New book...

I just started reading 'A' is for Alibi by Sue Grafton from 1982.  It's a mystery and the first in the series of private investigator Kinsey Millhone "alphabet" mysteries.  I'm not very far into it but I like it already.  I always enjoy thrillers and mysteries.  The most recent Millhone mystery is titled 'U' is for Undertow so the author is getting to the end of the alphabet.  I'll write a review when I'm finished. 

Quote of the Day

Here is a good quote:

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”


- Helen Keller

Stephen Colbert video

I'm a big fan of the Colbert Report and I thought I'd share this video he did awhile ago - he said it was his band in the 80's.  Enjoy -

The Colbert Report
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There is now a follow-up to that song called Charlene I'm over You which he performed on the show recently.  Not quite as catchy as the original...

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/06/stephen_colbert_with_a_little.html?mid=375108&rid=422577496

Bristol Palin Tells All

Isn't Bristol a bit young to write a memoir?  I guess it's just another way to cash in on her mother's fame.  The website The Daily Beast has a review of Bristol's book.  Here it is -

The most notorious Palin offspring released her memoir, Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far, this week and revealed previously unknown details of her very public life. From Bristol Palin's early brushes with sex and alcohol to her drama with Meghan McCain, the teen mother does not leave any stone unturned in her foray into the literary world. Palin opens the book with the story of how she got drunk on wine coolers and wound up sleeping with Levi Johnston, the notorious father of her son. "It felt more like it was stolen," Palin writes of "losing" her virginity, opening the door to a serious date-rape question. Palin and Johnston continued to sleep together and upon finding out she was pregnant, he allegedly said, "Better be a f---ing boy." But those aren't the only harsh worlds Palin touches upon in her book—she also recalled interactions with Meghan McCain, the daughter of her mother's running mate, who she claims was a brat on the campaign trail. "Every time we saw Meghan, she seemed to constantly be checking us out, comparing my family to hers, and complaining. Oh, the complaining," Palin writes. At the young age of 20, she seems to have made many enemies.

It sounds like it might be interesting reading but I don't plan to read it.

New book...

I need to start a new book.  I'm waiting for several books at the library.  I do have a ton of books here at home so I just need to pick one.  Once I start one, I'll let you know...

Mad Men actor

Here is an interview with the actor who plays Lee Garner Jr. (the Lucky Strike guy) on Mad Men.  I thought it was funny that people always ask him what Jon Hamm is really like!  That would be my question too!

http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2011/06/darren-pettie-interview.php

I'm back!

You may have noticed that I haven't been blogging much recently.  I hope to be back to speed soon.  I've had some health issues but I'm feeling better lately.  Hope all is well with my followers and anyone who keeps tabs on my blog.  Thanks!

Royal Wedding Fun Facts

Here are some fun facts about the royal wedding:

http://www.imakenews.com/bmwnorthwest/e_article002101297.cfm?x=bjyKh2q,bgvtDlQK

Wonder where they went on their honeymoon?  I missed that if it was reported.