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gwendy’s button box

This novella, written by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar, was a good palate cleanser after reading that last book of short stories. It had a weird plot that I’m not even going to try to explain, but I will tell you that it was a quick and compelling read. My …

lewis black

Brian, Jake, and I went to see Lewis Black at The Palace Theater last night. It was a lot of fun. It was Jake’s first stand-up experience and I think he liked it. For that matter, it was only the 3rd one for me and Brian, so Jake’s ahead of …

poe’s children

This was a compilation of short stories put together by Peter Straub. There were really only a few that I liked (and two of those were written by Stephen King and Joe Hill, and I had already read them before). Thanks to this book, I’m now behind on my reading …

strike 2

My washing machine errored again today. That fix didn’t last very long–eight days to be exact. Brian’s going to call them again in the morning, but I think it’s time to start researching lemon laws.

easter weekend

Brian’s sister and crew were in for the Easter weekend. We got to catch up with them on Saturday night while celebrating Brian’s mom’s birthday. We had Easter at our place this year, with my family. My mom usually hosts Easter, but my grandmother can no longer get up and …