every little kids nightmare – getting lost / being forgotten which turns into every teenagers dream – getting lost / being forgotten. What a crazy family, what a great house, what a brave hero saving his home from the […]








Joke of the Week

Just a little something to brighten your week. LAST WEEK’S JOKE A man was seen fleeing down the hall of the hospital just before his operation. “What’s the matter?” he was asked. He said, “I heard the nurse say, ‘It’s a very simple operation, don’t worry, I’m sure it will […]



Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

Summary Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris – the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister, Rosie, from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and a blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She’s determined to protect other […]





The Wizard of Oz

If you should find yourself on Google today  you will see a lovely Google Doodle of “The Wizard of Oz” as they are rather oddly celebrating the 71st (why 71?) anniversary of the movie, which came out in 1939. It doesn’t seem that old, does it? And what a classic […]




August 9, 2010

If you are interested in numbers and sequences……do you realize that today (August 9, 2010) is 8.9.10???? (Of course this is only meaningful if you write your dates American style). Sorry everyone else – for you it is 9.8.10 (not quite so interesting!) This may not be so exciting as […]