Mary Swann by Carol Shields

I have just completed four years thinking about a project. There were several false starts, many rejected, some ideas reworked. What he wanted to achieve was tangible, but he couldn’t understand it. When you thought you were holding it, it melted or flew off like squeezed soap. About six months ago things fell into place and I began to seriously […]

BOO! By Simon Plaster is an awfully good read

BOO! by Simon Plaster, which features a cast of some of the most idiosyncratic and humorous characters on this side of Oklahoma City, along with its memorable female lead, the small-town reporter gone big, Henrietta, It could be one of the most entertaining and fun novels of the author. yet. In BOO !, Plaster’s latest novel, the author makes satirical […]

List of baseball players with three names

The stars known by three names represented all the responses in a category from a popular game show last week, and I correctly identified three of them. Van Halen’s David Lee Roth was the musical answer, while Billy Bob Thornton and Joe Don Baker were the two actors I recognized. For whatever reason, I had anticipated that the category would […]

Superman or Clark Kent: which one are you?

I recently worked with a wonderful young man from Qatar on Skype. When I started working with him, his voice was soft and he didn’t exude much confidence. After a few sessions, I showed him a Superman video clip that really opened his eyes, not only because of the difference in Christopher Reeve’s voice but also in the actor’s posture […]

Interesting Facts I Learned About Barbers and Hair Clippers From My Readings

Barber clippers are used primarily by barbers and hairdressers. Barbers and hairdressers are usually licensed in other countries, unlike the Philippines, where you can find barbers anywhere and cut your hair without having any license. In earlier times, barbers are also surgeons and not only cut hair, they can also shave beard, trim hair, dye hair, etc. The color of […]