Someone I follow posted a book tag post yesterday. It reminded me that sometimes I like to take a break from formulating a post from my own thoughts and do a fun book tag post. I searched book tags this morning and found this one. So, here goes my answers to the Book Snob Book … More The Book Snob Book Tag
Before I get started with the weekly recap I feel I should mention that TimeHop tells me this is now the 13th anniversary of The World’s Common Tater. I guess WordPress no longer does notifications for things like that. So, happy Blogiversary to me! Now on to the recap. Edit: I did get the notification … More My Week in Books, Movies, and TV 7/23/21
Yesterday in therapy I talked about how part of my stress over certain things were increased by stories friends shared on social media. They just happened to share a story about a topic that was part of my anxiety. For them it was “here is some interesting news I saw” while for me it was … More Trying to De-Stress My Online Life
I received this book from NetGalley. I have had a NetGalley account for a while, but I have never used it until now. I requested a couple of books and then decided to try one of the “read now” titles to have something to read and to show good intent in writing reviews. Moving forward, … More The OC by DP Lyle: A Review
I was away last week and did not do my regular recap of my reading and viewing. Let’s see how much I can remember of what I did while I was away. Movies I saw bits and pieces of several movies while we were away because my son would always find something to watch at … More A Couple of Weeks of Books, Movies and TV 7/9/21
After a delay for vacation and home Internet issues my monthly reading report is finally here. I didn’t read a lot of books, but I read a lot of pages. I wish Goodreads would let me do a page number goal. Here we go. The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett This is a … More Tater’s June 2021 in Books
It was a good week for me in all three categories. We watched a new movie. We watched a new TV show. I read two books. That probably means I didn’t do anything other people would consider productive this week. Oh, well. Here’s my week. FYI – there will be no weekly updates the next … More My Week in Books, Movies, and TV 6/18/21
This thought came to me as I was walking the dog in the 90 degree weather yesterday. I don’t know if it was inspiration or heat induced delirium. I started thinking about my Goodreads reading goal. I set my yearly reading goal at 100 books every year. Most years I make it. Last year, I … More The Down Side of Goals
It was a very uneventful week so it will be a struggle to get much of a list today. It was a very uneventful week and sometimes that can be a good thing. My daughter was home most of the week. Her work and volunteering are both closer to our house than her apartment so … More What’s Good in Tater Town 6/6/21
I can’t believe it is June 1 already. According to Goodreads I am 2 books behind schedule in my reading this year. That is not a surprise. I struggled to finish books this month. Here’s what I read. Upright Women Wanted Set in the future – Esther runs away when her best friend, Beatriz, who … More Tater’s May 2021 in Books
