Bill, Hillary, and The Rest of Our Lives
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Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is a smart, playful romp that begins in a musty secondhand bookstore in San Francisco then weaves through time and place, with stops at a book-worshipping cult in ancient Egypt (probably imagined by the author), a…
Caroline Shockley rules the school this year as president of the University School of Nashville’s Parent Association. She has also been managing Scout, an energetic new puppy, in addition to her family. How she finds time to read, I do…
You may find yourself in another part of the world. You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile. You may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife. And you may ask yourself – well…
The dark days of February are behind us, and Spring lies just ahead – but March in Nashville tries our patience. The world stays gray and cold and all is tedium; the dogs are restless, and we with them. We…
In The News: A User’s Manual, Alain de Botton examines with his usual thoughtfulness and wicked humor the state of news reporting today. His conclusion: Journalists fail us, utterly! DeBotton is well known for his deep dives into subjects that interest…
“Going to the Shoe” means solitary confinement (the Special Housing Unit/SHU). “Feelin’ some kinda way” means having a low day, while “feelin’ it” means everything’s great. If you’ve seen the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” you’re feelin’ it! …
You’ve probably seen or heard of the hot Netflix series, Orange is the New Black, which has introduced many of us to such concepts as “gay for the stay” and “going to the SHOE” (Solitary Housing Unit). Based on the memoir…