If he writes a follow-up memoir, will it be called Waxing Off? Bad jokes aside, I read Ralph Macchio’s memoir, Waxing On. This tells the story of how he got the role in the famous movie The Karate Kid and his personal journey with fame, family, and life in general. He talks about what it …
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Top 10 Books I Read in 2022
Somehow, it is time for a top ten books list again?! I don't even want to contemplate how fast this year has gone. But at the same time, thank goodness it's over. I wish I could say I read a wide variety of genres, but that isn't really true. I dipped my toe in other …
Book Review | The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Weird that this is the second romcom I’ve read this year that is set at a funeral home. Why is this a (small) trend now? In The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen, Mercy is feeling overworked and stressed being in charge of her family’s funeral home. To make matters worse, her least …
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Two Completely Different Audiobooks
Last weekend, I listened to two different audiobooks, which have very little in common. In fact, I think their only points of commonality were that they were short (less than 4 hours) and both by women. The first one I listened to was Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood, which follows environmental engineer Mara, who …
Book Review | How to Be Perfect
I can finally mention The Good Place in a book review and it will make sense! In How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur, we examine the three major schools of Western philosophical thought — virtue ethics, deontology, and utilitarianism. We see examples of difficult ethical scenarios (like the famous trolley problem, but also the …
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