Welcome to Carmen's Book Adventure

Eeeek! I got a text today from my aunt, asking me if I was still doing "Wednesday Word" on my blog. She wanted to make sure that she...

This is Ronald Juan Tyler, Junior. I met Ronnie the first day of high school, 7th period, Ms. Taylor's (there is a funny story there that...

I woke up the other morning with a lie bump. I don't know if it's a Southern thing to call this little painful bump on your tongue a "lie...

I was thinking about music the other day. In particular, a certain song to which I know all of the lyrics, and would loudly sing along if...

Yesterday I spotted a member of the species known as "more money than sense". While tooling around the big city, I noticed a woman in a...

I'm sure it was not what the NCAA or member schools wanted to hear, but the Supreme Court of the United States voted unanimously against...

President Biden signed a bill that quickly became law in the form of a new federal holiday this week: Juneteenth. June 19th, 1865, marks...

I noticed when I was working out with my trainer, working on bicep curls, there was a ... spillage ... of skin on the back of my arms...

Listen: If you are going to open a business and go into debt for space, equipment, and promotion, and then do a half-assed job at your...

I have noticed a few changes in my outlook and attitude the older I get. My friend Cynthia used to say, "I am 50 and I am over it". What...

I got my third tattoo last week. Yes. It hurt. But only if a number of needles going into your skin, through the epidermis down to the...

My goodness, but time does fly! June marks the beginning of my least favorite season: summer. And I am in a definite minority here....

Jack and I started watching a series originally aired on FX called "Legion" a few months back. Y'all. That is some weird shit. As a...

Okay, technically, it's NOT an actual bait-and-switch, but pretty darned close. I finished my e-book, and went to the Libby app to find...

I just finished "The Chilbury Ladies' Choir" by Jennifer Ryan, and highlighted some of my fave lines. The book takes place in England in...

I have often said that I have an unnatural affinity for office supplies. Analog tools for self-organization are just the best. Pens are a...

Y'all. You know that I don't understand the appeal that mowing the lawn seems to have on men. I swear my neighbor mows his grass every...

My very bestest buddy, Deanne, was devastated when Princess Diana was killed. I mean, wear-black-for-a-month-talk-of-little-else-watch-ev...

I am juggling several books right now, not really very serious about finishing any of them. I guess I am in a little bit of a reading...

Back in the 1600s, it was pretty hard for a woman to get out of a bad marriage. Women had no rights or protections, and were largely...