Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month and have no idea what is currently going on in the world, you've probably thought about the Coronavirus at least once today. Covid-19 is frequently being brought to our attention through news and social media outlets, socially distant interactions with friends and relatives, and…
How's everyone doing this week? This Covid-19 pandemic is scary, isn't it? I hope that you are all managing to stay healthy. Like so many of you, I've been vigilant about practicing social distancing and have stuck close to home this week. I would feign surprise at how easy it's been, but in all honesty,…
Now that many school districts have closed their doors, parents are taking responsibility for their children's continued education, often while working from home. While some schools are able to provide their students with distance-learning opportunities, such as take-home bags and Google Classroom assignments, it sounds like a lot of parents are on their own when…
Happy Pi Day, everyone! After completely disregarding my reading goals last week in favor of indulging in excessive amounts of Harry Potter fanfiction, it probably won't surprise you to learn that this week I threw myself back into the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge with a vengeance. My goal for the week was to complete some of…
Covid-19 has been a huge topic of conversation for the past several weeks, and is a growing concern for people all over the globe. This is the paper products aisle of my local grocery store just yesterday. It's a good thing I was only looking for tissues... Like many of you, I've already begun seeing…
In last week's POPSUGAR Reading Challenge update, I concluded my post by mentioning that I was going to be focusing on a more ambitious Reading Challenge goal. Specifically, I wanted to spend this week completing some of the challenge prompts related to specific elements found on book covers. I also wanted to make it to…
Where has February gone? It's hard for me to believe that tomorrow will be March 1st. This past week has gone extremely fast, with a lot of busy (but good) activity. My grandmother was released from the hospital early Sunday afternoon, and is settling back in at home with support from family and her new…
In last week's POPSUGAR Reading Challenge update, I mentioned that I was anticipating a very busy week. Those words turned out to be even more accurate than I could have predicted. Last Saturday evening, my grandmother was admitted to the hospital after a fall caused a burst fracture in one of her vertebrae. She underwent…
It's officially the end of Week Seven of the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! How is your reading coming along so far? I started the week by finishing a great cozy mystery, and then spent the rest of the week reading science fiction titles and comic book collections. A book that passes the Bechdel test... The first…
Happy Venom-tine's Day everyone! Today has been a wonderful celebration of my favorite Marvel Comics symbiote. My celebration officially began early this morning with a cup of hot chocolate and a fantastic Venom story. Venom: Lethal Protector, by James R. Tuck, is a novelization of a comic book story originally released in six parts (created…
