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Depression is a Bitch

Without warning it hit. One day I was feeling a little sluggish but I dismissed it because I had stayed up way too late fooling around online and watching something on Netflix (ahh…Netflix!). Then it was the urge to cry and cry at everything. Commercials. I can’t find a book on the shelf. Too many fricking people in the library….

The Book of Mormon is Hosting a Scavenger Hunt!

About The Book of Mormon. I had heard about it thanks to the love of my sister. She is a fan of South Park and has been listening to  the soundtrack for what seems like ever. She wanted to go to the show and when we found out it was on Philly she flipped.  You see, when my sister and…

Write a Review Wednesday: Doug Unplugs on the Farm

In Dan Yaccarino’s Doug Unplugs on the Farm, a little robot takes a hands on approach when his family takes a visit through farm country. In a world in which we are so connected to our smart tools this book is a nice reminder that hands on is sometimes best. During a drive to visit the grandbots, Doug’s family wants…

Reading with the Teen

My teen is…a teen. The Bee does her own thing, texting with friends, curled up with a notebook, scribbling the latest chapter in her epic story or doing some complicated thing on the computer that makes me wish I had paid more attention to the typing lessons offered at school. She’s mostly independent and mostly hidden in her room until we…

Fight Summer Heat with @SassafrasBar

  Your pals at Sassafras (48 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia) in Old City have the perfect answer to the current heat and humidity. Cool down at Philadelphia’s “Grande Dame” of neighborhood bars with unique Sassafrasflavored ice cream, available in one of four beer float combinations, or as a treat on its own. They also present a new must-try dish with pretzel…