Books and Stuff

I am starting to contribute longer "blog" type entries on the Teach n' Thrive website such as this one. For now, it seems they will lean toward world history with some U.S. history content. The website is run by a high school teacher and (don't hold it against her) my sister.

Films: I could not get into this week's Svengoolie but did rewatch It Was Always You (first saw lead actress on Army Wives). It was well paced/acted and I could believe the two leads have a special connection. There are lots of these films; some stand out.

Books: I saw parts of a CSPAN book program on The Butchering Art (Joseph Lister, the surgeon) and it was interesting. The book so far is a bit dry at parts but interesting. Pictures would help. After reading a recent one involving a woman lawyer, I checked out Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel (shades of Philomenia with #MeToo and other stuff). Both books are quick, straightforward reads with a lot of plot/attractive characters. A problem here: we have a birth mom and daughter reunited and neither think about the birth father.

ETA: The surgery book sorta petered out and we are not told the specific method he used later was replaced. Subject good; follow thru a bit rough.