Author Archives: ubalstecha

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]A.K.A. Indemnity Only – A Quick Review Ah V.I. Warshawski! One of the first of the "new breed" of tough female detectives. Forget the bad movie with Kathleen Turner, the novels show us a woman … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So P&G got back to me and this is what they said. Quote: Thanks for contacting us. I’m sorry your child’s diaper leaked, and I’m sharing this report with the rest of our … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]These diapers are, quite frankly, crap. (If you want to look upon that as pun, go ahead.) Yesterday I put my newborn son in Pampers Swaddlers for the first time. Since the he … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]A.K.A. Three Martini Play Date – A Quick Review This book is a refreshing look at the art of raising children. Author Mellor’s tongue in cheek look at parenting is refreshing. She advocates … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ](A.K.A. Moon Called – A Quick Review) Okay, so when I got this book, I looked at the cover and said, WTF? Is this Poison Album or an Urban Fantasy novel with a … Continue reading →

[  Mood: In Love ]Some of you may wonder why I have been so quiet. Or since you are all smart peoples, you may have figured it out. And then there are those of you that all ready know. I had … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Hypnotized ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Virginia is an overweight sixteen year-old in a skinny, perfect family. Her best friend has moved to Walla Walla and she is having trouble fitting in. She has written the Fat Girls’ Code of Conduct … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Distorted ][ Currently: Drinking Organic Black Ginger Tea ]Once again, I find myself reading a relationship book, not because there are any problems in my marriage, but because the authors are funny people. This book is written by a former … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Pretties is the sequel to a previously reviewed Uglies. It finds Tally after she has had her operation to become a Pretty. She now lives a dilettante life of parties and drinking of which Lyndsay … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]In my family, politics was a blood sport. My father and stepmother are very politically active. The news was watched and debated. They were card carrying members of the Conservative Party of Canada at one … Continue reading →