Beneath the Wraps

Right after school started, Jenna and I joined a mother-daughter book club at the local library.   Each month features a book with a different theme e.g. science fiction, fantasy, biography, etc.   Jenna had read the Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell and seemed to like that and was able to participate in the discussion.   She didn’t care fro the City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau.   I don’t always enjoy Science fiction but found some of it interesting.   But not enough to continue with the series.   Jenna LOVED Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George. Fantasy.   I have such a hard time with fantasies.   I was able to read Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.   I liked the poetry as well as the history.   Jenna on the other hand, seemed bored.   The book we’re reading currently is called PIE – a mystery - with recipes included.   First book that the two of us are able to enjo...

Sometimes there are stories in the news that just seem oddly interesting.  I am sad for the good Samaritan in this first story. A good Samaritan sees a car crash and calls 911.   He walks toward the accident to see if those involved are okay.   He was injured in the process.  more here This next one made me laugh Officer pulls over to assist driver of stalled car and discovers 22 pounds of Marijuana in the back seat  here  this next story (video) has made the news stations for three days at least student and employee at UVU is arrested after “correcting” a confusing sign.  Here  I really like this story, too :  an off duty officer recognizes bank robber leads to arrest  here and BYU gets a new president’ here and why not throw in a human interest story about Despicable Me and other here

I was watching the news this morning and saw this human interest story about a horse who had been rescued from frozen waters.   It was told in a Twas the Night Before Christmas   type manner. The way it was told seemed somewhat cute in the beginning but seemed to drag into cheesy as the reporter kept on rhyming words.   It made me think of Jane Fonda’s character in “The China Syndrome” which was released in 1979. Kimberly Wells (said character) is sent on assignment to cover the story at the zoo featuring a birthday in honor of a residential tiger (or something like that) and would rather do hard core stories.   I don’t personally know any reporters, their dreams or ambitions, or how many indeed would rather do the hard core and investigation than those human interest stories. (If I were a reporter, I would personally like to deliver the human interest over hard core) Kimberly Wells finds her story at a nuclear power plant.   She wants...