July 24, 2021 IF I DIE YOUNG

Passed on. Departed.  Left this world. Passed away. Slipped away.  Was called home. Gained  his angel wings. Kicked the bucket. Is in a better place. Met his maker. Entered eternal rest. It's funny how we use Euphemisms to "Soften the blow"--when we really want to say--DAMN IT --SHE OR HE IS DEAD. DEAD AS A DOORNAIL as Dickens would say. Doctor Death has been on my mind A LOT lately. So many people have DIED over the last few months. YES--THEY ARE DEAD. Really good people.  These were friends, husbands, wives, fathers, aunts, uncles, sons, daughters, siblings--that we will NEVER SEE OR TALK TO AGAIN. That's the reality AND IT SUCKS. It's something you can't possibly understand UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU. Life can change in the blink of an eye so-- BE KIND--BE THANKFUL AND APPRECIATE EVERY DAY. Don't sweat the small stuff. That's all I've got.........If you want to escape reality for a while, check out Stacey Abrams new book While Justice Sleeps. This serious page turner, written by the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, is a real eye opener into the world of politics even though it's fiction. As this mystery unfolds, Howard Wynn, Justice for the Supreme Court, has slipped into a coma at a very inconvenient time. He's due to vote on the merger of an American biotech company with an Indian genetic firm. To make matters worse, he's appointed his law clerk, Avery Keene, as  his legal guardian and Power of Attorney. Add to the mix, a President bent on stopping the merger, and a cast of characters including  Wynn's estranged wife, son, FBI agents and a host of elaborate clues that mimic a chess game. Keene clearly has her hands full as she tries to sift through a web of lies and a political landscape that is reminiscent of our world today. Find out if Avery saves the day when you read this suspense filled novel for yourself.  It's about 360 pages or a 4 mile novel that will keep your mind off your troubles......for a little while. 

July 9, 2021 JUST MY IMAGINATION

 

Call me old fashioned if you want-- BUT GIRLS--COVER IT UP. I don't care what the style is. KNOW YOUR BODY and wear WHAT FLATTERS IT. If you're not sure --ASK YOUR MOTHER. She will tell you the truth. SERIOUSLY. Believe it or NOT--only a FEW girls can actually pull off the MICROKINI-- STRING BIKINI--BRAZILIAN--TANGA--T STRING--THONG. Every BODY is Beautiful BUT every BODY is also DIFFERENT. Don't try to jam your body into a bathing suit that isn't complementary to YOUR figure just because it's the latest trend. It's better to leave SOME things to the imagination. Understand this--YOU ARE REALLY SHARING YOUR BODY WITH SOME SERIOUS PERVERTS OUT THERE.  Respect your body--respect yourself--enough said. This mantra could have helped Lowen Ashleigh, the main character in Colleen Hoovers thriller Verity. Lowen is a struggling writer who gets the opportunity of a lifetime. She's been asked to complete the remaining books in a successful series because the author, Verity Crawford,  has had an accident and is recovering at home.  Lowen agrees to spend time at the author's home and office in Vermont in order to go through outlines and notes to find enough material to finish the novels. While searching through Verity's notes, Lowen stumbles upon an autobiography written by Verity filled with alarming confessions and thoughts that would devastate her husband, Jeremy. At first, Lowen decides to keep the autobiography to herself, but as her feelings for Jeremy grow, she has second thoughts. I don't want to say much more except that this is a disturbing mystery that includes murder, child abuse and some graphic sex. It sort of reminded me of Gone Girl. Find out what ultimately happens to Lowen, Verity and Jeremy when you read this unnerving 331 page--3 mile run --for yourself. You won't be able to put it down and you won't forget it either.