Lockup Library First Impressions – The Guest List Shawshank, January 1, 2021 So this is a new thing I want to try out. I’m calling it “First Impressions”. I’m only a handful of pages into The Guest List by Lucy Foley, and I just want to talk about what I’m thinking about the book as I read the opening chapters. It’s gonna be a wild ride, methinks.… Continue Reading
Life With fingernails that shine like justice Shawshank, January 1, 2021 Well I’ll address the elephant in the room, happy New Years! Let’s all say goodbye to the dumpster fire that was 2020, and say a hearty hello to 2021. I was impressed with myself. I actually stayed up and made it to midnight. I’m now off until Tuesday. I may go in Monday morning for… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Books – a year in review Shawshank, December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 As I lie here at 10:42 on New Year’s Eve, scrolling through the discover feature on the WordPress app, I feel the need to talk a lot about all the books I read this year. It’s been a lot. A lot. Trust me, I had a lot of time on my hands. I’m still trying… Continue Reading
Life Take the world in a love embrace Shawshank, December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Good morning all. New Years Eve. The precipice if a new year. The hope of a better year than the last 365 days. Make a wish, only accept positive vibes. New year, new me. All that good stuff. Only positive vibes. I have lots of books, some place warm to sleep. And technology to talk… Continue Reading
Life Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent Shawshank, December 30, 2020 Good morning, happy hump day! It’s the middle of another short week. You can make the last couple of shifts, I know you can! Remember, when you leave, heroes don’t look at the explosion behind them when they walk away. Coffee is brewing, and it’s pitch black outside. Last night when I got home, I… Continue Reading
Life Maybe someday the mountain will get them – but the law never will Shawshank, December 29, 2020 Happy Tuesday, my lovelies. I was up a little early – 5:47 thinking I slept through my alarm. When I determined that I hadn’t, I rolled over and went back to sleep until my alarm scared me awake. But like my dad said yesterday, “I woke up on the right side of the dirt, I’m… Continue Reading