Yesterday my 17 year old son wanted to try a new dare devil thrill; he got up early and headed out to shop on Black Friday. Alex had asked me what I wanted for Christmas, which translates into “what books do you want”? I printed out a list of books...

We all know the story of the Salam Witch trials: in January of 1692, the unpopular Reverend Parris' daughter Elizabeth, age 9, and niece Abigail Williams, age 11, started having "fits." They screamed, threw things, uttered peculiar sounds and contorted...

It is the evening before Thanksgiving and I have a lot to be thankful for. Today I spent some time thinking of all the things and people in my life that make me feel grateful. I am thankful for western medicine. It was just over a year ago I had a...

I joined the classics challenge a few weeks ago promising to read at least three classics and one retelling. First up for was the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The poem tells the tale of Sir Gawain of the Round Table and his challenge of...

I am starting a Sunday evening weekly roundup post. Each Sunday I will do a post about things that happened during the week that I found interesting. Some days I do not blog because, honestly dear reader, I do not feel I have much to say. Between...