• Happy Spring

    As I write this, it’s a bit gray and gloomy looking outside. My phone tells me it’s just 47 degrees and yesterday there was enough of a chill in the air for a few snow flurries to fall. So, spring… Continue reading

    Happy Spring

  • The Book Everyone Had

    Recently online I saw someone sharing a photo of a vintage newspaper clipping that showed a “man in the street” type of interview, and while the opinions of these men in the street did seem somewhat dated, what really struck… Continue reading

    The Book Everyone Had

  • A Little Bit of Baking and a Little Giveaway

    Alissa Grosso This morning I was busy in the kitchen, doing a little baking, and by a little I mean baking an itty bitty birthday cake, that’s just about the right size for two people. Here’s the work in progress… Continue reading

    A Little Bit of Baking and a Little Giveaway

  • The Most Useful Class I Took in High School

    Over the years I’ve had some terrific teachers and had some fascinating and enjoyable classes. I always loved my English classes in high school, which is probably why I majored in English in college. I loved the challenge of math… Continue reading

    The Most Useful Class I Took in High School

  • Things Are Finally Less Hectic

    The past week and then some have been a little hectic here at the Gross/Grosso house. It began with a furnace issue, which took roughly a day to resolve. A few days after that we started having some weird power… Continue reading

    Things Are Finally Less Hectic

  • The Time We Made My Mom Eat Soap (A Valentine's Day Story)

    Happy Valentine’s Day to you! If you were hoping to read a sweet and sappy love story today, please accept my apologies as I have a different sort of Valentine’s Day story on tap. First though, a Christmas story, or… Continue reading

    The Time We Made My Mom Eat Soap (A Valentine's Day Story)

  • The Robots Are Getting Smarter

    I think there are probably a lot of really good uses for AI, but like with any technology there are a lot of annoying people out there who have come up with annoying ways to use AI. As someone who… Continue reading

    The Robots Are Getting Smarter

  • I Do Not Love Lamp

    I am in the dark. Well, technically it’s the middle of the day so it’s sort of light in here, but it is a gray and somewhat dim January day. A couple of years ago I bought an inexpensive floor… Continue reading

    I Do Not Love Lamp

  • Picture Books Used to Be Weirder

    Before you read any further, I need to warn you that this week’s post contains spoilers for the book Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag. It was published back in 1928, so this is not exactly a hot off the… Continue reading

    Picture Books Used to Be Weirder

  • Winter One-Upmanship

    It seems that much of the country has been experiencing some form of winter weather these past few days. For our part we got a little bit more snow, this time enough to warrant the driveway getting plowed (And yes,… Continue reading

    Winter One-Upmanship