This was an old one from Ed McBain. It’s kind of weird reading something from the 1950s with the lack of technology (one of the characters didn’t even have a TV!). Anyway, this was kind of a standard-issue McBain novel.
My rating: 3/5
the weekend
My parents treated everyone to dinner (in honor of my brother’s and my birthdays) at the Windber Hotel Saturday night. Not only did we have dinner, but there were presents and homemade cheesecake, courtesy of my mom!
After that, I watched Cocaine Bear. Sadly it was my last DVD from Netflix. But, it was pretty good. It had a lot of subtle humor, so pay attention if you watch it. Henry definitely had the best lines.
It was also spring cleanup. I don’t know how I have so much stuff to throw out each year, but here we are. The pickers took most of the usable or recyclable stuff, but there’s still a fair amount of garbage to be picked up.
birthday boy
Jake turned 23 (!) over the weekend. We had our usual family get-together to celebrate that and Mother’s Day on Sunday. I cooked up a storm on Saturday and Sunday. Jake received a few presents of items for his new place and was happy to get them. I guess he’s an adult now.
He also wanted to go out for dinner with me and Brian, so Brian treated us to some Mexican fare at Luna Azteca on Monday evening. We used to go to Rey Azteca pretty much every year for his birthday, so I guess this continued the tradition.
m3gan
This movie was about a life-sized robot doll powered by AI, who becomes a protector for her child companion. Then things go wrong. Very wrong.
The movie was ok, but not really my type of horror movie.
My rating: 3/5
truly madly guilty
This book was all about what happened at the barbecue. Of course, you don’t find out what that was for a long time (and the whole story doesn’t come out until the very end), but it made for a compelling read. The story is told in a non-linear fashion, which made it even more compelling.
Lian Moriarity was the author. She also wrote Big Little Lies, which is something I did not read, but watched. I hope they make a series out of this one, too.
My rating: 4/5