This was an interesting enough character study about a 90 year old man who is living out his last days in the desert. While I did not find it particularly funny, it fell under the dramedy category.
My rating: 3/5
pet first aid
Brian and I took a series of pet first aid classes at Penn Highlands, the last of which was last night. We found it pretty informative, but due to having 6 dogs over the past 22 years, we have already lived through quite a number of pet emergencies. Still, I thought the class was worthwhile and would definitely consider taking more classes there in the future.
won’t you be my neighbor?
The three of us are obsessed with Mr. Rogers for some reason, so we watched this documentary last night. It was pretty interesting and we all enjoyed it. Unlike Brian and me, Jake did not grow up watching Mr. Rogers. But he has somehow been exposed to him recently and now wants me to knit him all of the cardigans.
My rating: 4/5
one perfect lie
This was a nice departure from Lisa Scottoline’s usual lawyer fare. While it did have some cheap tricks in it, overall it was an entertaining read. I can’t really say what it’s about because the actual plot is a spoiler. The author lures you in and makes you think the story’s going to go one way, and then it goes in a completely different direction (that would be one of the cheap tricks).
My rating: 3.5/5
volunteer
For a few reasons, I decided to start volunteering at the Humane Society of Cambria County. I sent them my volunteer application in July and heard back from them at the end of last month. Since then I’ve gone to volunteer training and a dog handling class. I actually got to volunteer for the first time on Wednesday and it went well enough–I did laundry while I was there and played with a bunch of cats and kittens. Next time, I’m going to see if I can work with some dogs, as that is one of my major motivations for volunteering. I’m committing myself to 2 hours a week. Overall, I think I’m going to like it.