Colorado Kid is a story about a non-story, an unsolved mystery that’s haunted two small-time newspapermen for twenty-five years.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
We’ve all heard of Rosa Parks, but few, if any, of us know what the 1960’s were like for regular hard-working African American women. They suffered silently just to keep food on the table, and we want to know their stories.
Book Reviews and Other Fancy Things
I’ll admit it, I’m a glutton. I read a lot of books. A lot. And because of that, I have a lot of opinions about what makes a book good or bad, enticing or tiresome, entertaining or… otherwise.
Hence, a collection of book reviews, put forth for the sake of putting them forth. They may prove to be useful to you. Or not. Either way, thanks for reading.
About my rating system:
I base my ratings on overall awesome-ness, not to mention writing quality and other things like grammar and personality.
A book can earn up to five spirals.
Turntable.fm
Pretty wild stuff here…. Social music-listening. Good source of new music, great way to waste a lot of time. The World of Warcraft for music lovers.
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Awesome Rooftop Brewery Container Garden | greenUPGRADER
“The Brooklyn brewery Sixpoint Craft Ales features damaged kegs and reclaimed bathtubs full of edibles like eggplants, strawberries, leafy greens, corn, potatoes, and melons. But they go beyond growing their own. The brewery has a rainwater catchment setup and also keeps chickens.”
I would eat here everyday if I could. I bet the food is amazing.
Love that the soil mix includes recycled polystyrene, compost from Sixpoint’s composter, and, as a top layer to aid in moisture retention, coffee chaff — husks from beans — a byproduct from Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ roasting process.
