September 18, quoting from Late Night with Seth Myers “You know what’s a little incriminating? If you’re accused of sexual assault, and you just happen to have on hand a list of other women you didn’t sexually assault. If the cops come to your house and say they want to ask you about a murder, … More Facebook Posts: September 18 – October 5, 2018
Christmas morning conversation with a toddler: Toddler: Aunt Elga is a man. Toddler’s mom: No, Aunt Elga is a woman. And you are a girl. Toddler: I don’t want to be a girl. Me: Why don’t you want to be a girl? Toddler: Because I want to be a person. hmm…
Life in DC: furloughed workers lined up for free meals. Meanwhile the pro life march brought to town these idiot teenagers who were daring each other (successfully) to lick the metro pole.
If I ever run for office, 50% of my platform will be making it socially acceptable to wear ski pants anywhere, anytime. (The other 50% will be instituting walk-left, stand-right laws on all escalators).
Waiting for a prescription at CVS right before Valentine’s Day is dangerous. I need this coconut sized Ferrero Rocher, right?
My most successful April Fool’s joke was an accident. Some parcel thief in my brother’s building likely thought he was getting an envelope full of cash; instead he got a handwritten note from Chewbacca congratulating him on his induction to the Nerd Hall of Fame and inviting him to the induction ceremony at fart o’clock … More Facebook Post: April 2, 2019
Three star review, originally posted here on March 29, 2019. This was fine. It was interesting to get some backstory on Justice Sotomayor and to hear her own voice. I particularly appreciated her take on affirmative action and its role in her life. But the book was also, frankly, a little boring. Maybe even a … More Goodreads Review: My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
Two star review, originally posted here on April 17, 2019. I went into this book knowing virtually nothing about it or its author, except for the fact that it had a recognizable name and seems to be one of those modern classics that most people seemed to have read and liked at some point. … More Goodreads Review: The World According to Garp by John Irving
Originally posted in Latvian newspaper Jaunais Laiks in December 2016. Kādreiz man gandrīz šķiet, ka Ziemassvētki un Dziesmu svētki ir tie paši svētki! Abi ir laiki, kad ceļojam gan tuvu, gan tālu, lai tiktos ar ģimeni un draugiem svētku vidē. Abos svētkos dziedam dziesmas, gan garīgas, gan jautras. Klausoties “Klusa nakts, svēta nakts” Ziemassvētku vakara … More No svētkiem līdz svētkiem!
Four star review, originally posted here on March 5, 2019. A beautiful and thought-provoking work. I saw someone else that this- I listened to the audiobook, which was perfect because you can hear the author’s true tone, but I also wish I’d had a print copy on hand because I was constantly wanting to … More Goodreads Review: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Helga without the H 