Month: February 2015

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler It’s hard to talk about this novel without giving too much away since a major piece of information is held back in the first part of the story. It does start in the middle, since Rosemary, a 22-year-old young...

Amazing Race: Don’t Trust Wrestlers

During the ninth episode, teams went to Singapore where Steve reminded us about that one American kid that was caned in Singapore in 1994 for vandalism. After watching Brooke blow onto a glass for no reason, we are pretty sure she should get the same punishment. Continue on to...

Amazing Race: Life Jackets are Hard

During the eighth episode, teams went to Malta where they dropped glassware, swam in the Blue Grotto and ran up slippery beams. We also got to witness the derpy scientist, Amy, not know how to put on a life jacket correctly before jumping into the water. First, it was way...

Amazing Race: Inner Cheetah Power

Teams headed to Palermo, Sicily where they drove go-carts, painted frescos and stared at opera singer costumes. Brooke also made some faces about her Italian driver being too slow for her. Continue on to read what Amy, Steve and I had to say about inner cheetah power being necessary...

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

Anthony Horowitz, with the blessing of Doyle’s estate, takes on Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. An older Dr. Watson reflects back on one case that was too gruesome for him to write about in the past, so he has waited until after Holmes...

Amazing Race: Double Layer Bird Hat

During the sixth leg, teams stayed in Morocco where they had to deliver hay, build a camp and milk goats. Throughout the episode, this chicken hat guy kept popping up, including at the pit stop where he had gained a dove in the process. Click through to read what...