Back in April I posted about the Spring Reading Thing Challenge over at Callapidder Days. Now that I’ve been reading for awhile, I decided it was time to check my progress: My to be read pile has shrunk considerably! * Lightning and Lace by DiAnn Mills (Barbour) Finished! * Grave Risk by Hannah Alexander (Steeple Hill) Finished! * Get Out …

Really. I used to live off the news and politics. Moving to DC after college was a dream come true. And I loved it. I was surrounded by people who care about politics and issues and want to make the world a better place…even if we sometimes disagreed on how that should happen. I even helped train and place journalists …

I saw this and thought I’d share. You could set up all kinds of legal plots with this scenario: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the parents of a suburban Cleveland child with autism do not need an attorney to pursue their claim against the local school district regarding the special education needs of their child. The decision, significant to …

Roseanna White of Christian Review of Books is launching a fun game for those who love the blogosphere and games. If you spent hours playing Clue as a kid, you will love this game! You know, the game where Professor Plum did it in the library with the rope? 🙂 You can get a quick summary by going to Novel …

Life is a little crazy now that I’m back to teaching a class at Purdue. I love teaching! It just takes a lot of prep time. So since we are in an election campaign, I thought you might to know that the Supreme Court will be asked to accept cert on a case revolving around Indiana’s Voter Id law. The …

To Janna, Patty, and Heather C. You are the winners of free books. Leave a comment with how you would like me to get the book to you and which one you would like. First to comment gets first choice 🙂 1) The Guy I’m Not Dating: Trish Perry (slightly used, but absolutely hilarious chick lit!)2) Petticoat Ranch: Mary Connealy …

I just have to share! Here’s our new puppy (on the left). She’ll never replace Mason (on the right), the world’s most amazing and patient dog. But after playing with this puppy for an hour and a half this afternoon, we all agreed she had to come home. I’d forgotten all the little training things we had to do with …

In honor of book review week, I wanted to let you know about a fresh review of Tricia Goyer’s latest book A Valley of Betrayal. It is over at the Highway Scribery, and from a non-believer who knows the Spanish Civil War. It is wonderful, just like the book. Don’t forget to post comments to be entered in the contest …

I was tagged by my friend DJ: Here are the rules: Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. You need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment …

Ready or not, it’s started. The Presidential campaign is heating up. What? The election’s not for 18 months? No matter. With ten candidates in the Republican field so far, the campaigning and posturing is well under way. The first debate was held yesterday at the Reagan Presidential Library. Frankly, I think that’s a thing of beautiful symbolism. Who’s going to …