There’s something in my spam e-mail almost every day from one online dating site or another. I have no interest in or need for dating sites at this point in my life…but there was a time when I did, about seven years ago. Spam doesn’t work for me, but online dating–via eHarmony–did. It was nearly three years after my divorce from my first husband before I was ready to try dating again. Those three years […]
This past Sunday was much too nice a day to stay in and watch some football game, so we drove out to Malibu–not to go to the beach, but to visit a museum. Did you know that a “museum” means an institution filled with the presence of the Muses? It says so right here! And at the Getty Villa, that’s quite literally true… The Getty Villa showcases its collection of Greek and Roman antiquities in […]
Anyone who doubts that the sense of community among people who meet online is real has never seen what happens when we lose one of our own. It happened among book bloggers when Dewey passed away–a loss that was compounded by the fact that it was very much unexpected. A larger, more diverse blogger community has had more time to prepare to lose one of its dearest members–she brought us on the journey with her–but […]
Eight years ago, I lost over 25 pounds on a Weight Watchers plan. That may not sound like all that much in and of itself, but on a body that’s only 4 feet 8 inches tall, it’s pretty significant. And it’s a lot of work to keep it from coming back. As 2012 began, I had to confront the fact that I haven’t been doing that work very well. I’ve been fighting the knowledge for […]
I was very excited to sign on as a contracted reviewer for Shelf Awareness’ Readers’ Edition e-newsletter when it launched earlier this year, but I must admit that I didn’t really foresee how a paid reviewing gig would affect my overall reading and blogging habits. This “do what you love, the money will follow” exercise has turned out to be a “be careful what you wish for” thing sometimes. Perhaps if I’d understood about the “Overjustification […]
It’s a rare treat to be present at an author’s first book-signing event for her first book. Going to that event at her hometown bookstore, with a personal invitation from the author to join friends and family at that event, is even more rare. And when the author is as engaging and funny as Anna Lefler, everyone’s in for a great evening. I was very excited to attend her signing event for The CHICKtionary at Barnes and Noble […]
I don’t know if it’s due to the challenges of creating content for 30 consecutive days or simply a desire to mix things up a little, but lately I’ve been seeing posts crop up here and there in which bloggers share lists of their favorite things. And while I let plenty of blogging bandwagons pass right by me–and I’m not NaBloPoMo’ing this year–I think I’ll jump on this one. Every now and then I’ve wanted […]
It’s pretty unusual for me to get to attend a blogger event less than 20 miles from my house on a weekend–or any time, to be honest, since I live in the northwestern outposts of Greater Los Angeles, far from paparazzi-land. Therefore, I eagerly accepted an invitation to join several bloggers for dinner at the new Thousand Oaks location of Buddha’s Belly last Saturday night. Tall Paul and I had already been there for lunch a […]
It feels like yesterday and forever ago at the same time, and in the very best way. Happy anniversary, Paul–I love you! Hope that pesky Rapture thing won’t come along and spoil our day! Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers
At last, I’ve got some blogging time on my hands, so I thought I’d take a “3 R’s” approach to a post about why there hasn’t been much posting on The 3 R’s lately. Reading Despite appearances to the contrary, I’m reading pretty steadily–it’s just not necessarily showing up in reviews here (or in comments on your blogs!). My “moonlighting” gig with Shelf Awareness means that they get the reviews for the books they provide […]
Twelve years ago this month, my mother, Mary Ann Corsino Lantos, passed away. A New York City native and, after a nine-year detour to southwestern Connecticut, a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida for 22 years, she was 69 years old at the time of her death. She was survived by her husband, two adult daughters, and one teenage grandson. But our family had truly lost her well before that. For over seven years, she had […]
Well, close enough. The title of this post contains a slight geographical exaggeration, given that I live more than 30 miles from Glendale, California, but we are neighbors in the Los-Angeles-Suburban-Sprawl sense. Other than that, it’s pretty accurate. Earlier this week, Adrienne Van Houten posted at Moms LA about the Glendale Unified School District’s efforts to keep Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood out of an AP English classroom. District approval is required before any teacher […]
