My Current Interest

                 It is time for chocolate again!                 Hershel is the citizen of Lee’s town who is a little out of the ordinary.   He is very passionate about his pet causes and does get riled up about them.   At times he can also get a bit too attached to people he finds interesting.   While that may put some people on edge, for the most part he is harmless.   Hershel does not hurt anyone.   At least not until the day he picks a fight with Joe.   Hershel does this in a very public location, so of course when he is first missing then dead, people begin to suspect Joe.   This does not create a pleasant situation and it is only made worse when further evidence is planted on him.                 Of course Lee does not...

               This is my favorite version of A Christmas Carol .   It is actually the only one I watch.   The only one that sticks pretty true to the story, I mean.   There are others that I enjoy that take the story and twist it.    Even when throwing those into the mix The Muppet Christmas Carol is still my favorite.   Blame it on The Muppets.   I love them.                 Michael Caine stars as the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge.   He has his dutiful worker Bob Cratchit played by Kermit the Frog and his other employees are rats.   Scrooge is his usual stingy self and must be warned about his ways.   Upon returning home on Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by his old business partners, Marley and Marley.   In the original story there is only one.   As the business partners in this v...

              Sigh.   If only I could spend my life reading good books.   Reading good books and get paid for it I mean.   I do spend much of my life reading.   Sometimes when I am really involved in a story, I have a hard time leaving.   Only By Your Touch is one of those books I had a hard time putting down when I had other things to do.                          Chloe is a divorced mother who has moved to a new town in order to take a dispatcher job.   Now that they are settled and away from her abusive ex-husband, Chloe has given her son, Jeremy, a puppy.   They only have the puppy for a short time before it becomes very ill.   The local vet refuses to help because Chloe is not able to afford to pay him right away.   Desperate, Jeremy takes his puppy to Ben, t...

                 I did not watch Top Chef when it first came out.  It did not seem like my kind of thing.  After landing on a marathon several seasons in, I became hooked.  Set in a different location each season, the newest batch of competitors is competing their way through the state of Texas.  Already this season seems to be an interesting ride.                     Usually the first episode stars the main contestants and the competition begins.  Not this season.  Instead, when the chefs arrived there was one further challenge.  Twenty-nine chefs had to compete one more time in order to get into the main draw of sixteen.  Once the sixteen were determined, then the main competition began.                 Each main competiti...

                 Let me state something.   I am not a guitar person.   I admire and appreciate people who can play.   The sound of a guitar I greatly enjoy.   Once the specifics begin, I am done.   I cannot tell the difference between types of guitars.   Do not even get me started on amps.   These things are not my forte.                        When I picked up this book I did so because of Brad Paisley.   He is my favorite country music star.   The funny thing is one of the main reasons I even know who he is is because of his wife.   I have been a fan of Kimberly Williams-Paisley since her Father of the Bride days.   Through my interest in her, I have become a Brad Paisley fan.   He is incredibly talented, funny, and appears to be a good man...

             There are probably only two music awards shows I watch during the year.   Both happen to be country music.   The irony of this is country music is probably what I listen to the least.   Despite this, for some reason I feel compelled to watch the CMA Awards every year.                 The Country Music Association Awards is in many ways a giant concert.   I think that is why I like it so much.   It is performances without a lot of flash and distractions.   Occasionally there is a little something extra.   This year one of the performances had aerial acrobats.   While these women were noticeable, they did not divert attention from the talent on stage.   Everything is about the music during this ceremony.   That is something I really appreciate.         ...